The Melati Software License

Melati is a tool for producing documents from databases. This is particularly good for building websites backed by a database. It is written in Java and provides the following features: a generic database administration system , allowing the site manager to edit both the contents and the structure of the database through a simple web interface. a t... emplating engine, using "templets" (sub-templates) provides an easy mechanism for rendering persistent objects as interface elements (eg HTML input boxes, dropdowns). a cookie-based or a HTTP-based access control mechanism. full integration with POEM (Persistent Object Engine for Melati). POEM provides: industrial-strength open source object database technology. an API which enables the database to be seen as a collection of Java objects, via a (genuinely!) easy-to-use transparent persistence layer on top of JDBC. a low level security model allowing restrictions to be placed on tables, rows and fields. a three way unification of jdbc, sql and java metadata. Melati's design builds on our experience with previous systems we have deployed successfully on a number of commercial sites: we feel that it enables a particularly elegant and productive way of working.Read More