Module Layout

In order to create a module you must first create a nicely named directory within the modules conventions directory. For example, let's build a simple hello world module. CommandBox to the rescue!
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coldbox create module helloworld
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Here is the output:
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Created /Users/lmajano/tmp/myapp/modules_app/helloworld
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Created /Users/lmajano/tmp/myapp/modules_app/helloworld/handlers
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Created /Users/lmajano/tmp/myapp/modules_app/helloworld/handlers/Home.cfc
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Created /Users/lmajano/tmp/myapp/modules_app/helloworld/models
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Created /Users/lmajano/tmp/myapp/modules_app/helloworld/models/models_here.txt
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Created /Users/lmajano/tmp/myapp/modules_app/helloworld/ModuleConfig.cfc
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Created /Users/lmajano/tmp/myapp/modules_app/helloworld/views
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Created /Users/lmajano/tmp/myapp/modules_app/helloworld/views/home
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Created /Users/lmajano/tmp/myapp/modules_app/helloworld/views/home/index.cfm
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The layout of a ColdBox Module is optional except for one file: ModuleConfig.cfc. This is a simple CFC that boots up your module and tells the host application how your module is loaded, unloaded and behaves. If you are leveraging CommandBox then you can also declare a box.json for the module itself in order to declare dependencies and development dependencies for it.
Below are all the possible combinations of a module layout, you will notice that it is EXACTLY the same as a ColdBox application.
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+Modules_app
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  + {ModuleName - Unique}
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    + ModuleConfig.cfc (The module configuration object Mandatory)
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    + box.json (optional - if using CommandBox)
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    + handlers (optional)
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    + layouts  (optional)
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    + views    (optional)
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    + interceptors (optional)
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    + models    (optional)
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As you can see, the only mandatory resources for a module is the directory name in which it lives and a ModuleConfig.cfc. The module developer can choose to implement a simple module or a very complex module. All folders are optional and only what is used will be loaded. Not only are modules reusable and extensible, but you can easily create a module with dual functionality: A standalone application or a module. This is true reusability and flexibility. I don't know about you, but this is really exciting (Geek Alert!).

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