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OpenXava

Automatic frontend engine for Java applications.

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OpenXava is an automatic frontend engine for Java. Developers write only the domain classes in plain Java (using JPA) and get a production-ready web application. The framework generates the user interface and database logic automatically, eliminating the need to write HTML, JavaScript, CSS, or SQL. It includes a built-in AI chat for natural-language interaction with data, supports hot code reloading, and provides both desktop and mobile UIs from the same codebase. It is open source under the LGPL license and has been under continuous development since 2005.

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