ColdFusion Open-Source Update - September 2, 2008
4 new projects and 12 updates this week...or actually two weeks. I took last week off as I was away on vacation in lovely Hershey, PA, with my family. This left me with a lot to cover this week, so let's get to it.
New Releases and Updates
New Project: CFCache
Initial Release
This project by Nick Sollecito does partial page caching.
New Project: CFjqAjax
Initial Release
Michael Sprague released this project that replicates CFWindow, CFTooltip and CFGrid with alternatives built with JQuery.
New Project: ColdContract
Implementing Design by Contract in ColdFusion using Coldspring AOP
David Beale shows how to implement "Design by Contract" assertions using ColdSpring AOP.
David Beale launches his "design by contract" project for ColdSpring on RIAForge.
New Project: TransferSync
The 'Optimized for Coldbox' edition of TransferSync now available
Tom DeManincor updated his project to optimize it for ColdBox.
Tom DeManincor posts a new project for managing the Transfer cache in a clustered environment.
cfExcelProxy
cfExcelProxy - Returning Available Styles
Francois Levesque added a way to get all the styles available to a workbook.
Francois Levesque has added setCellsFromQuery, getQueryFromCells, getCellRangeValueAsArray, mergeCells and shiftRow.
CFWheels
Released: ColdFusion on Wheels Version 0.8
Some of the new features in this release include Oracle support and composite key support, along with a number of bug fixes and improvements.
The is a bug fix update to the recent 0.8 release.
ColdBox
ColdBox Eclipse Reference Plugins Updated
This updates the reference to match version 2.6.1.
GoogleCal, ScopeCache
Minor Updates
Raymond Camden has updated his GoogleCal and ScopeCache projects.
Mach-II
Mach-II Dashboard Module - Development Helper Application
Peter Farrell announces an alpha release of a brand new Mach-II dashboard application.
MXUnit
MXUnit 1.0.2 Now Available
Marc Esher announces that this version includes new functionality for mocking objects for a test.
Nested Set Trees
Nested Set Trees in ColdFusion (v0.8)
Kevan Stannard updates his project for managing a nested set model of trees.
qpScanner
QueryParam Scanner - Eclipse Plugin
Peter Boughton offers a pre-release version of an Eclipse plugin that works with version 0.7 or higher of his qpScanner project.
Razuna
Razuna 1.1.1 now available
SixSigns announces a bug fix release of its digital asset management/CMS system.
RIAforge
RIAForge Updates
Raymond Camden has enabled a project to have multiple admins, though right now they can only edit low level information about a project.
Transfer
Transfer 1.1 Release Candidate 2
Mark Mandel posted the latest release candidate of his ORM project which contains a bunch of bug fixes and new features.
Announcements
Bytespring CMS
Sites using Bytespring CMS
Jason Sheedy found some new sites using his content management system.
cfExcelProxy
cfExcelProxy - Wiki Launched
Francois Levesque launched a wiki with some documentation for his POI wrapper.
cfExcelProxy - Optimizing A Query Dump
Francois Levesque talks about how he optimized the performance on his POI wrapper.
cfExcelProxy - What Features Are Missing For A Complete Release?
Francois Levesque asks users what other features they need.
ColdBox
The ColdBox SideBar, a developer's companion
Luis Majano talks more about some of the framework related shortcuts and tools available on the toolbar.
ColdBox knows what a tweet is. The winner of ColdBox Training is...
Conrad Davis...sorry to spoil the suspense.
Fusebox
How to Drive Fusebox 5.5
Sean Corfield announces that Jeff Peters new book through Proton Arts is available.
LightWire, CFTemplate
Testimonials: Using LightWire, CFTemplate a version of IBO or any ideas from ...
Peter Bell is looking for some testimonials to use on his visa request.
Mach-II
New Documentation: Using the Threading Adapter Package and Utility Connector
Peter Farrell posts about some new documentation on the wiki.
Mango Blog
Introducing SmartType Mango Blog Plugin
Adam Tuttle released this plugin which replicates the Smart Dashes plugin for WordPress.
OnTap
OnTap Framework adds new documentation, google group and Wiki
The official onTap framework (http://on.tapogee.com/) site now has blog-style comments on every page, including the documentation, a Google group (ontapogee) and a wiki ( http://ontap.wikispaces.com ).
Razuna
Razuna Subversion Repository now open
SixSigns has opened up the Rasuna SVN repository to anonymous access.
Skweegee
Skweegee Private Beta - Sign Up Quick
Russ Johnson is opening up his Trac-like project to a private beta.
Russ Johnson posts some screenshots of his Trac-like project and discusses the private beta.
WhosOnCFC
It's Been a Busy Week
Shane Zehnder discusses some of his work on a Transfer-powered version of WhosOnCFC.
Shane Zehnder announces that he will be porting WhosOnCFC to use Transfer ORM.
Tutorials, Presentations and Reviews
CF Groovy
Hibernate for CF (and a new TransactionAdvice)
Barney Boisvert discusses using his CF Groovy project with Hibernate.
CFWheels
Weekend Reading: New Documentation
The new version included a whole lot of new documentation.
ColdBox
Quick Tip: Reload Coldspring in Coldbox without Reinitilaizing
Tom DeManincor offers this tip.
Andrew Scott posts some thoughts on adding multilingual support into the ColdBox framework.
DataMgr
DataMgr Overview
John Whish covers Steve Bryant's presentation to the Devon CFUG.
FarCry
Installed FarCry Tonight: First Impressions
Brad Wood discusses his installation and first impressions of FarCry.
Mach-II
Mach-II Breadcrumbs filter
Matt Williams shows how to use his breadcrumbs plugin.
Mango Blog
Friendly URL's for Mango Blog with ISAPI_Rewrite 3.0
Mark Aplet posts about getting ISAPI_Rewrite and IISPassword working on his Mango Blog site.
Model-Glue
Ask a Jedi: Making use of ColdSpring/Model-Glue and Remote Proxies
Raymond Camden answers a question about calling servcie methods from a cfajaxproxy.
Model-Glue, ColdSpring
Model Glue, ColdSpring, and a Webservice
This tutorial discusses using ColdSpring to create a remote proxy of a service to use as a webservice.
Model-Glue, Transfer, ColdSpring
Java 1.6 u10 gives big boost to Model-Glue/Transfer/Coldspring performance
Brian Ghidinelli notes a 23-48% performance improvement by moving to the Java 1.6 u10 RC.
MXUnit, ColdSpring, ColdMock
My Approach to Test Driven Development Part 2 - MXUnit, Coldspring and ColdMock
Paul Marcotte offers this tutorial.
OnTap
10 Questions for Isaac Dealey on the OnTap Framework
Kay Smoljak interviews Isaac Dealey for SitePoint.
Transfer
Transfer's getMemento() has Changed
Bob Silverberg points out that if you were using the undocumented getMemento() method in Transfer, it has changed.
eSeminar Recording: What's new in Transfer 1.0 (and 1.1?)
Mark Mandel posts a recording of a recent presentation.
Easy Access to Primary Keys in Transfer Objects
Bob Silverberg updates his AbstractTransferDecorator.
My First Steps With Transfer : Day 3
Shane Zehnder looks into handling many-to-one relationships with Transfer ORM.
My First Steps With Transfer : Day 2
Shane Zehnder examines building his gateway components with Transfer.
My First Steps With Transfer : Day 1
Shane Zehnder learns how to create the Transfer XML configuration.
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