In addition to Merb framework, MerbMart is also built on the following open-
source foundations:

• DataMapper (0.9 branch), for object relation mapping (ORM) and persistence.
  
• RSpec, for behavio(u)r driven development (BDD).
  
• ActiveMerchant, for Credit Card, payment and shipping processing.
  as well as attachmerb_fu, merb_paginate.

See INSTALL or the project wiki for a full list of dependencies.

MerbMart is a loose port of the Substruct e-commerce application for Ruby-on-
Rails. The initial 0.1 release of MerbMart will be a feature-equivalent port
of Substruct 0.97. MerbMart borrows many ideas, its database entity-
relationship design and some lines of code from Substruct, and is grateful to i
ts developers for developing such a great application:
http://code.google.com/p/substruct/
http://substruct.subimage.com/

Developer ReadMe

WARNING : MerbMart is at a very early development stages. At this stage,
the application should be considered only for consumption by advanced Ruby and
Merb developers. If you’re looking for something for production consumption,
or not yet ready to jump from Ruby on Rails, then we would strongly advise
trying Substruct.

REQUEST : Your development support is very much appreciated. Please
contact us below if you’re interested in lending a hand with the development
of this project. Or alternatively, clone the code, fork it, create some
patches and let us know when you’re done.

Getting the Source

git clone git://github.com/myabc/merb_mart.git

The following mirrors are also available:

git://repo.or.cz/merb_mart.git
http://repo.or.cz/r/merb_mart.git

Installation and Setup

Please see the INSTALL file for details on getting up and running with
MerbMart.

Licensing and Copyright

MerbMart is released under the Artistic License. Copyright information,
as well as a copy of the Artistic License may be found in the LICENSE file.

Support

WARNING REPEATED : MerbMart is still at a very early stage of its
development. You should not use this code unless you’re reasonably secure with
the Ruby language, and the DataMapper and Merb frameworks. That said, please
do get involved – and if you’re happy to contribute back with bug reports and
patches, then we’ll be happy to help you get the application up and running.

Your best source for support currently is either the wiki, IRC or the mailing
list:

• MerbMart Wiki (this is its temporary residence):
  http://github.com/myabc/merb_mart/wikis
  
• MerbMart mailing list:
  http://groups.google.com/group/merb_mart
  
• MerbMart homepage: coming soon
  
• Contact the developers directly:
  
  • alex@alexcolesportfolio.com | myabc on #datamapper, #merb IRC