ProdigyViewProdigyView Framework

Why?With so many frameworks out there, there is the obvious question of “Why Make Another One?”. I am not going to say any names, but if you have used several frameworks, you probably can empathize with some of these difficulties.

1. Learning Curve: Some frameworks have huge learning curves. Whether its lack of documentation, no code examples, the code becomes extremely complex or all 3 of them, some frameworks are hard to learn and time consuming.

2. Predefined Structure: Some „frameworks‟ trap a developer into using their structure and make it hard to break out that structure, especially when integrating with other models. Example: A framework requires that everything be used in an MVC setting.

3. Unnecessarily Large: Lots of capabilities and tools is nice. 20, 30, 40 megabytes(and heaven forbid more) just becomes overkill and the framework might need some refactoring.

4. No, bad or old coding standards: Have you ever read through code and became nauseous followed by a bad headache? Not all code is poetry.

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Because……With all the Why‟s being said, now it‟s time for the because. Keep in mind the ProdigyView is no where near perfect, but address certain issues.

1. Easy Learning Curve: Through clear code, examples to play around with and short and simple tutorials, ProdigyView was designed to get you up and running in no time.

2. No Predefined Structure: Using ProdigyView as an MVC, CMS or other structure is up to the developer. But all the code has the ability to run in a standalone mode.

3. Manageable Size: ProdigyView is around 2 megabytes of code that has full documentation in the code. As a developer, you can choose what tools you want to use that best address the problem.

4. Coding Standards: Throughout the code, we try to hold to a coding standard with readability and understanding being the biggest points of focus. We also use modern concepts with object and aspect oriented design.

What is ProdigyView“So you gave us this long winded explanation on why

ProdigyView was made but what exactly is it?”

ProdigyView PHP 5.3 + framework that utilizes advanced

programming concepts to achieve better code, faster.

ProdigyView is the ground work for creating a MVCs, content

management systems, and other types of web applications.

ProdigyView is the framework that builds frameworks.

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ProdigyView – What It Can Be

ProdigyView

MVC CMSWeb

Application

Static

Websites

Design PatternsIf you are deeply involved in programming, then you will probably enjoy utilizing the design patterns implemented in ProdigyView. Understanding how to implement these are the „Keys to the Kingdom‟ and will take development to higher level turning out robust applications with ease and speed.

Native Design Pattern

Observers

Chain of Responsibility

Adapters/Strategy

Intercepting Filters

Singleton

Active Record

Extended Design Patterns

Front End Controller

Model View Controller

Helper Object

Database Driven vs Design

DrivenWhat do I mean database driven vs design driven?

I am referring to when execution of the code is determined by

data in the database versus execution determined by code as an

addition to the code base.

ProdigyView has great support for both through design patterns,

plugins, applications, built-in cms, etc.

Database Driven

Applications

Plugins

Modules

Pages

Containers

Design Driven

Filters

Observers

Adapters

Chain of

Commad

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Coupling and Programming

ParadigmsCoupling

For those hard core developers, ProdigyView has both

loose coupling and tight coupling. The kind of coupling

used is entirely up to you.

Programming Paradigms

Programming paradigms may sound like some deep

programming concept but I am only referring to object

oriented programming and aspect oriented programing.

One of the goals of ProdigyView is to go beyond OOP by

implementing AOP.

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Applications and PluginsApplications and Plugins are features in ProdigyView that

provide additional functionality and are managed by the

database.

Applications

Object Oriented

Called and used only when

needed

Use their own libraries(

Jquery, Prototype, CSS, etc)

Plug-ins

Do not have to be object

oriented

Are persistent through the

entire execution of the code

Easy to implement and turn

on/off

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Content ManagementContent Management is an aspect organizations look for, especially for blog content, news, etc. ProdigyView comes with a content management that support multiple types of content for almost any situation:

Audio Manipulate audio content which includes mp3s, wavs, oga and much more

Video Create a video websites. Supports formats such as webm, ogv, avi and many more.

Product Make a dynamic ecommerce site with the product content.

Event Manage events and calendar related content.

Text Store, novels, stories or other text related content

File Manage files or create a file sharing service with the file content.

User Management

User Fields User Roles

User Relationships

User Interaction

Users

Subscriptions and Points

Need to have subscriptions? Want to assign points?

ProdigyView has subscriptions and points built in that

integrate with various other parts of the system.

Subscriptions and Points

Can be assigned to an

application

Can be assigned to

content

Can be assigned to a

comment

Can be assigned to a

user

ToolsProdigyView also comes with a variety of tools that speed up

production by not having to write code for basic operations.

Tools

Video/Audio

Security

Routing

ValidationFile Management

HTML/HTML5

Session/Cookies

Tools BreakdownHTML/HTML5

• Has a templating system and allows easy creation of html elements

Audio/Video

• Built in tools for rendering audio and video files

Validation

• From file mime type validation, email validation to writing your custom validation rules, check to make sure the the input is correct.

File Management

• Reading and writing files and/or directories is a quick, simple and effortless process.

Session/Cookies

• Manipulate session and cookies to your liking

Security

• Restrict access to routes, application, plugins, and content.

Routing

• Configure routes in you site. Makes friendly urls.

And Everything Works

Together

Design Patterns

Points & Subscriptions

Applications and Plugins

Tools

Templating

User Management

CMS

Ready To Begin?You know have a very brief overview of ProdigyView and

it‟s capabilities. The next step to getting better acquainted

by downloading the example system and looking through

the other short slideshows.

The example code resource is for learning and playing

around with the basic and advanced concepts of

ProdigyView.

Let the magic begin here

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