Nooku in a nutshell
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Nooku is a free, open-source framework developed for Joomla to enhance multilingual website capabilities, aimed at developers rather than end users. It began as a solution in 2007 to streamline multilingual support and has evolved into a collaborative project involving various contributors. Key components include Nooku Content for translation, Nooku Server for a lightweight Joomla distribution, and Nooku Desktop for site management.
Nooku in a nutshell
- 1. Nooku Sydney Joomla User Group Tues 12th July 2011 Presented by Tim Plummer www.tamlyncreative.com.au/software
- 2. So what is Nooku • Firstly what it isn’t – not a product (you can’t just download it) – not a fork (not based on something else) – not a CMS • What is it? – free and open source – it’s all about collaboration – solving tomorrows problems today – it’s about technology and web
- 3. How did Nooku start? • Started in 2007 • Need for building websites in multiple languages (joomfish was not yet made for Joomla 1.5) • April 2008 – Announced Nooku Content • Nooku Framework developed to reduce code repetition • 2009 – Developer portal released to public
- 4. Vision • To grow the first open source operating system for the web What Nooku wants to do • Don't compete, collaborate and differentiate.
- 5. Who is behind Nooku? • Nooku is a team of experienced software architects lead by Johan Janssens • Johan Janssens – Co-founder of Joomla – Lead developer and project manager during the development of Joomla 1.5 • Nooku is not just Johan Janssens. Nooku came into being through a group of partners from businesses, governmental agencies and non- profit organizations that helped fund its development. • 35 contributors (as of May 2011)
- 6. Nooku contributors @ jab10 • Left to right : Mathias Verraes, David Deutsch, Tom Janssens, Johan Janssens, Gergő Erdősi, Stian Didriksen, Torkil S. Johnsen.
- 7. Nooku Contributors @ jab11 • Nooku Contributors at @jab11 : Nicholas, Gergo, Johan, Tom, Ercan, Dave, Matt, Jeremy, Babs, Terry, Torkil and David.
- 8. Nooku Community • In the Nooku our community motto is : For every hour Nooku saves you, try spending 5 minutes to help improve it. • Aimed at developers. They want code contributors, not users. – Community are those that contribute. – Don't come back when it's done. Get involved now and help to finish it. • Meritocracy - Those that work the hardest and contribute most will get the most say on what is done.
- 9. What is Nooku • Nooku Content • Nooku Server • Nooku Desktop • Nooku Framework
- 10. Nooku Content • Nooku Content is an extension that adds multilingual capabilities to your Joomla (1.5) site • You can translate literally everything: articles, menu items, modules, metadata, and even URL's. • It works for both the Joomla core extensions, and for most third party extensions.
- 11. Nooku Server • Nooku Server is a Joomla! 1.5 distribution, slimmed down from legacy code and unnecessary bloat, featuring better caching and a simplified & lightning fast admin backend, packaged with the powerful Nooku Framework.
- 12. Nooku Server • But being an "alpha" release we do not recommend using Nooku Server on a production website just yet. • @nikosdion In short, Nooku Server is not a product for *users*, it is a product for *developers* who want to build custom web applications.
- 13. Nooku Server • multi-site • Nooku Server will be 99% compatible with all Joomla 1.5 extensions. • Core component get refactored to use Nooku Framework instead of Joomla Framework
- 17. Nooku Desktop • Nooku Desktop is a cross-platform desktop application that lets you easily manage your Nooku Server sites with a simple and easy to use interface. • Takes Nooku and Nooku applications out of the browser and on to the client. • Uses Appcelerator Titanium Desktop
- 18. Nooku Desktop
- 20. Nooku Desktop • Supported operating systems – OSX – Linux – Windows • Only works with Nooku Server (does not work with normal Joomla site)
- 21. Nooku framework • Rapid development framework • codename 'Koowa‘ • To date, Nooku Framework is the only community driven open source framework for Joomla extension development.
- 22. What is a framework • A software framework is a reusable set of libraries of classes for a software system.
- 23. Examples of frameworks • Template frameworks (there are lots) – Gantry – Morph – Wrap5 – Motif – Rumi – JA T3 • PHP Frameworks (there are lots) – Zend – CakePHP – Symfony – Codelgniter – Seagull
- 24. Nooku Framework • Reduce code (by approx 80%) • Joomla compatible • Developer community – rapid pace, there is lots of activity, and developers are sharing and contributing code • DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) • Less time spent programming, so lower development and maintenance costs
- 25. Nooku Framework • Run same code on Joomla 1.5 and Joomla 1.6 (and in the future WordPress too) • GNU GPL v2
- 26. System Requirements • Must have mySQLi • PHP 5.2.0 or greater • MySQL v4.1 • Joomla 1.5 or greater
- 27. Installing Nooku Framework • Most Nooku extensions include the Nooku Framework as part of their install package. • Must publish “System – Koowa” plugin
- 28. System – Koowa plugin • When you try to run an extension that uses Nooku, and you haven’t published the “System – Koowa” plugin, you’ll get this error.
- 29. Nooku files
- 30. Who’s using Nooku Framework?
- 31. References / useful links • http://nooku.assembla.com/spaces/nooku- framework/wiki/Installation • http://israelcanasa.com/post/1119166074/ins talling-nooku • http://joejoomla.com/sound-off/25- opinion/143-what-is-nooku.html • http://johan.janssens.me/post/661049373/no oku-at-jab10 • http://blog.nooku.org/author/johan/
- 32. References • http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nooku/blog/~ 3/qan3c0vnLF8/ • http://blog.nooku.org/2010/07/nooku- framework-why-should-you-care/ • http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?p=18 21288
- 33. References • http://www.assembla.com/wiki/show/nooku- framework/Compatibility • http://getk2.org/nookuserver/