Thanks a lot Gaz :) I am pretty new to clojure but I like it a lot so far. Good to know that there are a lot of things going fast in the clojure community!
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 9:39:21 PM UTC+3, Gaz wrote: > > You do not need noir to create a simple json api, just use compojure. > I find the Cheshire json library to also be useful: > https://github.com/dakrone/cheshire. Authentication and authorization > libs were pretty much up to you until > https://github.com/cemerick/friend was released fairly recently, so > you could look at that (I haven't used it myself). I would also > recommend starting the server with embedded jetty rather than mess > around with app containers, it's far simpler (look at > ring.adapter.jetty). > > We have many json apis written in clojure in production where I work, > and they have worked out great for us. > > On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:01 PM, arekanderu <areka...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I had a similar question as the OP so I thought i should post it in this > > thread instead of starting a new one. > > > > I am trying to build a web services api which will only respond in json > > format. I had a look at everything suggested in this topic and I am > leaning > > towards noir. Do you think this would be a good option for a web > services > > api or should i go with ring + compojure, or something else?? In > addition, I > > will be needing to add authentication and authorization at the api and I > > haven't found a noir middleware to be able to handle this. Do I need to > roll > > out something of my own with the use of noir pre-route and maybe a > > middleware or is there something in existence which I am not aware of? > > > > Thank you for any replies. > > > > > > On Friday, September 28, 2012 10:36:20 AM UTC+3, Yakovlev Roman wrote: > >> > >> Hi > >> So i'd like to point to the problem here. Clojure web framework in > google > >> get these results, at least for me > >> 1. noir > >> 2. stackoverflow question 2008 year > >> 3. stackoverflow question 2010 year > >> 4. joodo ( outdated thing developed by one person) > >> 5. Compojure ( routing dsl) > >> So there is no popular framework these days for clojure. > >> Noir is mostly Chris Granger thing. As he make Lighttable today Noir > >> developed by some other people ( or may be on person not sure). Main > site > >> instructions are nice but already outdated ( lein2). No news, no blog, > no > >> new features, no examples, no infrastructure. Lein new project, insert > noir > >> in dependencies and you don't have working app, you must add :main and > stuff > >> to work. What about testing ? no info, no structure, decide on your > own. > >> It's no secret that web development today is biggest and popular trend. > If > >> language and it's community have good web framework that language will > gain > >> more popularity. > >> Take Ruby on rails it has over 30 core contributers, huuuge community, > >> active development, industry standart web development framework. Good > >> testing, development infrastracture, easy start, sprockets for js css > >> managment and so on. Also it has some books about testing and framework > >> itself which is good start point for newbies. > >> I like Clojure, for simplicity mostly. It has amazing power and i > believe > >> it can be very good platform for web development. > >> So what i suggest : > >> Take 1 platform for web development in Clojure (for example noir as > most > >> mature framework) . > >> Form working core group from 5-6 people. > >> Decide about name of the project ( or take Noir) > >> Make good site about it > >> Make a plan for development ( what core features should have first > >> version) > >> Make first version > >> Make couple good examples > >> Make good documentation and maybe a book ( community book for example > on > >> github that will be online and updated frequently). > >> -------------- > >> http://www.playframework.org/ good example what site could be > >> Alternative to online book can be guides, as for ruby on rails > >> http://guides.rubyonrails.org/index.html > >> Another good news that there is nice web IDE for Clojure by Bodil > Stokke > >> https://github.com/bodil/catnip. Super easy install, very nice > insterface, > >> reactive interface ( no need for browser refresh, autorecompile when > you > >> save ) web based ! and under active development, just perfect place for > >> newbies to start. So this project also can be added to Clojure Web > framework > >> project. > >> Also we have ClojureScript so Clojure web framework would be perfect > place > >> where this thing can shine. > >> Let's discuss. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Clojure" group. > > To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> > > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your > > first post. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. 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