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3.10 | 3 | {{formcycle/}} is a pure Java application that can be run on any operating system that supports Java and has installed an application server such as Tomcat or JBoss. It is based upon a modularized or layer oriented component architecture. All interaction with a database is managed by the //Java Database Connectivity API// ({{smallcaps}}Jdbc{{/smallcaps}}). |
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3.10 | 5 | == System architecture without a frontend server == |
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3.10 | 7 | {{figure image="systemarchitektur.png" width="300"}} |
| 8 | Architecture of {{formcycle/}} when run with only a single master server. | ||
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3.2 | 9 | {{/figure}} |
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3.10 | 11 | {{table preSort="0-asc" dataTypeAlpha="0" colWidth="200-500"}} |
| 12 | |=Module|=Description | ||
| 13 | |Frontend|Administration interface | ||
| 14 | |API (REST)|REST interface for administrative settings. May be used to integrate the {{formcycle/}} interface into other programs. | ||
| 15 | |API (RPC)|Provides access to form records, states, workflow processing, actions and more. | ||
| 16 | |Logic|Logic layer of the application. | ||
| 17 | |Logic (Plug In)|Provides support for custom plugins that provide additional functionality. | ||
| 18 | |DAO|Data access object, for accessing the database ({{smallcaps}}Jdbc{{/smallcaps}} databases) or the file system. | ||
| 19 | |Common|Services and functions common to all layers. | ||
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3.10 | 22 | == System architecture with an optional frontend server == |
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1.1 | 24 | {{figure image="systemarchitektur2.png" width="300"}} |
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3.10 | 25 | Architecture of {{formcycle/}} when using both a master server as well as a frontend server. |
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1.1 | 26 | {{/figure}} |
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3.10 | 28 | Setting up a [[frontend server>>doc:Formcycle.SystemSettings.UserInterface.FrontendServer]] may be useful for the following use cases: |
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3.10 | 30 | * network installation, such as local intranet + DMZ |
| 31 | * load distribution | ||
| 32 | * splitting (multiple client, each with their own frontend server) | ||
| 33 | * customer specific extensions (such as integrating {{formcycle/}} into existing user interfaces) | ||
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| 35 | {{table dataTypeAlpha="0" preSort="0-asc" colWidth="200-500"}} | ||
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3.10 | 36 | |=Module|=Description |
| 37 | |Frontend|Status information of the current server, or own interfaces | ||
| 38 | |API (RPC)|Provides access to form records, states, workflow processing, actions and more. | ||
| 39 | |Common|Services and functions common to all layers. | ||
| 40 | |BSV|Bidirectional socket connection between the master server and the frontend server. | ||
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1.1 | 41 | {{/table}} |