AppliBuilder Overview

AppliBuilder is a drag-and-drop visual mashup builder from Applibase, Inc. to create data integration applications using Ajax widgets. AppliBuilder allows developers to quickly create useful web applications from a wide variety of visual components. With support for SOAP and REST Web Services and SQL databases, AppliBuilder provides easy ways to collect and present data via web applications. This brings together the power of data integration and web components, and gives developers easy ways to create enterprise mashups.

AppliBuilder is targeted at developers, specifically the "casual" web developer who occasionally needs to put together a web application.  While knowledge of Javascript, SQL, CSS and related web technologies is needed to use all aspects of the tool, most developers should be able get a lot done with very limited knowledge of  these technologies.

AppliBuilder allows you to shift part of enterprise application development from complex server based applications, to more lightweight client-side applications. It enables you to move applications to the browser client, and much of it into reusable, visual Javascript components. It provides tools for securing the client from unauthorized access to data as required, while allowing developers to quickly script necessary functionality via client-side Javascript.  Once the server is setup, developers will be able to use the tool from anywhere with no further installation or deployment necessary for their new applications.

This is an effective new way to create and deliver new applications quickly. Though this may not be suitable for all applications, it will often be the right tool for rapid application delivery of data integration applications in the enterprise. Using the power and convenience of AJAX, web components, and distributed data, AppliBuilder allows rich client applications to be developed faster than ever.

Note:  The current release is a beta version of AppliBuilder that is still undergoing rapid development.  We appreciate your help in reporting issues you encounter.  A number of enhancements are in the works and issues will be corrected as soon as possible. 

AppliBuilder Features

• Drag-and-drop visual builder for data integration applications
• Application assembly from visual Javascript widgets
• Script widgets on pages with standard Javascript
• Easy-to-use property forms for customizing components
• Extensible, reusable visual component model
• Growing Widget Library 
•  Growing Function Library to simplify scripting pages
• Well integrated with application databases
• All elements, functions and properties of builder page stored in the database.
• Runtime pages are generated as files.
  

AppliBuilder Goals

• Simplify rich web application development with visual application assembly
• Shift complexity to widgets/components supplied by Applibase and third-parties
• Access, script and present data with widely used SQL, Javascript and CSS
• Provide easy and secure access to SQL data across the network
• Reuse the growing pool of web components and APIs
• Provide extensive, easy-to-use function library to simplify development

Available Online with the Data Mashups Service

The Data Mashups service is offered by Applibase as a permanent site for small enterprises and developers to create, use and offer their users mashups applications.  Application developers can sign up and use the service, which includes AppliBuilder.

Signup for the beta version of the service at datamashups.com.