brooklyn v0.0.1

brooklyn

brooklyn is an opinionated framework to build web applications with Backbone and Parse, appropriately named after a borough in New York City.

Getting Started

1. Install brooklyn globally using npm:

   $ npm install brooklyn -g

2. Create a new brooklyn application:

   $ brooklyn new myapp

3. Start the web server:

   $ brooklyn start myapp

   Run with --help or -h for options.

4. Go! Using a browser, navigate to http://localhost:1111.

Anatomy

brooklyn creates each of the following files and folders by default:

├── app
│   ├── assets
│   │   ├── css
│   │   ├── images
│   │   └── js
│   ├── controllers
│   ├── models
│   └── views
└── public
├── .brooklyn.json
├── .routes.json
├── package.json

A basic rundown:

• app: the controllers, models, views, and assets.
  • assets
  • controllers
  • models
  • views
• public: the compiled application.
• .brooklyn.json: brooklyn configuration settings
• .routes.json: routes
• package.json: dependencies

License & Contributing

• Details on the license can be found here
• Details on running tests and contributing can be found here