Scalatra is a free and open source
web application framework written in
Scala. It is a port of the
Sinatra framework written in
Ruby
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. Scalatra is an alternative to the
Lift,
Play!, and
Unfiltered frameworks.
Scalatra is an example of a
microframework A microframework is a term used to refer to minimalistic web application frameworks. It is contrasted with full-stack frameworks.
It lacks most of the functionality which is common to expect in a full-fledged web application framework, such as:
* ...
, a web software development framework which attempts to be as minimal as possible.
A full Scalatra application can be written in very few lines of code:
package org.example.app
import org.scalatra._
class MyScalatraFilter extends ScalatraFilter
From this tiny
domain-specific language, Scalatra can be expanded into a minimal but full-featured
model-view-controller web framework. For example, additional libraries can be attached in order to provide
templating,
object-relational mapping, and
unit testing or
behaviour driven development support.
Software built with Scalatra
*
LinkedIn
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used Scalatra to power its now-defunct Signal
API.
*Parts of ''
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s API services are built in Scalatra.
*http://gov.uk has built its API systems using Scalatra.
References
External links
*
Scalatra's GitHub repositoryInfoQ article on Scalatra
Java platform
Free software programmed in Scala
Software using the BSD license
Web frameworks
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