Research Article
Flare: Architecture for rapid and easy development of Internet-based Applications
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
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| Volume 1 - Issue 24 |
| Published: February 2010 |
| Authors: Shashank Shekhar, Nvsn Kalyan Chakravarthy, Mohit Soni |
10.5120/549-716
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Shashank Shekhar, Nvsn Kalyan Chakravarthy, Mohit Soni . Flare: Architecture for rapid and easy development of Internet-based Applications. International Journal of Computer Applications. 1, 24 (February 2010), 94-97. DOI=10.5120/549-716
@article{ 10.5120/549-716,
author = { Shashank Shekhar,Nvsn Kalyan Chakravarthy,Mohit Soni },
title = { Flare: Architecture for rapid and easy development of Internet-based Applications },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
year = { 2010 },
volume = { 1 },
number = { 24 },
pages = { 94-97 },
doi = { 10.5120/549-716 },
publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
}
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%A Shashank Shekhar
%A Nvsn Kalyan Chakravarthy
%A Mohit Soni
%T Flare: Architecture for rapid and easy development of Internet-based Applications%T
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%V 1
%N 24
%P 94-97
%R 10.5120/549-716
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract
The recent trend in application development that creates globally accessible, Internet-based applications has proved to be a critical paradigm for developers. However, the development of such applications often require the creation and management of online database storage servers, re-creation of user management schemes and writing a lot of unnecessary code for accessing different web-based services using their APIs. Our architecture, named Flare, proposes a structured and easy way to develop applications rapidly, in a multitude of languages, which make use of online storage of data and management of users. The architecture eliminates the need for server-side programming in most cases. A Web API provides a common API for various web-based services like Blogger [2], Wordpress, MSN Live, Facebook [3] etc. Access Libraries provided for major programming languages and platforms make it easy to develop applications using the Flare Web Service. We demonstrate a simple micro-blogging service developed using these APIs in two modes: a graphical browser-based mode, and a command-line mode in C++, which provide two different interfaces to the same account and data.
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