Hi Michael, I may already be too late, if you have already started down a specific path. I'm no authority on FB4.1 or CF. However, I converted a non-FB app at my present company to a FB4.1 app using CFC's entirely for the business logic, and this is what I did.
A quasi-combination of options 2&3 that you have listed below. I used <class> in Fusebox.xml file. Then what I mean by "quasi" for option 2 is that I don't use the fusebox.init file. I still use the Globals plugin (leftover from FB4) to set all my global variables and I set/check an application variable call "appInitialized". If it does not exist, it is initialized to zero. Then in my circuit.xml file for my controller (I use the MVC framework, so I have a controller folder), I have a prefuseaction that checks for the appInitialized variable. If appInitialized is 0, then I <instantiate> all my CFC's. This seems to work pretty well for me and the app runs smoothly. The CFC's are getting instantiated all over the place unnecessarily. Hope this helps. Email me if you want the example code for the xml files. Ali >We are upgrading from 3 to 4.1. > >I am trying to figure out the best way to create and invoke cfc methods. > >The options seem to be - ignore fb4 stuff and do this myself within fuses. > >Use fusebox.init.cfm to instantiate where required. Then use <invoke> >in circuits.xml. > >Use <class> in fusebox.xml together with <instantiate> and <invoke> in >circuits.xml. > >I like this last one because if my cfc's move to another folder I can >just change the fusebox.xml. However I'm concerned that I have lost >control of locking if I wanted to place my object in a persistent >scope. > >I've also had the idea of sort of combining the use of <class> with >the fusebox.init.cfm file and using the application.fusebox.classes >structure to do my instantiating - i.e. getting the benefit of this >central variable, but keeping more control of the creating of objects. > >Any thoughts or advice on that lot! > >Mike ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get help! RoboHelp http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=58 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:12:6694 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/12 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:12 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.12 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
