Documentation

Tutorials

The Akelos Booklink Tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a book management application using Akelos; from checking out the source code to layering your application following the MVC pattern.

API

Browse all framework, classes, and methods:

The Screencasts

  • Some might not call this documentation, but it might be the fastest way to get to know Akelos.- Watch them and enjoy

By the users

  • The Akelos Community Wiki, still in its infancy but will grow quickly as more free documents are adapted from Rails to Akelos. If you don't find what you're looking for here, you can always have a look into Ruby on Rails wiki and adapt it for Akelos, it can help you to understand better Akelos while improving the documentation in a simple and fun way.

The Wiki Docs table of contents

Thanks to Alan Lake and many contributors Akelos has considerably improved the quality of its end user documentation.

This is a small TOC extracted from the Wiki.

Getting started
Tip sheet for beginners (conventions)

Overview

Database
Directory Structure
Environments
Naming Conventions
Plugins
Modules
Internal Navigation
Routes

Active Record

Introduction
Relationships between Tables Object Life Cycle

Controllers

Action Controller Filters

Views

Views
Templates (Sintags)
Helpers
Form Helpers

Web 2.0

Prototype

Configuration

Active Record
Controllers

Testing

Testing Guide

Howtos

Akelos coding style guide