A New Application Framework Design

Document Purpose

This document is intended to introduce a high level design of an application framework for the Apache Open for Business project.

Overview

The application framework will be written in Java and it will provide the basic structure to write an application. The framework will provide the following basic functionality:

• Configuration.
• Globalization (locale, time zone, currency).
• Logging.
• Security (authentication/authorization).
• Persistence (file system or database).
• Services.
• Runtime management.

Design Goals

• Single jar file.
• Compact, small memory footprint.
• Scalable from SBCs to enterprise-class ERP systems.
• Reuses existing technologies.
• Easy to configure and maintain.

Basic Architecture

Configuration

• Library: OFBiz Configuration
• Java package name: org.apache.ofbiz.foundation.config

Globalization

• Library: IBM ICU4J
• Java package name: org.apache.ofbiz.foundation.globalization

Logging

• Library: SLF4J

Security

• Library: Apache Shiro, OFBiz
• Java package name: org.apache.ofbiz.foundation.security

Persistence

• Library: OFBiz Entity Engine
• Java package name: org.apache.ofbiz.foundation.persistence

Services

• Library: JMS, Quartz Scheduler
• Java package name: org.apache.ofbiz.foundation.service

Data Types

• Library: Apache Commons Lang, Apache Commons Convert, OFBiz
• Java package name: org.apache.ofbiz.foundation.lang

Date/Time

• Library: OFBiz
• Java package name: org.apache.ofbiz.foundation.time

Money

• Library: OFBiz
• Java package name: org.apache.ofbiz.foundation.money

Cache

• Library: eHCache
• Java package name: org.apache.ofbiz.foundation.cache