Introduction

Codabra is a configuration-driven application generator.

Write JSON config files — Codabra compiles them into real applications.

How it works

/config → canonical application model → target renderers
                                      ├─ apps/nextjs
                                      ├─ apps/node
                                      ├─ apps/php
                                      ├─ apps/go
                                      └─ apps/symfony

Codabra does not replace frameworks. It generates code that runs inside them.

Core concepts

Concept	What it is
Models	Target-independent data entities
Routes	HTTP endpoints normalized into CRUD or custom operations
Views	Declarative UI, rendered by UI-capable targets
Functions	Reusable application logic
Events	Lifecycle hooks such as onUserCreated
Voters	Authorization policies
Features	Reusable auth, admin and comments domain kits
Providers	Next.js, Node, PHP, Go and Symfony renderers

Design principles

• Config files are the single source of truth
• The CLI orchestrates — it does not replace the framework runtime
• Everything is extensible: add new providers, ORMs, or config formats
• Separation of concerns: load → expand → validate → canonicalize → render

Next steps

Continue with the Installation guide.