besser 1.3.2

BESSER

BESSER is a low-modeling low-code open-source platform. BESSER (Building bEtter Smart Software fastER) is funded thanks to an FNR Pearl grant led by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology with the participation of the Snt/University of Luxembourg and open to all your contributions!

The BESSER low-code platform is built on top of B-UML our Python-based personal interpretation of a "Universal Modeling Language" (yes, heavily inspired and a simplified version of the better known UML, the Unified Modeling Language). With B-UML you can specify your software application and then use any of the code-generators available to translate your model into executable code suitable for various applications, such as Django models or database structures compatible with SQLAlchemy.

Check out the official documentation

Basic Installation

BESSER works with Python 3.9+. We recommend creating a virtual environment (e.g. venv, conda).

The latest stable version of BESSER is available in the Python Package Index (PyPi) and can be installed using

$ pip install besser

Building From Source

If you prefer to obtain the full code, you can clone the git repository.

$ git clone https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER.git
$ cd BESSER

Install build, then generate and install the besser package. Remember to replace *.*.* by the package version number.

$ pip install --upgrade build
$ python -m build
$ pip install dist/besser-*.*.*-py3-none-any.whl

You can check the installation of the besser package.

$ pip list

Examples

If you want to try examples, check out the BESSER-examples repository!

Contributing

We encourage contributions from the community and any comment is welcome!

If you are interested in contributing to this project, please read the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

How to cite BESSER

This repository has the CITATION.cff file, which activates the "Cite this repository" button in the About section (right side of the repository). The citation is in APA and BibTex format.

Code of Conduct

At BESSER, our commitment is centered on establishing and maintaining development environments that are welcoming, inclusive, safe and free from all forms of harassment. All participants are expected to voluntarily respect and support our Code of Conduct.

Governance

The development of this project follows the governance rules described in the GOVERNANCE.md document.

Contact

You can reach us at: [e-mail]

Website: https://besser-pearl.github.io/website/

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license.