Through My Lenses

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusion9/

What can extensions do?
Anything CF can!
•    written w/ CFML and XML
•    runs on a CF server
Common Uses
•    code generation
•    framework scaffolding
•    server management / probes
•    code analysis
•    reporting
Add New Context Menus
•    RDS View (databasees and tables)
•    Outline View
•    Resource View (projects and files)
Workspace Events
Installing a CFBuilder Extension
Preferences -> CF -> Extensions
Good practice to put extensions folder under CFIDE so they are separate from applications

ide_config.xml

• application details
• extensions are a simple zip archive
• optional collection of data during install
• responding to workspace events – onProjectCreate
• adding context menus
• filter with regEx to optionally appear

Collecting User Input
static input w/ native eclipse controls
types

• string
• dir
• boolean
• file
• password
• list

attributes

• name
• label
• tooltip
• required
• default
• checked
• pattern
• errorMessage
• helpMessage

keywords for default values
{$projectLocation}

• projectLocation
• projectName
• serverHome
• wwwroot

Handler Communication

• sends info via XML

Dynamic Input

• XML, HTML, AJAX, Flex, Eclipse SWT
• showResponse=”yes”
• response can be HTML or XML

Tips

• You can reload from prefs if you make changes to the xml
• Errors output to Eclipse logs (windows > show view > other > general > error log)
• You can also write your own log with cfLog
• Use CF to generate CF (use generated code as <:cf and rip out the :’s later)
• Adam’s Ext-Util.cfc