If you want to use Java (which I'd recommend), baseically all you need to do is come up with a language specification (or use CFML's), and then create a system that will convert that language into Java source code, which can then be compiled as you would any other Java class. Along with that comes the need to be able to do some reflection so that you can translate errors in the Java back to the appropriate CFML (or whatever), as well as keep track of when you need to update your Java files, based on the modification dates of the templates.
In addition to the basic compilation, you'll also probably want to provide functionality that Java doesn't provide, or at least encapsulate it into more easily usable pieces, like CF does with CFQUERY and datasources. Keep in mind that you can also perform encapsulation with internal CFML (or wahtever) templates, like CF does (for instance, CFDUMP and CFSAVECONTENT). You'll definitely want to decide which pieces to encapulate first, or you'll be throwing away alot of compilation work, because it'll become unneeded. Apache Tomcat is a free Java Servlet container which would serve as a good base, assuming you follow the CFML compiles to Java Servlets pattern, which makes the most sense to me of the other options that come readily to mind. I wouldn't worry about making deployment easy until you have a working system, so I'd see the system initially working like this: 1) write the template in CFML or whatever 2) run a command line compiler to make the Java source 3) copy the Java source to the Tomcat application directory 4) load the pages and let Tomcat automatically compile the .java files into .class files for you, as well as take care of putting them in the right place in the filesystem. Then once you have a langauge that you can use, you can start worrying about rolling step 2-4 together. You'll want a Tomcat app that encapsulates your CFML-Java compiler, and then your CFML applications would be housed within that application. You'd want to set up an alternative mapping to your compiler app so that it runs based on .cfm, rather like Struts' setup with the .do extension. Hopefully that all makes sense. Footnote: I'm relying on logic here, not any actual experience working with such a system, so don't flame me. However, while I have no intention of writing such a system, I'd be interested to hear feedback and suggestions. barneyb > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 9:33 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT: CF Capability but not CF. > > > Does anyone know where or how I can learn about writing my own application > server such as Blue Dragon has. This really interests me. Not that I could > compete I would just like to know how it is done. > > ============================================ > Bryan F. Hogan > Director of Internet Development > Macromedia Certified ColdFusion MX Developer > Digital Bay Media, Inc. > 1-877-72DIGITAL > ============================================ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
