 Sails.js brand logo | |
| Developer(s) | Mike McNeil and others |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2012 |
| Stable release | 1.5.7
/ July 22, 2023[1] |
| Repository | Sails.js Repository |
| Written in | JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Node.js |
| Type | Web framework |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | sailsjs |
Sails.js (or Sails)[2] is a model–view–controller (MVC) web application framework developed atop the Node.js environment,[3]: 1, 19 released as free and open-source software under the MIT License.[4][5] It is designed to make it easy to build custom, enterprise-grade Node.js web applications and APIs.[4] Emulating the MVC architecture of other frameworks, like Ruby on Rails,[3]: 19 it offers similar pattern and familiarity, reducing the cognitive burden when switching between other frameworks/languages.
Features
Sails.js offers a host of features and attributes. It is built on Node.js and Express.js, enabling applications to be made with 100% JavaScript. This includes models, views, controllers, configuration files, and adapters (e.g., database).
Like Ruby on Rails,[2] Sails.js provides an object-relational mapping interface using Waterline.js, which abstracts the database interaction. This enables a uniform API regardless of the underlying database being used.[6]
A number of other packages are included to enable fast auto-generated REST APIs, WebSockets by default using Socket.io;[2] and compatibility features making it front-end agnostic so that many tools and frameworks (AngularJS, React.js, Android, iOS, etc.) are supported.
See also
References
- ↑ "Releases · balderdashy/sails". github.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- 1 2 3 Krol, Jason (2014). Web Development with MongoDB and Node.js. Packt. pp. PT455. ISBN 9781783987313 – via Google Books (Preview).
- 1 2 Shahid, Shaikh (2016). Sails.js Essentials. Birmingham, UK: Packt. ISBN 9781783554546. OCLC 944986529 – via Google Books (Preview).
- 1 2 "Sails.js | Realtime MVC Framework for Node.js". The Sails Company. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "sails". npm, inc. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "Waterline.js home page".
