The DHTMLX Suite (or dhtmlxSuite) is a JavaScript GUI widget library for building dynamic web applications with desktop-like user experience and Ajax data loading. The library is released under both open-source GNU General Public License and commercial licenses, and is developed by Dinamenta, UAB, headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The modular architecture of the library allows using the components separately or combining them into one JavaScript file. The first components, dhtmlxTree and dhtmlxGrid, were released in 2005-2006. Later, DHTMLX was extended with other user interface components to become a complete toolkit that covers the most required aspects of modern application interface. Being a standalone library written in pure JavaScript and CSS, DHTMLX does not conflict with other well-known JavaScript libraries and can be integrated with any server-side technologies.
Apart from dhtmlxSuite, there are other JavaScript libraries from this vendor: dhtmlxScheduler, dhtmlxGantt, dhtmlxPivot, dhtmlxDiagram, dhtmlxVault and dhtmlxSpreadsheet.
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Features of dhtmlxSuite
- Module structure: the philosophy that lies under DHTMLX library implies that each components is a separate and self-sufficient entity which can be used individually to ensure some specific part of application, e.g. navigation menu, treeview, datagrid, or date picker. Although, the components API allows organizing them in a common interface layout.
- Desktop-like functionality: drag-and-drop, in-line editing, clipboard operations, data validation, interactivity via Ajax. Starting from version 2.5 UI components can have skin and behavior similar to standard Window's UI elements.
- Client-to-server communication: library is fully client-side and can be used with any back-end languages or databases. Additionally, ready to use communication layer (dhtmlxConnector) can be used to manage this client-server communication with PHP, .NET, ColdFusion, or Java.
- Visual Designer: DHTMLX comes with a Visual Designer tool that allows developers to build web application interface in a visual, codeless environment. Built-in form builder provides a simplified way to create web forms based on the dhtmlxForm component.
- Theming: the coloring of the components interface can be customized via online SkinBuilder, which generates necessary CSS files and images to provide the coloring theme chosen by developers. Starting from version 2.6, there are multiple skin presets available.
- Touch support: In September 2012, DHTMLX released an HTML5 JavaScript framework optimized for touchscreen and mobile devices, called DHTMLX Touch 1.2. In 2014 touch features had been integrated directly in dhtmlxSuite.
- Cross-browser: the library works in all modern browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari.
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UI components of dhtmlxSuite
DHTMLX JavaScript library includes the list of reusable widgets (25 components):
- DataGrid: the most mature and developed DHTMLX component with solid features, can be extended to hierarchical grid (TreeGrid - not available under the GPL license)
- Navigation: treemenu, menu, tabs, sidebar and accordion
- Layout: dataview, layout, and popup windows
- Form: form validation, form data is retrieved and saved back to database automatically
- Charts: dynamic charts written in JavaScript: line, bar, area, donut, scatter, radar, and pie charts
- DatePicker.
Key Features of dhtmlxScheduler
dhtmlxScheduler is a JavaScript event/booking calendar with Google-like interface for managing events and timelines. The calendar also has ASP.NET edition.
- Views: day, week, month, agenda, grid, map, timeline, week agenda, units, year;
- Recurring events;
- Accessibility: (keyboard navigation, WAI-ARIA, high-contrast themes);
- Cross-browser support;
- Simple API for configuring the calendar;
- Integration with other frameworks and technologies;
- Plugins:events calendar, or scheduler, also available as Joomla! and WordPress plugins (the support of these plugins was stopped in 2012)
Key Features of dhtmlxGantt
dhtmlxGantt is a JavaScript gantt chart library for adding interactive gantt charts to web applications.
- Critical path calculation;
- Many predefined skins and simple styling;
- Accessibility: (keyboard navigation, WAI-ARIA, high-contrast themes);
- Baselines, deadlines, custom elements;
- Cross-browser support;
- Auto Scheduling;
- Integration with other frameworks and technologies like AngularJS, Angular, React, and Vue.js;
- High performance that is achieved by smart rendering/dynamic loading;
- Server-side integration via REST API.
dhtmlxPivot and dhtmlxDiagram
DHTMLX Team released 2 new UI libraries in 2017: dhtmlxPivot and dhtmlxDiagram.
dhtmlxPivot, a JavaScript pivot table library, provides essential functionality: sorting, filtering, export to excel, localization, conditional formatting and more.
dhtmlxDiagram is a JavaScript diagram library that allows creating simple and customizable organizational charts.
The libraries are not available under GPL license but Commercial licensing only.
Other Libraries
- dhtmlxVault: JavaScript file uploader for adding file-uploading functionality to web application.
- dhtmlxSpreadsheet: web-based embeddable spreadsheet component written in JavaScript and PHP
- DHTMLX JavaPlanner: event calendar for Java (supports Spring MVC, Grails, and Struts frameworks). In 2017 the development and support of JavaPlanner library was discontinued.
See also
- JavaScript
- Ajax (programming)
- Comparison of JavaScript frameworks
- List of JavaScript libraries
- List of widget toolkits
References
External links
- DHTMLX website
- Demo Applications
- Documentation
- DHTMLX Scheduler .NET (Event Calendar Control for ASP.NET MVC and Web Forms)
- DHTMLX JavaPlanner, an event calendar control for Java (incl. Grails, Struts, Spring MVC)
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