choko

Web Application Framework for Node.js. With Choko you can develop complex single page web applications within minutes, without requiring any kind of rocket science knowledge.

Choko comes with a build in Content Management System and Framework, so you can manage your application and the content related to it on a central place, with flexible and powerful APIs.

Installation

You can install the latest version of Choko globally using NPM:

sudo npm install -g choko

Dependencies

Choko depends on Node.js, NPM and MongoDB.

Getting started

To create your first application with Choko, you should create a folder that will be your applications repository, then run Choko on that folder.

mkdir applications
choko applications

Then follow the steps to have access to the installer.

Update

To update to the latest version of Choko you can run:

sudo npm update -g choko

Directory structure

applications   -> Where all applications live.
  default      -> Default application, all other applications extend this.
    extensions -> Default application extensions.
    public     -> Default application public files.
  example      -> Sample application to show case Choko features.
lib            -> Choko serverside libraries.

The only place it's advised to add or change files is in your own applications repository folder.

Coding style

We try to conform to Felix's Node.js Style Guide for all of our JavaScript code. For coding documentation we use JSDoc style.