Naked Objects for .NET or Naked Objects MVC is a software framework that builds upon the
ASP.NET MVC framework.
As the name suggests, the framework synthesizes two
architectural pattern
An architectural pattern is a general, reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem in software architecture within a given context. The architectural patterns address various issues in software engineering, such as computer hardware perfor ...
s:
naked objects Naked objects is an architectural pattern used in software engineering. It is defined by three principles:
The naked object pattern's innovative feature arises by combining the and principles into a principle:
The naked objects pattern was ...
and
model–view–controller
Model–view–controller (MVC) is a software architectural pattern commonly used for developing user interfaces that divide the related program logic into three interconnected elements. This is done to separate internal representations of infor ...
(MVC). These two patterns have been considered as antithetical. However,
Trygve Reenskaug (the inventor of the MVC pattern) has made it clear that he does not see it that way, in his foreword to Richard Pawson's PhD thesis on the Naked Objects pattern.
The Naked Objects MVC framework will take a
domain model
In software engineering, a domain model is a conceptual model of the domain that incorporates both behavior and data.Fowler, Martin. ''Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture''. Addison Wesley, 2003, p. 116. In ontology engineering, a d ...
(written as
Plain Old CLR Object
In software engineering, a plain old CLR object, or plain old class object (POCO) is a simple object created in the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) that is unencumbered by inheritance or attributes. This is often used in opposition to the compl ...
s) and render it as a complete
HTML
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application without the need for writing any
user interface
In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur. The goal of this interaction is to allow effective operation and control of the machine f ...
code - by means of a small set of generic View and Controller classes. The framework uses
reflection rather than
code generation.
The developer may then choose to create customised Views and/or Controllers, using standard ASP.NET MVC patterns, for use where the generic user interface is not suitable.
References
External links
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*{{GitHub, NakedObjectsGroup/NakedObjectsFramework
Programming tools