meteor release

[bretweinraub]

What
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Meteor is a stateless widget framework for Ruby on Rails released
under the MIT License.

Why
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Meteor supports the construction of complex UI widgets that:

Can be reused in multiple applications;
Can be "parameterized" via metadata or "specifications";
Offer extension points to override default behavior;
Can be simply and easily distributed, installed, and rendered.
Meteor is a low overhead framework to DRY out your partials. Some
existing widgets include: A menu system that can be embedded anywhere
(but most usefully in application layout templates); Hierarchical
collapsible form builders driven by model relationships and
attributes; A remote content proxy for white-labeling application
functionality with third-party styling, headers, footers, etc.

How
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The Meteor framework installs as a Rails plugin. Widgets also install
as plugins. Meteor contains generators that allow anyone to construct
their own widget plugins. Once a widget is installed, it can be
rendered via a one-liner.

Starting from scratch, you can be rendering an existing meteor widget
in your application in two minutes.

Meteor uses core Ruby and Rails building blocks: classes, ERB
templates, and plugins. A widget requires a minimum of two files: a
ruby "specification" class and a default partial. The rest of the
required infrastructure is unfurled via rails generators.

Blog posts and documentation describing the above is available (see
Where below).

Where
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Github: http://github.com/bretweinraub/meteor
Blog/Docs: http://www.aura-software.com/entries/4-about-the-meteor-plugin
Widget catalog: http://meteor_catalog.aura-software.com
Discussion group: http://groups.google.com/group/meteor-plugin
Direct contact http://www.aura-software.com/contact

Who
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Aura Software LLC