aSSL is a library distributed under MIT License thats implements a technology similar to SSL without HTTPS. aSSL enables the client to negotiate a secret random 128-bit key with the server using the RSA algorithm. Once the connection has been established, the data will be sent and received using AES algorithm. aSSL is composed of some Javascript files and a server side component. A pure Javascript (ASP) server component is currently available. They will do a porting for the main web languages (PHP, Java, Perl, Python, TKL, etc.) as soon as possible once the aSSL has passed the beta phase.
Requirements: ASP Server
Demo: http://assl.sullof.com/assl/asp_example/example1.asp
License: MIT License
Really Easy Field Validation from Dexagogo allow us to attach to the form’s onsubmit event, read out all the form elements’ classes and perform validation if required. If a field fails validation, reveal field validation advice and prevent the form from submitting. All the validations can be done in real time which means if the field does not validate, error messages will be popped up after swtching to another field. And the validations can be done after users clicking form’s submit button. This form validation script is extremely easy to integrate into your website or web application.
Requirements: Any Modern Browsers with Javascript Enabled
Demo: http://tetlaw.id.au/upload/dev/validation
License: MIT License
Swf meets Ajax for beautiful uploads. FancyUpload is a MooTools upload widget thats allows queued multiple-file upload including progress bars. it is a unobtrusive file-input replacement which you can add your own replacement method with the option createReplacement and add an image or whatever you like. Users can select and upload multiple files and Cancel running uploads, add files during upload.
Requirements: Internet Explorer 6+, Opera 9, Firefox 1.5+, Safari 2+ with Flash 8+
Demo: http://digitarald.de/playground/uplooad.html
License: MIT License
jQuery is a fast, concise, JavaScript Library that simplifies how you traverse HTML documents, handle events, perform animations, and add Ajax interactions to your web pages. You can animate hiding, showing, and toggling the display of elements easily. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript. It is lightweight (20kb) which supports CSS 1-3 and basic Xpath syntax. If you have not tried it yet, please try it, I am sure you will be amazed.
Interface is a collection of rich interface components which utilizes the lightweight JavaScript library jQuery. With this components you can build rich client web applications and interfaces with the same simplicity as writing JavaScript with jQuery.
Requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0+, Firefox 1.5+, Safari 2.0+, Opera 9.0+
Demo: JQuery – http://jquery.com Interface – http://interface.eyecon.ro/demos
License: MIT and GPL License
Script.aculo.us provides you with easy-to-use, cross-browser user interface JavaScript libraries to make your web sites and web applications fly. You can implement different modern effects easily, for example Fade in/out, Blind in/out, Drag and drop, Slide in/out, highlight, AutoComplete and Sortable List, etc. It is one of the most popular animation framworkm which is really powerful and similar to Mootools, however the size of the package is larger than Mootools. Here is the sample code.
new Effect.Opacity(‘my_element’, { duration: 2.0, transition: Effect.Transitions.linear, from: 1.0, to: 0.5 });
Requirements: Required Prototype
Demo: http://wiki.script.aculo.us/scriptaculous/show/Demos
License: MIT License
Prototype Window is a javascript class which allows you to add window in a HTML page. This class is based on Prototype. The code is inspired by the powerful script.aculo.us library. You can even use all script.aculo.us effects to show and hide windows if you include effects.js file , but it’s not mandatory. The most important point is that all modal windows are resizable, you can also minimize or maximize at it any time. And they are skinnable as well which means you can apply your own theme for the modal window so that they can match our web application’s style.
Requirements: Safari, Camino, Firefox and Internet Explorer 6+, Opera
Demo: http://prototype-window.xilinus.com/samples.html
License: MIT License
LightWindow is the most powerful modal window I have seen so far. It has so many features, you have the complete ability to style and position it. It is very easy to implement as well. Lastly, most moal window application didn’t actually test for their media types and how they behaved in other browsers and operating systems. However, LightWindow has done a great job, other than images, inline content, iframe content and ajax content, it also supports Quicktime Movie, SWF and PDF.
Requirements: Any Modern Browsers
Demo: http://stickmanlabs.com/lightwindow/#demos
License: MIT License
ThickBox is a webpage UI dialog widget written in JavaScript on top of the jQuery library. Its function is to show a single image, multiple images, inline content, iframed content, or content served through AJAX in a hybrid modal. A modal window is a child window which requires the user to interact with it before they can return to operating the parent application. Modal windows are commonly used in GUI systems to absorb user awareness and to display emergency states.
Requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0+, Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9.0+, Safari 2.0+
Demo: http://jquery.com/demo/thickbox/#examples
License: MIT, GNU License
When we are coding with javascript especially with some cool effects, e.g. Fade in/out, slide up/down, drag and drop effects, and etc… We need a javascript framework to allow us doing simple Ajax request and all these cool effects easily. MooTools lets you get the job done efficiently and effectively. It is a compact, modular, Object-Oriented javascript framework designed to make writing extensible and compatible code easier and faster. Compared to Prototype 1.5 + Scriptaculous (excluding unittest/controls) 60800k, MooTools is only 34165k.
Requirements: Safari, Internet Explorer 6.0+, Firefox, Opera and Camino
Demo: http://demos.mootools.net
License: MIT License
When we are developing web application using PHP, it is not a one day process. Sometimes, we spent few months writing PHP code. If the code we wrote were very messy, it is very hard to understand what we wrote previously. So that, we need a PHP framework to work in a structured and rapid manner.
CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP which uses commonly known design patterns like ActiveRecord, Association Data Mapping, Front Controller and MVC. The goal is to provide a structured framework that enables PHP users at all levels to rapidly develop robust web applications, without any loss to flexibility.
Requirements: HTTP server, PHP 4.3.2+, Database Engine
Demo: http://manual.cakephp.org/
License: MIT License
