Vinay Jindal's presentation at ITB 2024 covers techniques for debugging ColdFusion applications using Adobe ColdFusion Builder and VS Code. It outlines prerequisites, server settings, and setup instructions as well as common challenges faced in debugging. The session emphasizes the importance of proper configuration to avoid issues in production environments.

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THE NEW ERA OF
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PRESENTED BY
Vinay Jindal
How to Debug CF applications
using CF Builder extension for
VS Code / CF Builder

3. Vinay Jindal
SPEAKER EN ITB 2024
• Computer Engineer
• Based out of Vancouver, Canada
• Sr Software Engg at ezCater
• Developing in ColdFusion for last 20 years
• Wife and 2 lovely kids
• Love exploring new vegetarian dishes
• Linked In : jindalvinay

4. How do you Debug CF Applications ?
• Cfdump
• Cfoutput
• Email
• Log files
• Fusion Reactor
• CbDebugger
• ???
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5. Some of the challenges with debug info
• Ends up in production
• Getting spammed by emails
• Multiple log files
• Log files in a cluster server configuration
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6. Pre-Requisite
• ColdFusion Server is installed and running on your local machine
• Install Adobe ColdFusion Builder
https://www.adobe.com/ca/products/coldfusion-builder.html
OR
• Install VS Code
https://code.visualstudio.com/Download
• This demo is using Windows operating system
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ColdFusion Server Settings
Enable Request Debugging Output

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ColdFusion Server Settings
Enable Performance Monitoring

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ColdFusion Server Settings
Allow Line Debugging

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ColdFusion Server Settings
Enable RDS Service

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Adobe ColdFusion Builder Setup
Create Project

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Adobe ColdFusion Builder Setup
Server Settings

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Adobe ColdFusion Builder
Demo Time

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VS Code Setup
Set JAVA_HOME
WINDOWS
In the Edit Environment Variables dialog,
set JAVA_HOME to an appropriate location
(C:ColdFusion2021jre).
Click OK.
Add %JAVA_HOME%bin to path.
Restart VS Code.
Verify Java version in VS Code terminal: java -version

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VS Code Setup
Install Adobe ColdFusion Builder Extension
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=
com-adobe-coldfusion.adobe-cfml-lsp

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VS Code Setup
Add ColdFusion Server
More information on how to use the Server Panel in the
Plugin could be found at
https://www.adobe.com/go/cfb_ext_add_server

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VS Code Setup
Import Local ColdFusion Server
More information on how to use the Server Panel in the
Plugin could be found at
https://www.adobe.com/go/cfb_ext_add_server

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VS Code Setup
Test ColdFusion Server Connection
More information on how to use the Server Panel in the
Plugin could be found at
https://www.adobe.com/go/cfb_ext_add_server

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VS Code Setup
Import Local ColdFusion Server
(Video)

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VS Code Setup
Create a Workspace and Project
More Information can be found at:
❑ https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/coldfusion-builder-extension-for-
visual-studio-code/project-manager.html
❑ https://helpx.adobe.com/sg/coldfusion/coldfusion-builder-extension-f
or-visual-studio-code/debug-applications.html

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VS Code Setup
Troubleshooting
If you encounter issues with `Adobe ColdFusion Builder Extension`, try
following steps to reset VS Code settings
1. Uninstall VS Code
2. Go to the %userprofile%AppDataRoamingCode and delete the
whole folder
3. Go to %userprofile%.vscode delete extensions folder
4. Try setup again with a simple CF page application

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VS Code Setup
Demo Time

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