This document discusses ColdFusion Builder extensions. It provides an overview of extensions, how to install and use them. It also covers building extensions, including configuration files, metadata, handlers, and extending the IDE through views, menus, and event handling. The presenter is introduced and their background is provided. The document concludes with a demo of the Squeezer extension and contact information.

1. CFCamp, Munich
ColdFusion Builder Extensions October 16th, 2012

2. About me
• Guust Nieuwenhuis
• Analyst Programmer at Trasys
• Owner at Orange Lark
• Adobe Community Professional
• CFUG Belgium co-manager
• ColdFusion CAB member
• Scotch on the Rocks CAB member
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3. About me
• Guust Nieuwenhuis
• Analyst Programmer at Trasys
• Owner at Orange Lark
• Adobe Community Professional
• CFUG Belgium co-manager
• ColdFusion CAB member
• Scotch on the Rocks CAB member
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4. ColdFusion Builder Extensions
Extensions?
Installation
Using extensions

5. Extensions?
• Extend the features of ColdFusion Builder
• Using ColdFusion
• 65 extensions on RiaForge.org

6. Installation
• Install from a zip file
• Import a folder
• Extensions view

7. Using extensions
• Context menus
• Views
• Post install wizard
• Project creation wizard

8. RDS view
Project view Editor view
Outline view
Context menus

9. Using extensions
• Context menus
• Views
• Post install wizard
• Project creation wizard

10. Building extensions
Configuration file
Metadata
Install
Extending IDE
Handlers
Handler communication
User interfaces
Callback commands
Tips and tricks

11. Configuration file
• IDE_config.xml
• Contains
• Metadata
• Install
• Extending IDE (menu, events, view, code assist, start page)
• Handlers
• Cashed!

12. Metadata
• Contains information about the extension
• Name
• Author
• Version
• Email
• Description
• License

13. Install
• Add screens to the ColdFusion Builder extension install wizard

14. Extending IDE
• Extend the context menus
• Resource navigator
• RDS Data view
• Outline view
• CFML Editor

15. Extending IDE
• Respond to events
• onprojectcreate
• onfilechangeineditor
• onRDSDataViewSelectionChange
• onFileSaved

16. Extending IDE
• Views
• Create views

17. Handlers
• File that contains code
• Runs in response to an event or an action

18. Handler communication
• Communication between handler and ColdFusion Builder
• Trough XML
• FORM.ideeventinfo

19. User interfaces
• Configuration files
• HTML interfaces
• XML response

20. Callback commands
• Ask ColdFusion Builder to do something or to give something
• refreshFile, refreshFolder, refreshProject, openFile, insertText, getServers,
getDatasources, getTables, getTable, searchFile,
getFunctionsAndVariables

21. DEMO: Squeezer

22. Not covered
• Code assist
• on variables
• for function parameters
• for function invoked on a specific variable
• Setting Launch page

23. Tips and tricks
• Turn debugging off!
• Use the CF error log
• Use extensions to build extensions
• Adobe Extension Builder
• Extension Builder (by Dan Vega)
• ColdFusion Builder Extension Test Creator (by Terry Ryan)

24. Contact me!
info@lagaffe.be
www.lagaffe.be
@lagaffe
info@orangelark.be
www.orangelark.be
@orangelark

25. CFCamp, Munich
ColdFusion Builder Extensions October 16th, 2012