1. + A Look at CFAjax Stephen Rittler CounterMarch Systems
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2. Agenda Background and Setup Simple Usage (Demo) Using Templates
Security
Plan for the Future
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3. about:steve Part of the CF community since 1999
Certified Advanced CF Developer
Certified Flash MX 2004 Developer
Manager of the Philadelphia CFUG
Head over heels with Flex
Also, Belgian beer
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4. What is Ajax? Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
Leverages HTML / XHTML, CSS, DOM, XML, XSLT, and XMLHttpRequest
Obligatory mention of “Web 2.0”
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5. Roles and Responsibilities
Javascript
Collects data, transparently sends it to the server on certain user-events
Does something with returned data
UI manipulation, user notification
Back-End (CF, Java, .NET, PHP, Ruby)
Does actual work
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6. Process Flow
Image swiped from Informit.com
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7. ColdFusion Implementations
CFAjax
ajaxCFC
Plugin for Model-Glue
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8. Setting up CFAjax Server Side: CF 6.0 and above Client Side
Javascript Enabled
XMLHttp object supported
Can return (3 Complex Data Types):
Struct
Query
Array
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9. Simple Demonstration
Just thinking out loud here, if you were going to show a demo, there might not be a better time than this slide. So maybe you should do that now. But what do I know? I’m just a PowerPoint presentation.
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10. Simplicity is Nice Granular data in, granular data out
Human readable (mostly)
Consistent process flow
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11. Problems of Simple Approach
DOM Manipulation
Thought of IE and DOM manipulation should make you queasy
Do you really want to put HTML markup in Javascript?
Our Solution (ymmv)
Templates
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12. Templates Pros: Cons: Returning HTML No hardcore DOM work
Easy. Very easy. Very, very easy…
Cons:
Feels very dirty
Requires a second “Controller” to encapsulate view logic
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13. Security MySpace.com hack: Solutions: http://fast.info/myspace/
Gateway concept
Plugins for frameworks (ajaxCFC for MG, etc.)
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14. Emerging Trends Flex / Ajax Combination Mobile Ajax Apps
Mobile Ajax Apps
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15. Thank you! This presentation and sample code:
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16. Resources
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