Jet City Software: Products

DEVELOPERS TOOLS

We're pleased to present our developers tools. A robust set of libraries and functions that will absolutely shave HOURS off of your normal programming time.

The Jet PHP Framework
A full-blown "MVC" PHP Application framework. Focus on your programming logic, not the nuts and bolts.

iSQL Database Abstraction Layer
for PHP and mySQL databases. True code independence and portability between database systems.

iTemplate Template Parsing System
A truly "smart", zero logic templating system. Simple. Clean. Smart.

$JET Function Library
Our "pet" php functions -- a non-OOP library of frequently used functions.

WEB APPLICATIONS

Using "The Jet" Framework, we've built a number of "EZ" to install and use, yet extremely robust web applications.

EZ Blog
A simple, yet robust Blogging application.

iContent
The worlds best Content Management / Web Site Building System. Period.

THE JET CITY Difference

If you've looked around or used any one of the many PHP Framework Systems that are available, one word should immediately spring to mind -- no, not "simple" -- BLOAT. Unbelievably complex, big learning curves, and many of them are built to emulate other framework systems (huh?).

Here at Jet City, we believe in slim, trim, robust code. Our framework system allows you to program using the MVC (Model, View, Controller) convention, but does so in a very streamlined fashion. An extremely small footprint, and zero learning curve (an intermediate PHP programmer can be a "Jet City" expert in about a day) ensure that applications written using "The Jet" framework and/or it's supporting libraries will be fast, efficient, and very much un-Bloated.

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iSQL: A complete, yet simple mySQL Abstraction Layer and Object for PHP.

Easily connect to mySQL, and use OOP functions to run queries, return results in usable formats, and generally save you coding time and bloat.

OOP Interface to any database engine supported by PHP
True code independence and portability between database systems
Returns data in usable (defineable) formats
OOP Database Record/Row handlers (HUGE Time Saver!)

Note that iSQL OOP Record System requires the full "Jet Framework" to function. The Core iSQL framework can be used independantly.

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iTemplate: A simple, yet smart html templating system for PHP applications ... Designed to separate the html design from your logic (or the "V" from the "MVC").

A truly "smart" templating system. We believe in the "zero logic" system of templating. Using simple tags (or "tokens") within your HTML template, the iTemlate system injects your program output into your html where you want it. It doesn't require you learn a new template language, or force you inject logic into your design (designers generally don't like to have to think, so why make them?). Simple. Clean. Smart.

Template are broken down into 2 types:

FULL PAGE Templates
Allow you to define the look of the entire page (not just the header and footer) at once. Using our "Plugin" system to insert program output bits wherever you want them.
SUB TEMPLATES
Allow you to design how each piece of your overall output (i.e. BLOG Posts, Survey Results, etc) will look. These are completely data driven.

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$JET ... random, but completely necessary PHP functions.

These are just our "pet" functions ... things that just "come in handy", like date parsers, query string creators, string encryption/decryption, benchmarking, error handlers, etc.

This is a non-OOP set of functions, existing merely as a set of tools that extend PHP's built-in function set.

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The Jet Engine: A complete, robust, yet simple PHP Application framework.

The Jet is a full-blown "MVC" PHP Application framework, combining all of our developers tools -- iSQL, iTemplate and $JET (along with some other very top secret stuff) to make it the easiest to install, implement, and PHP framework available. "The Jet" takes care of the nuts and bolts, allowing you to focus on your project goals and program logic instead of database connections, dealing with database records, and worrying about HTML output.

The Jet is an incredibly easy to use system for developing and managing PHP Applications, "The Jet" redefines "RAD". Rather than produce another completely bloated "Rails" clone, we developed "The Jet" from the ground up to have a small footprint, be easy to code with, and to be infinitely more effiicient than everything else out there.

Completly "MVC" (Model-View-Controller) Driven Model

Rapid Application Development and Deployment

Integrated & Shared Administration between every application you develop.

We designed "The Jet" to be a Web Application Framework. This means that not only is it designed to be easy for you to write code, it's also designed with a built-in web-based administrative panel that your application can hook right into, giving your end-user a custom backend to manage your applications. With "The Jet", you start -- right out of the box -- with both a front end MVC web application and a back-end administrative toolset which includes a mySQL interface, HTML Editors for your templates, and configuration settings access. You just hook your program in, and The Jet will integrate your custom controls right in.

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EZ Blog: A complete, robust, yet simple Blogging Application. The objective of EZ Blog is not to revolutionize the blogging world or to put the WordPress folks out of business. The idea here is to demonstrate how easy it is to build a functional web application using The Jet Engine as the back end. There's no simpler application to replicate than your basic blog, so for all you potential Jet Engine Pilots out there ... here's your sample app!

Post Articles
Use the password protected administrative area and WYSIWYG Editor to create your articles/content.
Reader Comments
On an article by article basis, you may turn off or on user comments.
Full Page HTML Templates
Because ez Blog is based on The Jet Engine, you have access to the full page template editor, making the design of your blog as easy as pasting in the HTML design for your website and identifying where the blog output should show.
Completely Extendable
ez Blog allows for the insertion of PLUGINS / WIDGETS within your blog pages through the use of the iTemplate "Custom Plugin" system, which allows you to write separate PHP mini-applications for inclusion into the page output.

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iContent: The worlds best Content Management / Web Site Building System. Period.

We've been using it for years to build websites with, because it makes life so easy. Design your template. Add in your content. Done. Plenty of room for extension via plugins and widgets.

Search Engine Friendly
Complete access to page specific META Information, Dynamic Site-Map creation, Robots.txt management, as well as full integration with Google Analytics
Full Content Management
Define your site structure using a simple "Tree" system, where you can create as many (or as few) "levels" as you like, so that your resulting URLs are as simple, as keyword loaded or as spread as you like i.e.
- http://www.yoursite.com/order.html
- http://www.yoursite.com/product-ordering-information.html
- http://www.yoursite.com/cart/help/ordering-information/
Full Page HTML Templates
Because ez Blog is based on The Jet Engine, you have access to the full page template editor, making the design of your blog as easy as pasting in the HTML design for your website and identifying where the blog output should show.
Completely Extendable
ez Blog allows for the insertion of PLUGINS / WIDGETS within your blog pages through the use of the iTemplate "Custom Plugin" system, which allows you to write separate PHP mini-applications for inclusion into the page output.