Sails

Features

Node.js Server Frameworks - Serves as a comprehensive architectural framework for building professional, scalable Node.js server-side applications.
Data Access & Abstraction - Offers a consistent interface to interact with various relational and non-relational data stores via an adapter-based system.
Relational Database Abstractions - Provides a unified, vendor-agnostic interface for interacting with both relational and non-relational data stores.
Relational Database Integrations - Provides a database-agnostic integration layer that links application models to different data stores through a single interface.
Bi-directional Data Sync - Enables instant, bi-directional data updates between servers and clients to support real-time interactive features.
Realtime Communication Protocols - Maintains persistent bi-directional connections between servers and clients for immediate data exchange using WebSockets.
Model-View-Controller Patterns - Organizes application logic by separating business data, user interfaces, and control flow into a structured MVC pattern.
Full Stack Node.js Frameworks - Offers a full-stack Node.js environment with integrated routing, data persistence, and a model-view-controller architecture.
Real-Time Frameworks - Provides native support for persistent bidirectional communication, ideal for building interactive features like live notifications and chat.
MVC Module Organizers - Structures controllers, models, and views into namespaced directories for a clean and organized Node.js development workflow.
Middleware-Based Request Pipelines - Implements a modular pipeline of pluggable components to intercept and process incoming HTTP requests for logging and authentication.
Enterprise Backend Architectures - Follows enterprise architectural patterns to ensure server-side applications are scalable, modular, and maintainable.
Application Architecture Patterns - Implements a high-level structural pattern to organize web application logic into distinct model, view, and controller layers.
Convention-Based URL Routers - Automatically maps URLs to controllers based on a predefined directory structure instead of requiring manual route definitions.
Server-Side Frameworks - Provides a server-side environment specifically optimized for bi-directional data exchange and real-time web capabilities.
Web Frameworks - Real-time MVC framework for Node.js.

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