| -^''__NOTE:__ This is unofficial documentation. This page is an attempt to improve on the framework information found on ((bitweaverArchitecture)). If you are looking for official documentation, please see that pages.''^
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| The Bitweaver application Framework offers a complete suite of core features in a higher modular design. The Bitweaver Framework is designed specifically for developer flexibility. To understand how Bitweaver is designed, you must understand that it is completely modular, on multiple levels.
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| -Bitweaver is made of up three main parts, the Kernel, Liberty, and Packages.
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| +All parts of Bitweaver are encapsulated in what we call Packages. ((bitweaverPackage|Bitweaver Packages)) are the largest grain of our modular architecture, they are intended to be large collections of features, such as the ((WikiPackage|Wiki Package)) or the ((BlogsPackage|Blogs Package)). |
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| -The ((KernelPackage|Kernel)) is responsible for the setting up the database and manages package configuration.
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| -((LibertyPackage|Liberty)) is a handful of well designed base classes that are intended to be inherited from. By extending the classes, you get all the power of liberty - access control, content history, formatting like wiki parsing, html scrubbing, and more - without having to write any of the code yourself.
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| -((bitweaverPackage|Bitweaver Packages)) are the largest grain of our modular architecture, they are intended to be large collections of features, such as the ((WikiPackage|Wiki Package)) or the ((BlogsPackage|Blogs Package)).
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| +Bitweaver has a set of required packages needed to be fully operational. These are refered to as the "core". The core includes: |
| +*The ((KernelPackage|Kernel Package)) is responsible for the setting up the database and manages package configuration. |
| +*the ((LibertyPackage|Liberty Package)) is a handful of well designed base classes that are intended to be inherited from. By extending the classes, you get all the power of liberty - access control, content history, formatting like wiki parsing, HTML scrubbing, and more - without having to write any of the code yourself. |
| +*The ((Themes Package|Themes Package)) manages the theming of your site |
| +*The ((UsersPackage|Users Package)) manages user data |
| +*The ((LanguagesPackage|Languages Package)) handles internationalization |
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| The primary goal for bitweaver was to place the __fewest possible requirements__ on a package and provide the most flexible environment possible.
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| -This diagram uses a powertool metaphor to illustrate the functional inter-relationships of the Kernel, Liberty, and Packages:
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| +This diagram illustrates the functional inter-relationships of the core packages and optional features packages: |
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