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Archery is a Laravel-inspired web framework built directly on dart:io. It provides the structure of a full framework—an application container, service providers, an HTTP kernel, middleware, routing, templates, authentication, sessions, and an ORM—while keeping the runtime explicit and readable.

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When Archery is a good fit

Use Archery when you want to build a server-rendered website, JSON API, internal application, or small service in Dart without assembling the application lifecycle from unrelated packages. Archery is designed around four ideas:
  • Explicit over magical. Application startup and request handling remain visible in your code.
  • Framework, not micro-router. Routing is one part of a larger application structure.
  • Dart-native. The server runs directly on dart:io.
  • Readable and adaptable. Framework components can be inspected, extended, or replaced through providers and the container.

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What is included

HTTP application layer

Typed routes, route groups, middleware pipelines, request parsing, response helpers, and static file serving.

Application core

A service container, provider lifecycle, configuration repository, logging, boot hooks, and resource cleanup.

Server-rendered views

Blade-style layouts, sections, includes, conditions, loops, escaped output, and CSRF fields.

Data and security

JSON, SQLite, Postgres, and S3 model storage together with sessions, authentication, password hashing, and CSRF protection.

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Follow the learning path

1

Install Archery

Confirm your Dart version, create a project, add the package, and establish the default application directories.
2

Run the quickstart

Boot the application, register a route, and serve your first response through the HTTP kernel.
3

Learn the project structure

See which directories Archery uses by default and where application code belongs.
4

Understand the architecture

Follow startup and an incoming request through the container, providers, middleware, router, and handler.
5

Build a small application

Extend the server into a small JSON API with typed parameters and parsed request data.
Archery 1.5.0 is a stable-alpha, early-production release. Its main APIs are usable, but internals and security hardening continue to evolve toward 2.0. Evaluate and load-test the framework for your workload before using it for mission-critical infrastructure.

Install Archery

Prepare a new Dart project and add the framework.

Quickstart

Run your first Archery server.