pulse - the web application framework
An open source portal solution in Java.
pulse is a framework on top of the Servlet API providing easy to use and easy to extend patterns for creating browser based applications and websites. Moreover pulse delivers a set of out-of-the-box components, e.g. CMS, shopping, user management.
Key features:
- Cross-platform, implemented using Java technology.
- Completely written using Java 5.
- Provides a framework for quick development of own applications.
- Is delivered with a host of out-of-the-box applications: CMS, Shop, Surveys, Filters and many more.
- A WebDAV based virtual file system for digital asset management.
- Mature user and role management
- Easy-to-use administration interface based on AJAX (using Ext JS)
- Built for internationalisation
- Flexible templating with XSLT 2.0/XPath 2.0
The project has been started in May 2005.
What to do next?
For information on how to download and install pulse, please refer to the "Download & Install" section.
If you need help getting started, take a look at the support section or visit our forums at Sourceforge.
Information on how to develop applications for pulse, will be available soon.
For now additional information can be found here: