Calipso as application framework

[codevin]

With privateThemes support, I have been able to create a sample TODO application as a module:
https://github.com/codevin/todoApp.git

The idea is that user should be able to do a general application design like other frameworks, but leverage modules/capabilities of calipso - such as themes support, user/role management, forms design and reuse... etc. I am attempting to do precisely this in the sample application above. I have abstracted out module specific dependencies under _module.js, so user doesn't have to now too much about calipso's workings.

So here is an approach, and let us discuss if this makes sense...

• App modules represent applications, typically under "/" or app specific URLs such as "/blogserver", "/portal" etc.
• Examples of applications: Portal, blog server, CMS system
• Allow "/" to map to any chosen app module.
• And we expect users to use this framework for their own apps.
• Helper modules: Examples: tagging, content, user management,
  • They export embeddable widgets, and highly configurable. APIs for use with applications.
  • They can be styled within the application modules.
  • They can be managed under admin as usual.
• Admin interface for basic management (should be under /admin).

We should really aim for giving communities a great replacement for drupal!

[richtera]

Sorry I have been offline for a while. With the theme extension support this should just be merged into the documentation, right?