You do not need to download a half of the Internet to have your job done
Lightweight
3.6MB fat jar, including external libraries10k LOC
Java 10 ready
Minimalistic
Plain Old JavaConfiguration over convention
No hidden magic
Cloud Ready
Services build with Cricket can be deployed in cloud environments that supports Java or Docker containers.
Clear architecture
Implements the "ports and adapters" (hexagonal) architecture pattern. Event driven architecture with the smallest necessary dose of dependency injection.
Embeded HTTP server
HTTP/S requests handled internally to serve both REST and HTML page calls.
Embeded databases
Two, ready to use, in-memory databases: key-value (no sql) and H2 Database (sql).
JSON handling
Automatic JSON serialization/deserialization.
Scheduler
One-time or repetitive tasks can be configured or created programatically.
Logging
The StandardLogger (using Java Logger) can be replaced with other adapter of your choice, eg. centralized logging system.
Monitoring
Your service can monitor it's sensitive parameters or external services. Example adapters to monitor memory and disk space are included.
Quick start
Running your static web page in 1 minute
- Open terminal window in the newly created directory
- Download the latest Cricket MSF library
- Create required subfolders and the web page file (index.html)
- Start the service
- Display your page in web browser at http://localhost:8080
- Call example echo service API at http://localhost:8080/api/echo?some_param=test
- Stop the service by pressing Ctrl-C in the terminal window
Example code:
mkdir myservice cd myservice wget https://www.cricketmsf.org/cricket-latest.jar mkdir work mkdir work/log mkdir work/data mkdir work/www echo "Hello World!">work/www/index.html java -jar cricket-latest.jar -r
Resources
Sponsor Cricket development
Cricket is available under the Apache 2.0 license, and you can use it for any application for free. I continue to provide new features and care about its quality, but it is not easy without financial backing. You can support Cricket's development using the following methods:
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