Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved me a lot of time

Posted by rpbertp13 on Saturday November 07, 2009 @12:08AM
from the github.com dept.

I wrote Kiwi for a project I just launched. I think it is quite a solid base for something better, so I'm putting it out there for any potential collaborators. Needs some work, feel free to fork or critique :)

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by ochiba on Saturday November 07, 2009 @03:39AM (#927669)

This reminds me of Jester

http://wiki.github.com/thoughtbot/jester/usage

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by bradgessler on Saturday November 07, 2009 @12:33PM (#928068)

Yes, this is like Jester, but jQuery style. Very nice work!

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by rpbertp13 on Sunday November 08, 2009 @10:42PM (#930331)

Very similar to it indeed! That's what I like about REST... standards organize interfacing tools in similar ways. I'll take a better look at jester :)

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by Flow on Saturday November 07, 2009 @02:40AM (#927634)

Respect! Such a cool little script!

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by wenbert on Saturday November 07, 2009 @08:38PM (#928623)

Initial thoughts: This filled a void for me. I have been looking for something like this for a while now. I have had problems with organizing my Javascript code.

I will definitely try this out when I get home tonight. For now, off to the beach!

Thanks!

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by nsm on Tuesday November 10, 2009 @07:56AM (#932907)

this could really use a more cohesive documentation, say a simple example. I don't understand how to hook it up, my callbacks don't get called

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by rpbertp13 on Sunday November 08, 2009 @10:43PM (#930332)

Thanks to everyone for the comments!

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by rogeriopvl on Saturday November 07, 2009 @08:30PM (#928609)

Nice framework. Good job!

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by wozza on Saturday November 07, 2009 @06:31AM (#927759)

wtf is with this obsession with javascript frameworks ?

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by mbrubeck on Saturday November 07, 2009 @01:52PM (#928165)

It's not a bad question, really. One reason is that JavaScript is the only popular language with no standard library.

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by diN0bot on Saturday November 07, 2009 @02:12PM (#928180)

not a bad question, though poorly (immaturely) articulated.

in addition to mbrubeck's comment, i'd say that javascript has grown from merely providing neat actions to webpages, to being model, view and controller.

at my startup we (er, the other developer) ported/mimic'd django's mvc to javascript. we're building a firefox extension, so this is particular critical as the extension must provide the full mvc for the "website."

edit: as a ff extension, our models are backed by sqlite files. in jester and kiwi are models objects? that is, are these frameworks purely for client-side applications, or for javascript-server stuff?

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by rpbertp13 on Sunday November 08, 2009 @10:48PM (#930337)

In Kiwi models are simply representations of server side resources.

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by apgwoz on Saturday November 07, 2009 @08:34PM (#928615)

Client side and meant to be used with REST Apis on the server

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Re:Kiwi - A little javascript framework I wrote that saved m... by rpbertp13 on Sunday November 08, 2009 @10:41PM (#930328)

It's not an obsession, I wrote it because I needed something like this for my current work. I know there are quite of bunch of javascript frameworks out there, but the ones I looked at where either too huge or clunky, or didn't fit my needs. My intention was merely to share it with the community and propose the base for a hopefully collaborative project.

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