Javascript is NOT the enemy. You can find peace.
Why jQuery?
powerful, wide support, works for me (after initial period of grumpy old man whining)
History
3 years old
high compatibility
free
minified, gziped or full fat
available on Google CDN
What does it do?
finds stuff
changes stuff
loads stuff
and more stuff
Signs that you may be looking at jQuery
$ is jQuery
lots and lots and lots of [...]
What is a custom tags?
CF custom tags are user created tags to extend the tag set
written in CF
executed on CF server
used along side standards tags
locally available
Why use them?
code reuse
encapsulation
abstraction
simplification
customized control flow
packaging
What about CFC?
yes everything you can do everything in CFCs but sometimes cust tags can sometimes offer a more natural feeling
Basics
stored anywhere the server has [...]
APIs – The Basics
application programming interface
2 types – RESTful and RPC
offers ability to share data and functionality
centralize functionality
Possible Problems
poor planning can cause poor usability
needs to be accessible across multiple langauges
variable scope may not exist / be accurate
documentation needs to be extensible
security can be tested/attacked
The biggest security threat to your API
you!
Documentation
description, parameters, example call, example response, [...]
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 [...]
Workings of a Facebook App
Facebook -> your website -> Facebook API -> your website -> Facebook
They scan for “bad” stuff before displaying it.
Good though because its all secure for you.
Setup
name your application (read the terms – good bathroom reading)
make note of your API key and secret (needed for all API calls)
setup a facebook URL (unique) [...]
Sample Application
Uses upcoming.org REST API to show events
ColdFusion End
basic CFC to call API (getCountryList, getStateList, getEvent, search, etc)
Mate
easily handle flex events
tag-based
dependency injection
supports modules
flex messaging support
extensible (extensions available)
Typical Process
view — event –> main.mxml -> eventMap (remote objects to CF) -> manager
result is then injected into the view
Terminology
EventMap:
EventHandlers
RemoteObjectInvoker
ResultHandlers
MethodInvoker
EventAnnouncer
Injectors
Manager
Setting up your Flex App
Enable CF remoting
Include mate.swc
Typical folder structure
Mate [...]
What’s the problem?
Normally, lots of steps in the process involving lots of different people at different levels.
What’s the solution?
After noticing the problem for some time, most organizations will finally address the problem.
CF + PDF!
Accelerates form creation that has server side connections.
Tools
LiveCycle Designer – Windows only!?!?!? Comes free with Acrobat Professional.
ColdFusion
Demos
Loads in browser (machine dependent) and [...]
What is code quality?
Not talking about the little things like “you missed a cfQueryParam there” but more “is it going to stand up to the test of time” so that things last.
Steve McConnell
1 of 3 most influential people in the software industry (Bill Gates and Linus Torvald as the other two)
“Testing does not along make [...]
The same 3 ways (WebService, HTTPService and RemoteObject) to connect to CF from AIR that existed in CF8 will continue in 9.
New things in Centaur
Fast Remoting
made several times faster
direct data translation between ActionScript and CF types
circular ref bug is fixed
no code changes required
support the old style remoting for backwards compatibility
ActionSript proxies to access CF tags
access [...]
When the stuff hits the fan:
you want to know what went wrong and why
diagnostics to track errors and other info – in CF, web server, DB and whole OS.
available tools for monitoring CF – free/commercial/cf/generic
presentations at http://www.carehart.org/presentations
Typical Scenario
CF stops responding
What do you do?
Restart CF – doesn’t find root cause
Diagnostics logs – finding the right logs [...]
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