Companion Frameworks
WireBox, CacheBox, and LogBox — ColdBox's embedded companion frameworks and their documentation.
ColdBox embeds three standalone frameworks, each with its own complete documentation. ColdBox docs cover how the framework consumes them; their books cover what they can do.
WireBox — Dependency Injection & AOP
The container behind getInstance(), property inject, and every model in your app.
Configuring WireBox — binder DSL and properties
ColdBox Enhanced Binder — ColdBox-specific binder additions
Mapping DSL — mapping objects, scopes, and AOP
ColdBox-side integration: Models · Injection DSL · WireBox Directive
CacheBox — Enterprise Caching
The engine behind event caching, view caching, and cachebox: injections.
CacheBox DSL — declaring caches
Cache Providers — engine-specific providers
ColdBox Configuration — the ColdBox integration
ColdBox-side integration: Event Caching · View Caching · HTTP Caching · CacheBox Directive
LogBox — Logging & Messaging
The engine behind logbox: injections and framework logging.
LogBox DSL — configuring loggers
Adding Appenders — file, console, DB, and more
ColdBox-side integration: LogBox Directive
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