ExtJS Http State Provider

Description

State providers bundled with Ext do very well as long as the application is accessed from one browser. If more than one browser or computer is used, each of them stores different state data. This provider sends data to the server for persistence, so the unique, per-user state becomes possible.

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Main Features

very stable, tested in many huge applications
saves state to the server
easy-to-write server side
queues fast state changes to minimize server requests
enables per-user state keeping
allows for per-screen-resolution state keeping
preconfigured with fine tuned defaults
easy to implement, only url and id configs are mandatory
yet, highly configurable if needed
fully documented

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Versions

Version 2.0.0 for Ext 4.x & Ext 5.x – 8. January 2015

Removed deprecated addEvents call
Upgraded example for Ext 5 so it is Ext 5 compatible now

Version 1.0.0 for Ext 4.x – 11. April 2014

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Design Goals

When I found that all state providers bundled with ExtJS store the state data in the browser as cookies or in the local storage, it became clear that they would not do in professional applications. Professional users often use one computer at work, a notebook on the road and possibly another computer at home.

So the main design goal was to store the state data in a browser independent storage.

Also, per-user storage is often not enough but we need to distinguish between user roles of the user and/or screen resolutions of the monitor used.

Another requirement was to queue the change state values to minimize client-server traffic. The period of sending the state data to the server is configurable, and data is sent only if the state changed.

Quick Start Guide

Extract the downloaded zip file anywhere in your http server accessible folder
Navigate to http://localhost/where-you-unzipped/saki-http-provider/docs
Follow the instructions in the Getting Started Guide

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