Ryan,
I store my UDFs in a CFC called UDFLib. The UDFLib then in turn composes its
own sub libraries for easier code organization:
// Inside the INIT for UDFLib
THIS.Array = CreateObject("component", "udflib.ArrayLib").Init(THIS);
THIS.String = CreateObject("component", "udflib.StringLib").Init(THIS);
THIS.System = CreateObject("component", "udflib.SystemLib").Init(THIS);
THIS.Validation = CreateObject("component",
"udflib.ValidationLib").Init(THIS);
.... etc ...
Then I store the parent library in the APPLICATION scope, but inside of a
ServiceFactory. I am new to OOP and not sure if this is the best method, but
then in my page pre-request area I have
REQUEST.UDFLib = APPLICATION.ServiceFactory.GetUDFLib();
Then for anywhere on the page I can use calls like:
REQUEST.UDFLib.Validation.IsEmail(FORM.user_email);
Or
REQUEST.UDFLib.String.ToMixedCase(qBlam.foo);
Since the ServiceFactory is only created once and stored in APPLICATION and
itself creates and stores one copy of UDFLib, then it gets cached while the
application is running.
Hope that helps at all.
.......................
Ben Nadel
Web Developer
Nylon Technology
6 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10011
212.691.1134
212.691.3477 fax
www.nylontechnology.com
"Vote for Pedro"
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Duckworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:54 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: cfscript Common Functions and Best Practices
Currently we have many functions that we use within cfscript. We are
storing them in the request scope (see 2 examples below).
Here is what I am don't like about this approach: Every page hit from
every user is loading these common functions. I personally am not
convinced that the request scope is the best place for these types of
functions. I'm sure that many of you out there use functions of your
own and from www.cflib.org. Is the server scope a better place for
these? Should we only reload the functions if they are not already
defined in the server scope?
Thanks,
Ryan
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