Welcome

RIFE2 is built on the foundations of the original RIFE framework that was popular from 2002-2010. Since then, the world and Java have changed and many of the original RIFE APIs could finally be replaced with pure Java, no-XML, no-YAML, leaving only type-safe expressive code.

RIFE2 preserves most of the original features and adds new ones, for a fraction of the footprint and with even greater developer productivity than before. RIFE2 is created by Geert Bevin, one of the first Java Champions and speaker at many Java conferences.

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Quickstart

Fully Functional Web Application

Out-of-Container Test

Run It!

./gradlew run

View It!

http://localhost:8080/hello

Just The Beginning

While the example above is a fully functional web application, it barely scratches the surface of what RIFE2 is capable of. The full stack design of RIFE2 provides smart integrations across layers, focusing on pragmatic decisions that prioritize developer productivity and code maintainability. These are some of the features:

Full Stack in 2MB No Dependencies Web Continuations Bidirectional Templates Content Management Workflow Engine

Web engine with continuations
Out-of-container testing
Bidirectional logic-less template engine
Query-builder based database engine
Bean-centric metadata with constraints
Form building
Dynamic validation
Content management framework
Authentication
Dependency injection
Persisted cron-like scheduler
Resource abstraction
Workflow engine with continuations
Localization support
GraalVM native compilation support
IntelliJ IDEA plugin
Gradle plugin
No dependencies and only a 2MB jar
Integrated pure Java build system
And more ...

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Find Out More

RIFE2's source code, community and issues can be found on GitHub:
https://github.com/rife2/rife2

Some companies using RIFE2