[Reactor For CF] application.reactor.

[Nick Tong - TalkWebSolutions.co.uk]

Sorry newbe question and i can't find an archive for this list:

is there any reason why i should put reactor in the application scope so i don't have to instantiate it each page request:

i.e.
application.cfm

<cfif not structKeyExists( application, 'appInitialized' )>
    <cflock name="appInitBlock" type="exclusive" timeout="10">
        <cfif not structKeyExists( application, 'appInitialized' )>
            <!--- create the reactorFactory --->
            <cfset application.Reactor = CreateObject("Component", "reactor.reactorFactory").init(expandPath("reactor.xml")) />
        </cfif>
    </cflock>
</cfif>

then any calls after i use the application scope:
i.e.
<cfset UserGateway = application.reactor.createGateway("User") />

thanks.
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