> Background: "LSL" (Linden Script Language) is the underlying > language that drives the Second Life environment > (http://www.secondlife.com). > > LSL is not capable of "objects", so it cannot instantiate a > web service object and then consume that web service by > calling functions on the instantiated object. > > Per this wiki page: > > https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LlHTTPRequest > > The LSL developer I am working with will be using an HTTP > request to consume my ColdFusion web service. > > So... How the heck should I build the functionality into a > CFC, but allow Second Life to consume it using an HTTP POST > or GET? Do I have to create a wrapper for my CFC? Should I > not bother with a CFC at all? > > I'm sure I can solve this quickly without having to get an > answer from anyone, but I'm wondering what the "recommended" > or "best" way to approach this might be. > > Thanks for any insight you can offer!
Web services that don't conform to SOAP, XML-RPC or some other standard are generally called "REST" web services (); that's essentially what you're going to end up writing. You can do this with a CFC, by having your client call specific methods embedded in the URL of the request, or with a CFM if you prefer. The core logic used by your web service interfaces (REST and/or SOAP) could well be contained in a private method of your CFC, or within another CFC entirely - it's pretty common to separate the two, using the public CFC somewhere in your web root as a façade that invokes the underlying CFC presumably not in your web root. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm CFCDev is supported by: Katapult Media, Inc. We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! www.katapultmedia.com An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/cfcdev@cfczone.org
