Helma NG Wiki

Helma NG stands for Helma Next Generation and is a version of Helma built from the ground up. The main differences between Helma 1 and Helma NG are that Helma NG has a much smaller and leaner Java core (mostly just runtime, shell, and the module and resource loader), and that Helma NG aims to provide full CommonJS interoperability.

This is a wiki space dedicated to Helma NG. Feel free to create new pages or edit existing ones.

Overview

Helma NG consists of several components that can be used together or alone:

• A compact JavaScript runtime environment based on Mozilla Rhino. It adds to Rhino a reloading module system that is compatible to the CommonJS Securable Module proposal.

• An interactive shell with support for autocompletion and history.

• A module library implemented in JavaScript, covering basic functionality such as extensions to the built-in objects, file I/O, logging, persistence, unit testing, client and server side HTTP support and web framework.

Getting Started

Some links that may help you getting acquainted with Helma NG:

• README
• Getting Started
• Demo apps
• JavaScript Runtime
• Modules
• Web Framework and Middleware
• Persistence API

Resources

• Mailing list
• Roadmap
• API Documentation (work in progress)
• Source Code (Github)
• Issues (Github)
• IRC: #ringojs on irc.freenode.net

Recently Edited Pages

Links to this page: Wiki Overview Text Draft, Helma Roadmap, Announcing Helma NG 0.3