The KISS WebApp Framework? Maybe I found it!

“Sometimes Less is More”. This is the slogan of SLOTS, a templating framework for servlets and JSP. “However, ‘framework’ isn’t entirely accurate, unless you consider 2 class files a framework”, said its author. Yes, incredible, a framework composed by two classes, and yet very flexible. No XML at all, just one .properties file à la old manner.

The framework is composed by a servlet to map into web.xml file, for handling the requests, and a wrapper which performs the templating work. The base concept is that pages content are wrapped into templates before being returned to the browser. Templates can be referred each other into the simple configuration file, allowing lots of possibilities.

And what if you actually need more? Well, are you actually a Java programmer? Take the source code and write down your changes; with SLOTS you can

And finally, do you want a KISS servlet container as well? See Simple, a Java based HTTP engine. Its name says everything!