The document compares different ColdFusion MVC frameworks including ColdBox, Model-Glue, and Mach-II. All three frameworks follow an MVC structure and use event-based controllers with CFCs. They differ in their configuration approaches, with ColdBox using convention-based configuration while Model-Glue and Mach-II specify handlers in XML files. ColdBox also includes features like interceptors and plugins, while Model-Glue focuses on simplicity and Mach-II emphasizes extensibility.

1. ColdFusion Framework Comparison Vikas Patel iSummation Technologies

2. What we’ll cover Types of frameworks Structure of frameworks Common things and differences

3. Traditional Applications Validation / data processing in the same page Logic to select next page <cfif isDefined(&quot;form.submit&quot;)> ... process data ... ... redirect or continue to show errors ... </cfif> <cfform ..> ... </cfform>

4. Model-View-Controller View = display code Controller = logic to select next page, form validation, interaction with Model Model = all the business logic - validation, data processing etc

5. Types of frameworks MVC - application frameworks cfWheels, ColdBox, Fusebox, Mach-II, Model-Glue, onTap etc ORM - persistence frameworks DataFaucet, Reactor, Transfer etc IoC / DI - management of services (CFCs) ColdSpring, Lightwire, Spring (Java) Miscellaneous Validation frameworks Event handling frameworks etc

6. ColdSpring

7. ColdSpring UserService.cfc UserGateway.cfc ConfigBean.cfc

8. ColdSpring

9. Commonalities What do ColdBox, Mach-II and Model-Glue have in common? index.cfm - entry point for Controller event-based - focused on &quot;handlers“ event &quot;object“ Contains URL and form data Provides a data bus for Controller / View

10. Commonalities Views are &quot;regular&quot; CFML pages Controllers are CFCs Model is a collection of CFCs too

11. Configuration vs Convention Event handlers are specified in XML files Mach-II, Model-Glue - like Fusebox XML Event handlers are located by convention ColdBox - like Fusebox no-XML

12. How are they different?

13. ColdBox

17. ColdBox Event names look like entity.action Map to handler entity.cfc, method action (event) - like Fusebox no-XML Core configuration is via XML file Just basic properties - no &quot;logic“ Layouts Default layout for whole app Default layout for specific views/folders Can override programmatically

18. ColdBox Interceptors - called automatically during the application / request lifecycle SES URLs, security, tracing, cache advice… e.g., environment interceptor can override configuration for dev, QA, prod

19. ColdBox Plugins - add custom functionality Create plugins/Stuff.cfc In view or handler, getMyPlugin(&quot;Stuff&quot;) Automatically cached Lots built-in: i18n, logger, RSS, web services, timer etc

20. Mode-Glue

21. Model-Glue Event handlers in XML Publish messages for subscribed listeners Specify conditional result / event mapping Specify views to render

22. Model-Glue Controller CFCs (methods are listeners) Conditional logic sets &quot;results&quot; to control the flow of events (like filters in Mach-II) A few automatic events during each request (like plugins in Mach-II or interceptors in ColdBox)

23. Model-Glue Scaffolding (MG2) / code generation (MG3) Builds XML, controllers and views for you to speed up development Event types (new in MG3) Reduces boilerplate layout / result mapping in event handler XML

24. Model-Glue Integrated ColdSpring Autowiring of model into controllers Model-Glue itself is wired together with ColdSpring! View formats (new in MG3) Select different views in single event handler to render HTML or AJAX

25. Mach-II

26. Mach-II Event handlers in XML Call methods on listener CFCs Specify views to render Can publish message for subscribed listeners Can map event names Both decouple listeners from XML

27. Mach-II Plugins - a bit like interceptors in ColdBox Automatically called during each request Filters - conditional logic for event handlers Can change flow of events Built-in caching, logging Environment support HTML helper

28. Wrap up.. At a high level, ColdBox, Mach-II and Model-Glue perform similar functions ColdBox has convention-based approach Model-Glue is lightweight and simple Mach-II is very OO and built for extension

29. Wrap up..

30. Q & A