I use the same udf libraries on every page of all sites. Knowing that some function is always there greatly increases working efficiency, I find. I also note that the CF debugging info always seems to state 0ms, which puts it well down the list of possible efficiency issues for me.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Gyrus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 8 October 2002 12:55 p.m. > To: CF-Talk > Subject: overhead for large UDF libraries? > > > I'm curious (again!). Just starting to use UDFs to any > extent... what are > the overheads (if any) involved in CFINCLUDEing one or more > large libraries > of UDFs? > > I've found various references, but I can't find something > that hits the nail > on the head. Here's a few things I think or am unclear about: > > - I guess it's wise to have cfm UDF library files, not to > have each UDF in > its own cfm file. > > - And I guess if this is so, they're best divided up by > function, as per > cflib.org. > > - But how large should a UDF library be? Is the developer's > preference the > limit (i.e. maintainence issues)? Or would it affect > performance if you're > including too big a file when you might not be using all of > the functions in > a request? Is this just one of the balances to work out? > > - Also, if you've got all your functions in a few libraries, > should you just > CFINCLUDE them all in Application.cfm? Again, is this affecting > performance - a bit? Significantly? > > Am I getting confused with libraries of JS files, where you > obviously don't > want a user to download a massive JS file when they might > only use a few > functions in using a web site. As UDFs don't have any sort of > life past the > server, what does CFINCLUDE mean in this context? Is it just > creating a > reference to the file, so it knows where to find the > functions, or does it > have to parse/compile the file each request? > > Any light welcome! > > - Gyrus > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > work: http://www.tengai.co.uk > play: http://www.norlonto.net > - PGP key available > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > + > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
