ColdBox 4 allows you to nest modules within modules up to the Nth degree. You can package a module with other modules that can even contain other modules within them. It really opens a great opportunity for better packaging, delivery and a further break from monolithic applications. To use, just create a modules
folder in your module and drop the modules there as well. You can also just create a box.json
in the root of your module and let CommandBox manage your module dependencies. Here is an example of the ColdBox ORM Module:
{"name" : "ColdBox ORM Extensions","version" : "1.0.3","author" : "Luis Majano <[email protected]","slug" : "cborm","type" : "modules","homepage" : "http://www.coldbox.org","documentation" : "http://wiki.coldbox.org","repository" : { "type" : "git", "url" : "https://github.com/ColdBox/cbox-cborm" },"shortDescription" : "Enhances the ColdFusion ORM with tons of utilities.","license" : [{ "type" : "Apache2", "url" : "http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html" }],"contributors" : ["Brad Wood <[email protected]>", "Curt Gratz <[email protected]>", "Joel Watson <[email protected]>"],"dependencies" :{"cbvalidation" : "1.0.2"},"ignore":["**/.*","tests","apidocs","*/.md"]}