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Its syntax should be immediately familiar to anyone who has used Ruby on Rails, Zend Framework, or other Model-View-Controller frameworks. A Quick Example --------------- [](#a-quick-example) A \[Controller\] [1](http://sodapop.restlessdev.com/documentation/controllers "Controllers"): ``` ``` A \[View\] [2](http://sodapop.restlessdev.com/documentation/views "Views") Template: ``` ``` A \[Model\] [3](http://sodapop.restlessdev.com/documentation/models "Models"): In typical CRUD-type operations, Sodapop doesn't require model classes to be explicitly defined. See for more details. Why Use Sodapop? ---------------- [](#why-use-sodapop) You have many choices in frameworks; why should you consider this one? Sodapop has several core values that guide its development. 1. Code should be well-organized; **everything should be easily discoverable** if one knows the basics of the framework. 2. **Boilerplate code is unnecessary.** Let computers handle the repetitive stuff, they enjoy it more. 3. **Convention over configuration.** You shouldn't have to state everything explicitly, but you can override defaults. 4. A framework should **get out of the way** and not make you change your style. It has several features that support these values. - The \[directory structure\] [4](http://sodapop.restlessdev.com/documentation/sodapop_directories "Directory Structure") is straightforward and consistent, and the (default) naming conventions make it easy to find things. - Any changes to the \[routing\] [5](http://sodapop.restlessdev.com/documentation/routes_conf "Routing") system happen in a single file, routes.json, so they will be easy to manage. - If one uses its default naming conventions (plural, underscore-separated table names and singular, camelCapped class names) for models, you don't need to declare classes. - The framework lets you use PHP's built-in superglobals or its own wrappers, and doesn't force you to learn how to do everything in its own way. - It is being developed from the ground up, slowly. It values consistency over feature-itis. Themes ------ [](#themes) One of the most important (and unique) features of Sodapop is that it is totally themeable. It allows you to place UI-oriented code (static files, view, and layout templates) in separate named theme directories and switch between them with a configuration option or programmatically. It also has a hostname-based \[configuration\] [6](http://sodapop.restlessdev.com/documentation/sodapop_conf "Configuration"), making it perfect for hosted solutions in which each customer will need to have a custom front-end site with a similar backend. Please see for more detail. Getting Started --------------- [](#getting-started) If Sodapop sounds interesting to you, please head over to the \[Getting Started\] [7](http://sodapop.restlessdev.com/documentation/configuring_sodapop "Getting Started") page for instructions on next steps. ### Health Score 21 — LowBetter than 19% of packages Maintenance57 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity8 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity11 Early-stage or recently created project Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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