SQL-MVC

Paradigm inversion - write web applications in SQL instead of JavaScript.

If like me, you find the way web app development is done today as tedious, and wasteful, then join me in creating a true "application programming language" (or DSL of you prefer), as opposed to using a general purpose language (JavaScript) for writing applications.

In 1991 Oracle added a few extensions to SQL to create Procedural SQL, so now I have added a few more extensions to SQL, to create QUery Application Language Extensions (QUALE) - it is that simple.

Recent change log: Added My-SQL and MS-SQL drivers. Updated Node version- caused a lot of breakage.

Feedback

NPM shows thousands of weekly downloads, but I have not yet had feedback from the community, so please if you have any questions, comments or even just want to say hi, please drop me a email for a personal response via [e-mail]

*Alpha version 0.0 Notice: When evaluating SQL-MVC keep in mind this project is still version 0.0.x- alpha/preview release. A lot of stuff is not 100% polished or even to spec, try and pick up the key points we are trying to demonstrate not shortcomings or bugs (although all feedback is welcome). *

Example

Live Demo at todomvc.sql-mvc.com This is a complete implementation of todomvc.com functionality in 40 lines of code.

<#model
CREATE TABLE TODO_MVC				--:{as:"Table"} 
(
  REF VARCHAR(40),					--:{as:"pk"}
  NAME VARCHAR(100),				--:{as:"Text",size:40,title:"todo",onupdate:"owner=session.id"}  
  OWNER VARCHAR(40),				--:{Type:"Hide"}
  STATUS VARCHAR(10) default ''    	--:{Type:"Pick",List:"Ticked",onupdate:"owner=session.id"}  
);#>

<#controller(todo.clear.button)
button(title:"Clear Completed",if:"(select count(ref) from todo_mvc where owner=session.id and status='1')!=0" )
sql update todo_mvc set status='3' where owner=session.id and (status='1');#>

<#controller(todo.itemcount)
ifquery ((select count(ref) from todo_mvc where owner=session.id and (status='' or status is null))!=1)
print () ($select count(*) from todo_mvc where owner=session.id and (status='' or status is null) $) items left
elsequery
print () ($select count(*) from todo_mvc where owner=session.id and (status='' or status is null) $) item left
endquery#>

<#view
table()
    Select  --:{Title:"Make new records",from:TODO_MVC,autoinsert:top,tablestyle:Todo}
    STATUS, --:{Action:Edit,debug:0,autosave:yes}
    NAME,   --:{Action:Edit,placeholder:"What needs to be done (tab to save)",autosave:yes}
    REF	    --:{Action:View,Type:Hide}
    From TODO_MVC 
    where (owner=session.id and ( (here.todo_type='' and (status!='3' or status is null)) 
    or( (status='' or status is null) and here.todo_type='1')or(status='1' and here.todo_type='2')))

use(todo.itemcount)

button(title:"View all") set here.todo_type='';

button(title:"Active")   set here.todo_type='1';

button(title:"Completed") set here.todo_type='2';

use(todo.clear.button)
#>

SQL-MVC Getting_Started,

• Install instructions for Linux VPS from scratch - Install.md

The following may be broken as of June 2018 due to node changes.

• Windows - Windows install
• Cloud 9 IDE - Quick and easy to get going
• Existing node environment - in a fresh project directory just do: npm install sql-mvc

Tutorials at :

Tutorials.md

Programmers Manual at :

Github - wiki

Developer Resources

• Git hub https://github.com/quale-quest/sql-mvc
• SQL-MVC help and discussion mailing list : sql-mvc-talk

Supported SQL engines

• Firebird Version 2.5
• MYSQL Version 5.7
• MSSQL SQL SERVER 12
• Soon - Postgres
• Soon - Oracle
• Soon - NuoDB

How does SQL-MVC work?

• The compiler takes your application code which is little more than a few SQL statements, directives and properties and produces:
  1. All the database code as a single stored procedure, to be run to produce JSON output.
  2. a Moustache Template(Hogan) containing all the client side code to be filled with the JSON. When the two are combined in the browser.
• The server node.js does very little other than pass JSON between the server and client.
• All the business logic remains in the database server.
• You have full control of the client side look, feel and behaviour, the default framework and theme is just to give you a quick start.

Super fast Development:

• Write web applications with little more than a few SQL statements
• DRY (don't repeat yourself), Inheritance, Auto-Menus and more further reduces development time.
• Drop-in and plug-in modules allow easy use and customisation of common application functionality.
• Quick start with Platform + Framework + Themes + Modules + Demo's
• Build easily reusable custom widgets from complex HTML/JS/JQ
• Consistently customise the look and feel of your application widgets.
• Automatic hot code push during development (no reloading of pages with F5)
• i18n support and tools
• Security implied by design rather than explicit configuration.

Super fast Runtime:

• All database queries are amalgamated into a single database stored procedure call.
• the JSON from the database is retrieved in one BLOB (Less chatter to the DB).
• Almost no middle-ware processing.
• Exchange only JSON data elements across the wire.
• Build with Nodejs, SocketStream and Hogan templates to produce Single Page Applications.
• Cache client side code automatically, and update automatically when the server side changes.
• The page loads full visible content on first load - no partial view like waiting for multiple Ajax /ReST calls.
• Lazy loading of application client code while the user keys in his login information( if not cached already).
• Partial div(Divout) / records load/reload on Navigating / Saving or refreshing content.
• Lazy loading of obscured views or obscured rows in large data sets
• Client side caching of large datasets in reusable/relocatable chunks
• Subscribe to events to do partial refreshes when changes are posted to database objects by other users.

Other features

• Windows installer and development environment with JIT compiler and notepad++ with syntax highlighting.
• Database drivers available for Firebird SQL, support planned for : MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, NuoDB.
• Planned support for JavaScript stored procedure engine, to enable no-sql, sqlite and off-line applications.

Licensing

QualeQuest/SQL-MVC is a Dual-licensed, either under the AGPL 3 license, or for a fee, you can license under a commercial-friendly license, which lets you embed, modify, and redistribute QualeQuest/SQL-MVC with your commercial application, without having to open source your application.