Apache Mobile Filter

Apache Mobile Filter or AMF, is an open source project created by Idel Fuschini and distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The AMF is a suite of tools that allow access to a Device Description Repository (such as WURFL, DetectRight or others) directly from Apache.

Apache Module

This project is included from November 2009 in the Apache Module Registry.

Main features

The suite has several modules the most important are:

• AMFLightDetectionFilter: The module detects if is a mobile device or not. This module don't use any repository.
• AMFDetectRightFilter: The module detects the mobile device and passes the DetectRight capabilities on to the other web application as environment variables.
• AMFWurflFilter: The module detects the mobile device and passes the WURFL capabilities on to the other web application as environment variables.
• AMFImageFilter: Resize images on the fly to adapt to the screen size of the mobile device
• AMFMobileCaching: has the goal to cache the different dedicated mobile device layout of the same pages
• AMFSwitcher: Used to switch the device to the right content (mobile browser, Personal Computer browser)
• AMFTrace: Used to trace the capabilities of device on log file, useful for statistic scope.
• AMFWebService: Used from third party applications, is a web service that gives the information capabilities as XML or JSON.

See also

• UAProf
• User agent
• Perl
• CPAN

External links

• Official Site
• Official Documentation
• Apache Module Registry
• AMF Project on SourceForge
• AMF on CPAN
• Andy Moore Carrier Detection page
• Guidelines for Web Content Transformation Proxies 1.0
• The Wireless FAQ