# The Basics - [Request Context](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/request-context.md): The Request Context Object models incoming requests and provides access to form, URL, and remote variables. Learn how to interact with client data and manage responses. - [Routing](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing.md): ColdBox's powerful routing service provides robust URL mappings for building expressive applications and RESTful services with clean, SEO-friendly URLs. - [Requirements](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/requirements.md) - [Rewrite Rules](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/requirements/rewrite-rules.md) - [Application Router](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/application-router.md) - [Routing DSL](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl.md) - [Routing By Convention](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/routing-by-convention.md) - [Pattern Placeholders](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/pattern-placeholders.md) - [Routing Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/routing-methods.md) - [Resourceful Routes](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/resourceful-routes.md): Resourceful routes are convention based to help you create routing with less boilerplate. - [Named Routes](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/named-routes.md) - [Routing Groups](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/routing-groups.md) - [Routing Namespaces](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/routing-namespaces.md) - [AI Routing](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/ai-routing.md): ColdBox provides first-class AI routing via toAi() and toMCP(), enabling automatic registration of AI inference and Model Context Protocol endpoints. - [Building Routable Links](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/building-routable-links.md) - [RESTFul Extension Detection](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/restful-extension-detection.md) - [HTTP Method Spoofing](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/http-method-spoofing.md) - [HTML Base Tag](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/html-base-tag.md) - [Pathinfo Providers](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/routing/pathinfo-providers.md) - [Event Handlers](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers.md): Event handlers are ColdBox's controllers that manage application flow, handle user interactions, call business logic, and prepare responses. Learn MVC controller patterns. - [How are events called?](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/how-are-events-called.md) - [Getting & Setting Values](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/getting-and-setting-values.md) - [Setting Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/setting-views.md) - [Relocating](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/relocating.md) - [Rendering Data](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/rendering-data.md) - [Sending Files](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/sending-files.md) - [Interception Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/interception-methods.md) - [Pre Advices](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/interception-methods/pre-advices.md) - [Post Advices](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/interception-methods/post-advices.md) - [Around Advices](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/interception-methods/around-advices.md) - [Model Integration](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/model-integration.md) - [Model Data Binding](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/model-integration/model-data-binding.md): Easily bind incoming data into your models. - [HTTP Method Security](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/http-method-security.md) - [Implicit Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/implicit-methods.md) - [Executing Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/executing-events.md) - [Executing Routes](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/executing-routes.md) - [Viewlets - Reusable Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/viewlets-reusable-events.md) - [Event Caching](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/event-caching.md) - [Validation](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/event-handlers/validation.md) - [Layouts & Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views.md): ColdBox's flexible layout manager and content renderer system. Create beautiful, dynamic layouts and views with powerful rendering mechanisms for HTML, JSON, XML and more. - [Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views.md) - [Rendering Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/rendering-views.md) - [Rendering External Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/rendering-external-views.md) - [Rendering With Local Variables](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/rendering-with-local-variables.md) - [Rendering Collections](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/rendering-collections.md) - [View Caching](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/view-caching.md) - [View Helpers](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/view-helpers.md) - [View Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/view-events.md) - [Layouts](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts.md) - [Basic Layouts](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/basic-layouts.md) - [Default Layout](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/default-layout.md) - [Nested Layouts](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/nested-layouts.md) - [Overriding Layouts](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/overriding-layouts.md) - [Layouts From A Module](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/layouts-from-a-module.md) - [Layout Helpers](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/layout-helpers.md) - [Layout Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/layout-events.md) - [Implicit Layout-View Declarations](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/implicit-layout-view-declarations.md) - [Helpers UDF's](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/helpers-udfs.md) - [ColdBox Elixir](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/coldbox-elixir.md) - [Models](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models.md): Integrate your business logic and data models seamlessly with ColdBox using WireBox dependency injection. Learn domain modeling patterns and best practices. - [Domain Modeling](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/domain-modeling.md) - [Service Layer](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/domain-modeling/service-layer.md) - [Data Layers](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/domain-modeling/data-layers.md) - [Book](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/domain-modeling/book.md) - [Conventions Location](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/conventions-location.md) - [WireBox Binder](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/wirebox-binder.md) - [Super Type Usage Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/super-type-usage-methods.md) - [Injection DSL](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/injection-dsl.md) - [ColdBox Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/coldbox-namespace.md) - [CacheBox Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/cachebox-namespace.md) - [EntityService Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/entityservice-namespace.md) - [Executor Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/executor-namespace.md) - [Java Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/java-namespace.md) - [LogBox Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/logbox-namespace.md) - [Models Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/model-object-namespace.md) - [Provider Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/provider-namespace.md) - [WireBox Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/wirebox-namespace.md) - [Object Scopes](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/object-scopes.md) - [Coding: Solo Style](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style.md) - [Datasource](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style/datasource.md) - [Contact.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style/contact.cfc.md) - [ContactDAO.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style/contactdao.cfc.md) - [ContactService.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style/contactservice.cfc.md) - [Contacts Handler](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style/contacts-handler.md) - [Coding: ActiveEntity Style](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-activeentity-style.md) - [ORM](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-activeentity-style/orm.md) - [Contact.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-activeentity-style/contact.cfc.md) - [Contacts Handler](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-activeentity-style/contacts-handler.md) - [Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-activeentity-style/views.md) - [Coding: Virtual Service Layer](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-virtual-service-layer.md) - [ORM](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-virtual-service-layer/orm.md) - [Contacts.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-virtual-service-layer/contacts.cfc.md) - [Contacts Handler](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-virtual-service-layer/contacts-handler.md) - [Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-virtual-service-layer/views.md) - [Coding: ORM Scaffolding](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-orm-scaffolding.md) - [ORM](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-orm-scaffolding/orm.md) - [Contacts.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-orm-scaffolding/contacts.cfc.md) - [Scaffold](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/models/coding-orm-scaffolding/scaffold.md) - [Interceptors](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors.md): Interceptors are CFC listeners that enable aspect-oriented programming in ColdBox. Create interceptor chains for cross-cutting concerns like security, logging, and caching. - [How do they work?](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/how-do-they-work.md) - [Conventions](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/how-do-they-work/conventions.md) - [Interceptor Declaration](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/interceptor-declaration.md) - [Interceptor Registration](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/interceptor-registration.md) - [Dynamic Registration](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/dynamic-registration.md) - [Core Interception Points](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/core-interception-points.md) - [Application Life Cycle Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/core-interception-points/application-life-cycle-events.md) - [Object Creating Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/core-interception-points/object-creating-events.md) - [Layout-View Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/core-interception-points/layout-view-events.md) - [Module Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/core-interception-points/module-events.md) - [CacheBox Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/core-interception-points/cachebox-events.md) - [Restricting Execution](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/restricting-execution.md) - [Interceptor Output Buffer](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/interceptor-output-buffer.md) - [Custom Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/custom-events.md) - [Configuration Registration](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/custom-events/configuration-registration.md) - [Programmatic Registration](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/custom-events/programmatic-registration.md) - [Listening](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/custom-events/listening.md) - [Announcing Interceptions](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/custom-events/announcing-interceptions.md) - [Unregistering Interceptors](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/unregistering-interceptors.md) - [Reporting Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/reporting-methods.md) - [Interceptor Asynchronicity](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/interceptor-asynchronicity.md) - [Async Announcements](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/interceptor-asynchronicity/async-announcements.md) - [Async Listeners With Join](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/interceptor-asynchronicity/async-listeners-with-join.md) - [Async Listeners No Join](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/interceptor-asynchronicity/async-listeners-no-join.md) - [Asynchronous Annotations](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/interceptors/interceptor-asynchronicity/asynchronous-annotations.md) - [Modules](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules.md): ColdBox Modules are self-contained subsets of applications that bring reusability and extensibility. Break down monolithic apps into manageable, modular components. - [Core Modules](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/core-modules.md) - [Locations](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/locations.md) - [Parent Configuration](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/parent-configuration.md) - [Module Layout](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-layout.md) - [Changing The Module Layout](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-layout/changing-the-module-layout.md) - [Module Service](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-service.md) - [Module Lifecycle](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-service/module-lifecycle.md) - [Module Registration](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-service/module-registration.md) - [Module Activation](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-service/module-activation.md) - [Module Unloading](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-service/module-unloading.md) - [Common Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-service/common-methods.md) - [Loading New Modules](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-service/loading-new-modules.md) - [Loading A-la-carte Modules](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-service/loading-a-la-carte-modules.md) - [Module Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-service/module-events.md) - [ModuleConfig](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/moduleconfig.md) - [Public Module Properties](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/moduleconfig/public-module-properties-directives.md) - [The Decorated Variables](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/moduleconfig/the-decorated-variables.md) - [The configure() Method](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/moduleconfig/the-configure-method.md) - [Module Settings](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/moduleconfig/module-settings.md) - [Environment Control](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/moduleconfig/environment-control.md) - [Interceptor Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/moduleconfig/interceptor-events.md) - [Module Event Executions](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-event-executions.md) - [URL Routing](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/url-routing.md) - [Default Route Execution](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/url-routing/default-route-execution.md) - [Module Routes Files](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/url-routing/module-routes-files.md) - [Module Async Scheduling](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-async-scheduling.md) - [Request Context Module Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/request-context-module-methods.md) - [Layout and View Renderings](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/layout-and-view-renderings.md) - [Layout/View Discovery](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/layout-and-view-renderings/layout-view-discovery.md) - [Overriding Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/layout-and-view-renderings/overriding-views.md) - [Overriding Layouts](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/layout-and-view-renderings/overriding-layouts.md) - [Default Module Layout](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/layout-and-view-renderings/default-module-layout.md) - [Explicit Module Renderings](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/layout-and-view-renderings/explicit-module-renderings.md) - [Models](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/models.md) - [Module CF Mappings](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-cf-mappings.md) - [Module Dependencies](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-dependencies.md) - [Module Helpers](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-helpers.md) - [Module Bundles](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-bundles.md) - [Module Inception](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/modules/module-inception.md) - [Testing](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start.md): Get a quick start with ColdBox Testing. Learn the fundamentals of testing your ColdBox applications with integration and unit tests. - [Test Harness](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/test-harness.md) - [Testing Classes](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/coldbox-testing-classes.md) - [Testing Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/common-methods.md) - [Integration Testing](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/integration-testing.md) - [Test Annotations](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/integration-testing/test-annotations.md) - [Life-Cycle Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/integration-testing/life-cycle-events.md) - [Request Setup()](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/integration-testing/test-setup.md) - [The execute() Method](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/integration-testing/the-execute-method.md) - [HTTP Testing Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/integration-testing/http-testing-methods.md) - [Testing Without Virtual Application](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/integration-testing/testing-without-virtual-application.md) - [Interceptor Testing](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/interceptor-testing.md) - [Model Object Testing](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/model-object-testing.md) - [Tips & Tricks](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/testing-quick-start/tips-and-tricks.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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