Meteor (web framework)
Web framework in JavaScript
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Meteor, or MeteorJS, is a free and open-source isomorphic JavaScript web framework[3] written using Node.js. Meteor allows for rapid prototyping and produces cross-platform (Android, iOS, Web) code. The server-side MongoDB program is the only proprietary component of Meteor and is part of the Meteor download bundle. It is possible to use Meteor without using the server-side MongoDB. It uses the Distributed Data Protocol and a publish–subscribe pattern to automatically propagate data changes to clients without requiring the developer to write any synchronization code.
| Meteor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | Meteor Software |
| Initial release | 20 January 2012[1] |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | JavaScript framework |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | www |
| Repository | Meteor Repository |
Meteor uses JavaScript as its primary programming language, enabling developers to use a single language for both client-side and server-side code.[citation needed] This approach can streamline the development process for mobile applications by reducing the need for additional programming languages.[citation needed] On the client, Meteor can be used with any popular front-end JS framework.[citation needed]
Meteor is developed by Meteor Software. The startup was incubated by Y Combinator[4] and received $11.2M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz in July 2012.[5] Meteor raised an additional $20M in Series B funding from Matrix Partners, Andreessen Horowitz and Trinity Ventures.[6] It intends to become profitable by offering Galaxy, an enterprise-grade hosting environment for Meteor applications.[7]
History
Having been in development for about eight months, Meteor was initially released in December 2011 under the name Skybreak.[8] By April 2012, the framework was renamed Meteor and officially launched.[9] During the next few months, and with the help of large investments from Andreessen Horowitz and endorsements from high-profile figures in the startup world,[9] Meteor steadily increased its user base. It became more commonly used in production apps and websites.
Particularly after receiving large amounts of venture capital in its Series B funding round, Meteor acquired and integrated several other startups into its core product. Acquisitions have included FathomDB, a cloud database startup,[10] Galaxy, a cloud platform for operating and managing Meteor applications,[11] and Kadira, a performance monitoring solution.[12] Meteor has successfully monetized its userbase: In 2016, Meteor beat its own revenue goals by 30% by offering web hosting for Meteor apps through Galaxy.[13]
From 2016 the Meteor Development Group (the open source organisation powering Meteor) started working on a new backend layer based on GraphQL to gradually replace their pub/sub system, largely isolated in the whole node.js ecosystem: the Apollo framework.
In October 2019, the Meteor.js open source framework and Galaxy Hosting Products were purchased by Tiny Capital and renamed Meteor Software.[14]
Distributed Data Protocol
Distributed Data Protocol (or DDP) is a client–server protocol for querying and updating a server-side database and for synchronizing such updates among clients. It uses the publish–subscribe messaging pattern. It was created for use by the Meteor JavaScript framework.[15] The DDP Specification is located on GitHub.[16]
Blaze
| Blaze | |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 27 March 2014 |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | JavaScript |
| Platform | Web platform |
| Type | front-end web framework |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | www |
| Repository | https://github.com/meteor/blaze |
Blaze is a front-end web framework that was first published on 27 March 2014 as a part of Meteor v0.8.0, replacing for the former Spark templating engine.[18] It was split out from Meteor on 13 September 2016 at version v2.1.9.[19] It contains the compiled templating system Spacebars, a variant of Handlebars.
Books
- Coleman, Tom; Greif, Sacha – Discover Meteor (2014)[20]
- Hochhaus, Stephan; Schoebel, Manuel – Meteor in Action (2014)[21]
- Müns, Philipp – Auditing Meteor Applications (2016)
- Strack, Isaac – Getting started with Meteor.js JavaScript framework (2012)[22]
- Susiripala, Arunoda – Bulletproof Meteor (2014)[23]
- Titarenco, David; Robinson, Josh; Gray, Aaron – Introducing Meteor (2015)[24]
- Susiripala, Arunoda – Meteor Explained – A Journey Into Meteor's Reactivity (2014)[25]
- Turnbull, David – Your First Meteor Application: A Complete Beginner's Guide to the Meteor JavaScript Framework (2014)[26]
Packages and tools
- InjectDetect – database injection attack detection[27]
- Vulcan.js – React/GraphQL stack built on top of Meteor[28]
- Apollo – GraphQL server with support for Meteor
- Meteor React Native - Package to integrate with React Native[29]
