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Archetype is a structural JavaScript Framework (just like no other JS Framework). It helps a lot in big JavaScript development fo Ajax applications, and able developers to use JS instead of Flash for heavy developments.

The Framework:

• simplifies good practices in JS
• is modular (can be used just for some of its function : loading,

templates, logging, etc.)

• is designed to fully work in MVC on the client side
• provide an easy to use logging interface
• adds a lightning fast template system for JS inspired by Smarty
• help for files loading in an efficient way (JS dependencies, templates,

etc.) to avoid JS loading errors in big projects

• adds communication through Events between components
• ease development through :

- Components (a component is based on a JS Object like definition, defining dependencies, libraries and services it uses, and of course, it's methods and variables. It's kind of a "super-object") - Graphical components (aka your own widgets, with template and css loading) - Method Builders for Components (Archetype associates a particular service to a method call, based on the method name) Archetype simplifies much of JS uncommon behavior compared to common languages (java, php, etc.): you don't need to program exactly what you want, you just need to describe it and Archetype will write it as needed !