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Wakanda is an open-source web framework for developing web and mobile applications in JavaScript. It includes a database server (WakandaDB), a JavaScript framework (WAF), and Wakanda Studio, an integrated development environment. Wakanda is supported on Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, and is cloud-ready on the back-end. Desktop, mobile and tablet apps on the front end.

Wakanda promotes:

  • One language.
  • One complete stack.
  • All (in) JavaScript.

Its stack includes:

  • Wakanda Studio
  • Wakanda Server
  • Wakanda Framework

History

Starting in 2008 with the server, Wakanda was first presented at The Ajax Experience in 2009 and then the same year at JSConf.eu. A private Developer Preview was made accessible in 2010 with a first version of the Wakanda Studio including a Model Designer and a GUI Designer. Wakanda came to public attention in June 2011 with a new Developer Preview, with a second public Developer Preview announced during the "Wakanday - JS.everywhere(Boston, October 2011)" conference, and the first Beta on December, 15th. Wakanda was available as a Live Release version since March 15, 2012.

On June 28, 2012, the first version of Wakanda was officially launched. On October 26, 2012, it was demonstrated at the JS.everywhere() conference, in the US and France.

First involved in the CommonJS working group since 2009, the team created the "Client and Server JavaScript APIs" W3C Community Group in April 2012, before joining the W3C in October 2012.

Originally a project of 4D SAS from 2008 through 2014. The company Wakanda SAS was created in December 2014. On December 7 2015, the Wakanda Digital App Factory was officially launched.

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Architecture

Wakanda Server supports CommonJS modules, Web Workers, Web Storage, XMLHttpRequest, HTML5 File API, Blobs, Timers. It implements the Firebug Crossfire Debugger protocol, as well as the WebKit remote debugging protocol.

The WakandaDB NoSQL engine is accessed via HTTP, inspired by the OData REST API.

Wakanda supports some of the Node.js modules including EventEmitter, Socket, and TLS. Wakanda includes a number of other open source projects as part of its default packages. Wakanda Server is built with JavaScriptCore, ICU, OpenSSL and Zlib.

Wakanda Studio and Framework are built with WebKit, jQuery, jQuery UI and Raphaël. Since January 2015 Wakanda is using the V8 JavaScript Engine in Wakanda Server

Wakanda Cloud

Wakanda Cloud is the PaaS (Platform as a Service) provided by Wakanda SAS.

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