If we had a single folder for CFCs, then I can see this working. However, we've separated our CFCs like so...
/appRoot/cfc /appRoot/cfc/data /appRoot/cfc/rules /appRoot/cfc/display We are using the folder to separate data access components, business rule components, and presentation layer components. I guess we can maybe move our components into appRoot/cfc and distinquish them via a naming standard... But I'm still looking for an alternative. Just re-read your message - We might be able to assume the components will be in a fixed root folder - That would solve our problem - instead of using "appRoot.cfc.data.component" we'd be able to reliably use "cfc.type.component". I need to think this through some more and speak with the client regarding folder location/naming (the app will be deployed to an existing web server), but right now I can't see why it wouldn't work right. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:35 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: How do you pass the location of your CFCs to other CFCs? If the CFCs are related, why not use the same directory? Ie /root /root/wwwroot (web files here) /root/cfcs If your app was Foo.com, you could make a mapping that points to root, then all your cfcs would have the path: foo.cfc.whatever And of course, if whatever needs to access whoever in the same package, it can just call "whoever". ======================================================================== === Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Mindseye, Inc (www.mindseye.com) Member of Team Macromedia (http://www.macromedia.com/go/teammacromedia) Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus/blog Yahoo IM : morpheus "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn Grover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:32 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: How do you pass the location of your CFCs to other CFCs? > > > We are trying to follow good OO coding standards as we > develop our CFCs, but have hit a minor snag. > > Basically, an action page will call a business rule > component. But first, it needs to know where we've stored > the components. That's fine, I can set a variable in > Application.cfm. Now the business rule component may have > need to access other components (other BR or data access > components), I can hard code the path to the components > during development, but it'd be VERY nice if I didn't have to > replace these values when the project is delivered (different > server and base directory) or we moved our development > server. How do YOU handle this? > > We've toyed with the idea of using a central configuration > object which all objects could instantiate if needed, but > then how does the CFC know where the config.cfc is? Next, we > considered specifying a variable in the Request scope, but > this means the components MUST know something about the > environement they are being used in, which breaks OO coding > standards (think black box). So, the only other option we > can think off is to pass the path to the objects, either on a > per function basis, or through an "init" function right after > the component is created. This option is probably the most > robust overall, but means revising a number of components > that already exist. So, I'm thinking that leaves us with the > Request scope variable. Are there any other options we're > missing? (reading from a file presents the same problem - > how does the cfc know where the file is located without > breaking OO standards?). > > Thanks for any input/suggestions. > > Shawn > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
