UnionOfRAD/lithium

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li₃ (formerly Lithium) is a full-stack PHP web framework built for rapid application development, featuring a unified ORM/ODM that works with both relational and NoSQL databases. It emphasizes flexibility through its method filter (AOP) system, dynamic dependency injection, and a plugin architecture where every core component is replaceable.

Use cases

• build a php web application with mvc conventions
• use one orm for both mysql and mongodb
• rapidly prototype a blog or crud app in php
• build a micro-app in a single php file with routing
• swap out framework internals like templating or orm via plugins
• intercept and wrap framework method calls with filters

When to choose

• you want a flexible, convention-over-configuration PHP framework with NoSQL support
• you need to override or replace core framework classes and components
• you value RAD workflow with unified relational and non-relational data access

When to avoid

• your team relies on a large ecosystem and hiring pool like Laravel or Symfony
• you need cutting-edge PHP 8+ features or async PHP
• you prefer a framework with minimal opinions and no default project structure

Facets

framework · maturity active

web-framework orm routing templating middleware plugin-system web-development backend databases developer-tools php cross-platform rad aop nosql mongodb psr-4 mvc method-filters web-server

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