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==Architecture== | |||
===MVC application model=== | |||
Play follows a typical MVC architectural design pattern of web application development. THis divides the application into two broad layers: | |||
*The Model Layer: It handles the business logic of the actual domain problem. | |||
*The Presentation Layer: This can be categorized into two sub parts. | |||
**The View: It handles the actual GUI of the application | |||
**The Controller: It maps the actions on the user interface to the concerned models. |
Revision as of 17:19, 17 September 2014
Play Framework is a high velocity web development framework for Java and Scala. It uses the Model-view-controller (MVC) architectural pattern for implementing user interfaces. Play is based on a lightweight, stateless and web-friendly architectue written in Scala. The prmary goal of Play framework is to provide a developer friendly development platform for web development.
The major advantage of Play over other Java EE frameworks is its ability to build highly scalable applications. Its reactive model (Reactive Manifesto), thanks to Iteratee IO provides nominal consumption of resources (CPU cores, memory), a major requirement for ascendable and asynchronous applications.
Some of the major names using Play framework are LinkedIn, Klout, TheGuardian, ZapTravel and GILT
Motivation
Play framework
History
The early versions of Play framework can be traced back to early 2007 while it was being developed at Zenexity by software developer Guillaume Bort. The first full version of Play was in October 2009. Later in 2011, Sadek Drobi, co-creator of Play, joined the Play development wagon to release Play 2.0 in conjunction with Typesafe Stack 2.0.
Release History
Release Version | Date of Release | Features |
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Play 1.x | November 2010 - April 2011 | |
Play 2.0 | March 2012 |
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Play 2.1 | Februrary 2013 |
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Play 2.2 | September 2013 |
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Play 2.3 | May 2014 |
Architecture
MVC application model
Play follows a typical MVC architectural design pattern of web application development. THis divides the application into two broad layers:
- The Model Layer: It handles the business logic of the actual domain problem.
- The Presentation Layer: This can be categorized into two sub parts.
- The View: It handles the actual GUI of the application
- The Controller: It maps the actions on the user interface to the concerned models.