Does anybody know a workflow engine (such as Spring WebFlow) for Javascript? We have a home-made framework that allows us to guide site navigation using JSON, but its quality is far from good.
Edit based on given answers: the engine must run on the browser and reduce to minimum the number of requests to the server.
eabait
As suggested by katspaugh I'm posting the libraries I found as the answer. List of workflow libraries that I've found until now:
- XState - https://github.com/davidkpiano/xstate
- Workflow.js for Backbone.js https://github.com/kendagriff/workflow.js
- Sprout Workflow Engine https://github.com/bstaats/workr
- Javascript Finite State Machine https://github.com/jakesgordon/javascript-state-machine
- State chart https://github.com/DavidDurman/statechart
- machina.js https://github.com/ifandelse/machina.js
- jWorkflow https://github.com/tinyhippos/jWorkflow
- Stately https://github.com/fschaefer/Stately.js
dataflo.ws
It's a JSON-based workflow engine. It features:
- modular design
- several useful built-in tasks (MongoDB, OAuth, RabbitMQ)
- HTTP initiator with a router
Works on Node.js, in browsers (including IE9) and in PhoneGap.
GPLv3, code on GitHub: https://github.com/apla/dataflo.ws
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10414849/workflow-engine-in-javascript