Takes (framework)

Takes

Developer(s)	Yegor Bugayenko
Stable release	0.32.7 / April 3, 2016
Written in	Java
Operating system	Cross-platform
Platform	Java Virtual Machine
Type	Web framework
License	MIT
Website	www.takes.org

Takes is an open source web framework based on the principles of immutability and object-oriented programming.

Its key benefits, comparing to all others, include these four fundamental principles:

1. Not a single NULL
2. Not a single public static method
3. Not a single mutable class, and
4. Not a single instanceof keyword, type casting, or reflection.

Features

• No configuration files
• No need to use any web container
• Hit-refresh debugging
• Native support of XML+XSLT templating
• Native support of JSON
• JUnit integration
• Velocity, JSP, JSF templates/layouts
• Open-source
• Lightweight

Example

A Hello World Takes application, with just one file:

Hello.java

import org.takes.http.Exit;
import org.takes.http.FtBasic;
import org.takes.facets.fork.TkFork;
public final class Hello {
  public static void main(final String... args) throws Exception {
    new FtBasic(
      new TkFork(new FkRegex("/", "hello, world!")), 8080
    ).start(Exit.NEVER);
  }
}

References

External links

• Official website