Melati is a tool for building websites backed by a
database or accessing a database over HTTP.
It is written in Java and provides the following features:

• a generic
  
  database administration system, allowing the site manager to edit
  both the contents and the structure of the database through
  a simple web interface.
  


• 
  a templating engine, using "templets" (sub-templates)
  provides an easy mechanism for rendering persistent objects as
  interface elements (eg HTML input boxes, dropdowns).
  


• 
  a cookie-based or a HTTP-based access control mechanism.
  


• 
  full integration with POEM (Persistent Object Engine for Melati).
  
  
  
  POEM provides:
  
  
  
  • 
    industrial-strength open source object database technology, delivering
    ODMG 3.0 compliant Java
    support.
    
  
  
  • 
    an API which enables the database to be seen as a collection of
    Java objects, via a (genuinely!) easy-to-use
    transparent persistence layer on top of JDBC.
    
  
  
  • 
    a low level security model allowing restrictions to be
    placed on tables, rows and fields.
    
  
  
  • 
    a three way unification of
    jdbc, sql and java metadata.