Fusebox 5 vs Model-Glue

JaxFusion September 2006

About the Presenter

David Fekke Developing Fusebox since 1.0 New to Model-Glue Early adopter of CFCs Lead for Vurv HR-XML API

What is covered in this Presentation

How to build web apps in Fusebox and Model-Glue

Basic XML syntax Basic MVC

What is not covered in this Presentation

Unity, i.e. Reactor or ColdSpring Fusedocs

Why use a Framework

80% percent of development is maintenance

Encourages the use of MVC design pattern

Reduces the need spaghetti code Makes your code more reusable

MySpace

Fusebox History

Just a methodology Custom Tags Version 3 added framework Version 4 uses XML config Version 5 rewritten with CFCs

Fusebox Basics

Fusebox is based on a simple switch mechanism, hence the name “Fusebox”

Code files are referred to as “Fuses” Most “fuse” files have very little code Documentation called Fusedocs

Fusebox components

Fusebox.xml Circuit.xml Core files in fusebox5 folder All requests through Index.cfm App divided into circuit folder Plugin directory

Fusebox.xml syntax

<cicuits> <classes> <parameters> <globalfuseactions> Appinit, preprocess, postprocess

Fusebox.xml plugin syntax

<Plugins> <phase name=“preProcess”> <phase name=“preFuseaction”> <phase name=“postFuseaction”> <phase name=“fuseactionException”> <phase name=“postProcess”> <phase name=“processError”>

Circuit.xml syntax

<fuseaction name=“fuseactionname”> <xfa name=“save” value=“app.save” /> <include template=“file.cfm” /> <do action=“m.saveCat”/> <set name=“id” value=“1” /> <if condition=“”> <instantiate/> <invoke />

Lexicons

Add your own verbs Lexicon folders

Code Examples

Model-Glue Framework

Developed by Joe Rinehart of BAH Also uses XML config file Meant for more OO styled programming MG-Unity is adding support Reactor, and

ColdSpring

Model-Glue structure

All requests through Index.cfm Config directory Model-Glue.xml Controller CFCs ModelGlue folder in web root

Model-Glue config syntax

Controller, message-listener event-handler Broadcasts, message Views, include Results

Code Examples

Other Frameworks

Mach-II OnTap: based on Tapestry CF on Wheels Ruby on Rails Django for Python Cairngorm Flex Struts, JSF and many others…

Links

www.model-glue.com www.fusebox.org corfield.org www.techspedition.com www.halhelms.com www.briankotek.com/blog/ clearsoftware.net