# balderdashy/sails

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22,807 stars · 1,918 forks · JavaScript · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/balderdashy/sails
- Homepage: https://sailsjs.com
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/balderdashy-sails.md

## Description

Sails is an enterprise Node.js web framework designed for building scalable applications using a model-view-controller architecture. It functions as a realtime web application framework and a database agnostic object-relational mapper, providing a structured environment for developing server-side applications.

The framework enables bi-directional data exchange between clients and servers via persistent connections to support real-time features. It utilizes a consistent interface to interact with various relational and non-relational data stores, allowing the application to remain independent of the specific database implementation.

The system organizes application logic by separating data models, user interfaces, and controllers. It incorporates a middleware-based request pipeline and a routing system based on convention over configuration.

## Tags

### Web Development

- [Node.js Server Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/backend-development/web-frameworks/node-js-server-frameworks.md) — Serves as a comprehensive architectural framework for building professional, scalable Node.js server-side applications.
- [Full Stack Node.js Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/full-stack-node-js-frameworks.md) — Offers a full-stack Node.js environment with integrated routing, data persistence, and a model-view-controller architecture.
- [Real-Time Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/web-applications/real-time-frameworks.md) — Provides native support for persistent bidirectional communication, ideal for building interactive features like live notifications and chat.
- [Convention-Based URL Routers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/dynamic-content-resolution/url-route-mapping/convention-based-url-routers.md) — Automatically maps URLs to controllers based on a predefined directory structure instead of requiring manual route definitions.
- [Server-Side Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/server-side-frameworks.md) — Provides a server-side environment specifically optimized for bi-directional data exchange and real-time web capabilities.

### Data & Databases

- [Data Access & Abstraction](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-access-querying/data-access-abstraction.md) — Offers a consistent interface to interact with various relational and non-relational data stores via an adapter-based system. ([source](https://github.com/balderdashy/sails#readme))
- [Relational Database Abstractions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/relational-database-abstractions.md) — Provides a unified, vendor-agnostic interface for interacting with both relational and non-relational data stores.
- [Relational Database Integrations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/relational-database-integrations.md) — Provides a database-agnostic integration layer that links application models to different data stores through a single interface.

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Bi-directional Data Sync](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/cloud-infrastructure/cloud-computing-serverless/backend-as-a-service/authentication-as-a-service/realtime-client-connections/bi-directional-data-sync.md) — Enables instant, bi-directional data updates between servers and clients to support real-time interactive features. ([source](https://github.com/balderdashy/sails#readme))

### Networking & Communication

- [Realtime Communication Protocols](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/realtime-communication-protocols.md) — Maintains persistent bi-directional connections between servers and clients for immediate data exchange using WebSockets.
- [Middleware-Based Request Pipelines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/communication-protocols-architectures/request-processing-architectures/request-processing/middleware-based-request-pipelines.md) — Implements a modular pipeline of pluggable components to intercept and process incoming HTTP requests for logging and authentication.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Model-View-Controller Patterns](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/software-architecture/architectural-patterns/layering-presentation/model-view-controller-patterns.md) — Organizes application logic by separating business data, user interfaces, and control flow into a structured MVC pattern.
- [Enterprise Backend Architectures](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/software-architecture/architectural-patterns/backend-enterprise-systems/enterprise-backend-architectures.md) — Follows enterprise architectural patterns to ensure server-side applications are scalable, modular, and maintainable.
- [Application Architecture Patterns](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/software-architecture/architectural-patterns/layering-presentation/application-layer-architectures/application-architecture-patterns.md) — Implements a high-level structural pattern to organize web application logic into distinct model, view, and controller layers. ([source](https://github.com/balderdashy/sails#readme))

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [MVC Module Organizers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/node-js-dependency-managers/module-organization/mvc-module-organizers.md) — Structures controllers, models, and views into namespaced directories for a clean and organized Node.js development workflow.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Web Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/web-frameworks.md) — Real-time MVC framework for Node.js.