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virtue of Adobe ColdFusion, developers can rapidly deploy, build as
well as maintain Java applications. The seamless integration along with
multitude of features has made this application server quite popular. To
reap the best advantages out of this server it is essential to adapt
the best suitable framework so that you might be able to increase
productivity as well as employability. So how do you know which one of
the frameworks to choose from? Here is a guide on the various kinds
available along with their features so that you can decide perfectly.
ColdBox
This convention-based
event-driven platform provides a reusable code set and tools so that
the development productivity along with development standard may be
increased. The applications can be built easily along with easy
enterprise debugging, monitoring as well as caching. Typical application
aspects are provided like logging, bug reporting, debugging tools,
enterprise caching, pretty URLs, i18N, ORM integration, etc. It is both
modular as well as comprehensive thus addressing major infrastructure
concerns that are typically associated with such applications.
Model-Glue-
This object-oriented framework operates with XML configuration file on
an implicit event-based invocation paradigm. Event messages can be
received by message listeners through registration. The messages are
broadcast and multiple listeners can receive them, offering a system
architecture that is highly coupled which allows you to develop as well
as extend the application flexibly. Functionality like generating and
displaying basic user interface for listing as well as editing of
database data along with scaffolding are available in this framework
which helps in prototyping as well as development of the application. It
also generates development-time code and helps in tighter integration
for CFC dependency injection with ColdSpring into listeners.
Mach II- This
is another object-oriented framework that helps invoke some aspects of
an application through an event that has been fired by application code
or fired from URL. Those events are routed through XML configuration
files to a series of filters and listeners, thus determining the
functions that might be invoked on them. This configuration file helps
you better understand the application’s logical flow since the layout is
done in a sequence. There are logging and built-in caching
functionality to it along with some pre-built tools that can build the
applications.
Fusebox-
Out of the above mentioned MVC framework, this is the oldest and the
concept revolves around that of a real electrical fuse box which
contains as well as controls many circuits, each of which has its very
own fuse. Thus the application may be broken up into several related
sections. You simply must write ColdFusion templates; the application
may be developed with simple CFM pages, custom tags, etc. You can also
have CFCs integrated or do both. The learning curve is easy and you can
use XML for configuration of the control layer; even conventions-based
CFC may be used for the configuration as well. Plug-ins can also be
written so that the code can be executed during Fusebox request.
LightWire-
Unlike the above mentioned frameworks which are MVC based, this a
dependency injection one which allows configuration through XML along
with programmatic interface. It is very lightweight, providing all
functionality associated with dependency injection. It is easily
deployable and can be integrated with any project, with the minimum
overhead.
ColdSpring-
This dependency injection platform enables the using of XML file for
configuration of both CFCs as well as their dependencies which may be
set explicitly. It may be autowired for CFC’s meta-data introspection;
then the dependencies are instantiated and resolved automatically. Code
blocks may be wrapped anywhere in the CFC functions that are implemented
already. RemoteProxyFactories can be used to expose services for remote
invocations.
Reactor-
This persistence ColdFusion ORM is based on design pattern of Active
Record which ensures that every object represents some data and this
object is responsible for its very own persistence. The objects save
their own data so that the data may be retrieved from the database,
instead of asking external services. CFCs are also generated through
provision of development mode so that objects, generic data access
gateways as well as objects may be generated. A combination of database
introspection and XML configuration powers the code generation. A lot of
usable code is provided with minimal effort.
Transfer-
This ORM revolves around business objects concept, representing a
single entity within an application. The business objects can be
generated from XML configuration files at run time and provide a lot of
basic functionality needed for application development. The business
objects may be retrieved as well as modified if necessary. A perfectly
configurable caching layer is also provided by it along with
Publish-Subscribe model to observe Transfer events, scripting language
to carry out database-agnostic querying, etc.
Basically
there are three kinds of frameworks for ColdFusion- MVC, Dependency
injection and Persistence. Each has its own sets of advantages as well
as disadvantages. For example MVC ones help in organizing the
application logic along with view, Dependency ones allow easy management
of object relationships and compositions while Persistence ones
eliminate the cumbersome code writing process for the storage as well as
retrieval of objects through relational data storage. For the best
advantage, some developers even resort to using a combination of
multiple frameworks; ultimately the choice depends upon your discretion.
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