Under the Hood

Swirl wouldn't be possible without all of the great software, tools, and technologies available from the below vendors and resources.

• Apache Tomcat: fast and scalable servlet container.
• Apache Http Server: of course
• MySQL: database
• Openfire, formerly Wildfire: Jabber instant messaging server from the great people at Ignite Realtime, formerly Jive Software
• Apache ActiveMQ: fast message broker
• Quartz: enterprise job scheduler from Open Symphony; makes life easy
• Google Maps: one of the two excellent mapping API's available. Try Yahoo! Maps for the other.
• ImageMagick: API to convert, edit, and compose pictures
• Apache Lucene: fast and comprehensive search framework; we lurve Lucene
• GeoLite: This product includes GeoLite data created by MaxMind, available from http://www.maxmind.com/.
• Apache Ant: build tool
• JUnit: unit testing framework
• Smack: messaging API, also from the folks at Ignite Realtime (Jive)
• JDOM: XML parser
• XStream: XML serialization library
• Sun Java Wireless Toolkit: toolkit for JavaME development from the good folks at Sun Microsystems
• Lussumo Vanilla: clean, simple, extensible forum software with a great community of active contributors
• Splitbrain DokuWiki: simple and intutive file-based Wiki solution
• avetanaOBEX: OBEX implementation for Java ME
• Apache Commons: copius amounts of killer, reusable Java components
• Firebug: web development evolved. Killer plug-in for Firefox; makes debugging JavaScript and CSS painless.
• microformats: open data formats
• famfamfam: slick icons; the free 'Silk' set contains 1000 icons that you've probably seen before
• moo.fx: ultralight JavaScript library
• TinyMCE: WYSIWYG editor control from Moxiecode
• script.aculo.us: collection of JavaScript libraries
• SACK: Ajax toolkit
• zXml: Ajax library
• Jabber: Java instant messaging protocol
• Rico: JavaScript library from Sabre Airline Solutions
• Lokesh Dhakar: Lightbox JS
• Chris Campbell: Lightbox Gone Wild!
• TLabel: Google Maps extension from Tom Mangan