About Structus

Creator

Structus was created by Mel Sardes, a software developer passionate about clean architecture and domain-driven design (He uses Arch btw).

Connect

• 🐙 GitHub: @melsardes
• 📧 Email: dev.melsardes@gmail.com
• 💼 Project: structus-kotlin

Vision

Structus was born from the need for a framework-agnostic, pure Kotlin library that enforces clean architecture principles. The goal is to provide developers with a solid foundation for building maintainable, testable, and scalable applications using Explicit Architecture patterns.

Philosophy

The library is built on these core principles:

1. Framework Independence: No vendor lock-in, works with any framework
2. Explicit Over Implicit: Clear contracts and boundaries
3. Testability First: Easy to test in isolation
4. Coroutine Native: Built for modern asynchronous Kotlin
5. Minimal Dependencies: Only what's absolutely necessary

Inspiration

Structus is inspired by the work of:

• Herberto Graça - Explicit Architecture
• Eric Evans - Domain-Driven Design
• Vaughn Vernon - Implementing Domain-Driven Design
• Robert C. Martin - Clean Architecture
• Greg Young - CQRS and Event Sourcing

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request

See the Contributing Guide for more details.

License

Structus is open-source software licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the Kotlin community and all contributors who help make Structus better.

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Made with ❤️ by Mel Sardes and the community for the Kotlin community