# jfinal/jfinal

JAVA WEB + ORM Framework

Repository: https://github.com/jfinal/jfinal
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jfinal
Homepage: https://jfinal.com
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-22T10:18:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5243, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3269, forks 1290 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:53.010520+00:00)

## What it is
JFinal is a lightweight Java web + ORM framework combining MVC architecture with an ActiveRecord-style database layer and the Enjoy template engine. It emphasizes rapid development with zero XML configuration, a small 832 KB footprint, and no third-party dependencies.

## Use cases
- build java web applications quickly
- java orm with active record pattern
- zero configuration mvc framework for java
- render server-side templates in java
- restful api development in java
- replace spring hibernate with lightweight stack

## When to choose
- you want a small, dependency-free Java web framework with fast startup
- you prefer convention-over-configuration and ActiveRecord-style ORM
- you need server-rendered MVC apps with a simple template engine

## When to avoid
- you need a large ecosystem with extensive third-party integrations
- your team standardizes on Spring Boot or Jakarta EE
- you want reactive or microservice-first architecture out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, orm, templating, routing, middleware, form-handling
- domain: web-development, backend, databases
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: mvc, activerecord, zero-configuration, restful, template-engine, lightweight

## Member repositories
- jfinal/jfinal (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.010520+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:43:50.195833+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jfinal/jfinal (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.010520+00:00, sha eae4bcd1fd42)
  - homepage: https://jfinal.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:30.749181+00:00, sha d1f8b2806477)
  - site_page: https://jfinal.com/download/now?file=jfinal-5.1.1-changelog.txt (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:30.751922+00:00, sha f53e2df6b487)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.