Remote Application Platform

Remote Application Platform (RAP, formerly Rich Ajax Platform^[1]) Project is an open-source software project under the Eclipse Technology Project which aims to enable software developers to build Ajax-enabled rich Internet applications by using the Eclipse development model, plugins and a Java-only application programming interface (API). It can be considered a counterpart for web development to the Rich Client Platform (RCP). The API is very similar to RCP so developers who know RCP can reuse extant knowledge. RAP encourages sharing source code between RCP and RAP applications to reduce the development effort for business applications that need both desktop-based and web-based front ends.

Remote Application Platform

Developer(s)	Eclipse Foundation
Repository	RAP Repository
Written in	Java
Operating system	Cross-platform
Available in	Multilingual
Type	Ajax-enabled rich Internet application
License	Eclipse Public License
Website	www.eclipse.org/rap

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