This document is the API Specification for TROIKA.ASP - the MVC framework.

Summary

version: 1.0.163

Introduction

TROIKA.ASP Framework is Model-View-Controller (Model 2) web development framework for ASP 3.0. It uses OO JavaScript for Model and Controller logic and XSLT transformation templates for the View.

Main benefits

• Lightweight and easy to use, runs on ASP 3.0. It does not reply on complex .NET framework.
• Configurable using XML configuration file. This provides declarative action, view and database connection management, application logging and security.
• It uses OO JavaScript with automatic XML serialization. It allows for any object graph to be rendered seamlessly by XSLT templates. No need for parsing or creating XML from scratch.
• Application can be developed and tested off-line without web server. ASP specific calls can be stubbed out by JavaScript mock objects.
• Ability to see raw XML generated by the framework. This makes it possible to develop and test XSLT template separately from the rest of the application.
• Easy to debug. Each code layer role is extremely simple with well defined responsibilities.
• DAO object generator. It generates database persistent data access objects for your application, speeding up the development and reducing number of bugs.