# The Basics - [Request Context](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/request-context.md) - [Routing](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing.md) - [Requirements](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/requirements.md) - [Rewrite Rules](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/requirements/rewrite-rules.md) - [Application Router](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/application-router.md) - [Routing DSL](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl.md) - [Routing By Convention](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/routing-by-convention.md) - [Pattern Placeholders](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/pattern-placeholders.md) - [Routing Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/routing-methods.md) - [Resourceful Routes](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/resourceful-routes.md) - [Named Routes](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/named-routes.md) - [Routing Groups](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/routing-groups.md) - [Routing Namespaces](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/routing-dsl/routing-namespaces.md) - [Building Routable Links](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/building-routable-links.md) - [RESTFul Extension Detection](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/restful-extension-detection.md) - [HTTP Method Spoofing](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/http-method-spoofing.md) - [HTML Base Tag](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/html-base-tag.md) - [Pathinfo Providers](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/routing/pathinfo-providers.md) - [Event Handlers](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers.md) - [How are events called?](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/how-are-events-called.md) - [Getting & Setting Values](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/getting-and-setting-values.md) - [Setting Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/setting-views.md) - [Relocating](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/relocating.md) - [Rendering Data](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/rendering-data.md) - [Sending Files](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/sending-files.md) - [Interception Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/interception-methods.md) - [Pre Advices](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/interception-methods/pre-advices.md) - [Post Advices](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/interception-methods/post-advices.md) - [Around Advices](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/interception-methods/around-advices.md) - [Model Integration](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/model-integration.md) - [Model Data Binding](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/model-integration/model-data-binding.md) - [HTTP Method Security](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/http-method-security.md) - [Implicit Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/implicit-methods.md) - [Executing Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/executing-events.md) - [Executing Routes](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/executing-routes.md) - [Viewlets - Reusable Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/viewlets-reusable-events.md) - [Event Caching](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/event-caching.md) - [Validation](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/event-handlers/validation.md) - [Layouts & Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views.md) - [Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views.md) - [Rendering Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/rendering-views.md) - [Rendering External Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/rendering-external-views.md) - [Rendering With Local Variables](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/rendering-with-local-variables.md) - [Rendering Collections](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/rendering-collections.md) - [View Caching](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/view-caching.md) - [View Helpers](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/view-helpers.md) - [View Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/views/view-events.md) - [Layouts](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts.md) - [Basic Layouts](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/basic-layouts.md) - [Default Layout](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/default-layout.md) - [Nested Layouts](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/nested-layouts.md) - [Overriding Layouts](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/overriding-layouts.md) - [Layouts From A Module](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/layouts-from-a-module.md) - [Layout Helpers](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/layout-helpers.md) - [Layout Events](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/layouts/layout-events.md) - [Implicit Layout-View Declarations](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/implicit-layout-view-declarations.md) - [Helpers UDF's](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/helpers-udfs.md) - [ColdBox Elixir](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/layouts-and-views/coldbox-elixir.md) - [Models](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models.md) - [Domain Modeling](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/domain-modeling.md) - [Service Layer](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/domain-modeling/service-layer.md) - [Data Layers](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/domain-modeling/data-layers.md) - [Book](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/domain-modeling/book.md) - [Conventions Location](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/conventions-location.md) - [WireBox Binder](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/wirebox-binder.md) - [Super Type Usage Methods](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/super-type-usage-methods.md) - [Injection DSL](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/injection-dsl.md) - [Model Object Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/model-object-namespace.md) - [ColdBox Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/coldbox-namespace.md) - [CacheBox Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/cachebox-namespace.md) - [LogBox Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/logbox-namespace.md) - [WireBox Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/wirebox-namespace.md) - [EntityService Namespace](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/injection-dsl/entityservice-namespace.md) - [Object Scopes](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/object-scopes.md) - [Coding: Solo Style](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style.md) - [Datasource](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style/datasource.md) - [Contact.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style/contact.cfc.md) - [ContactDAO.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style/contactdao.cfc.md) - [ContactService.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style/contactservice.cfc.md) - [Contacts Handler](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-solo-style/contacts-handler.md) - [Coding: ActiveEntity Style](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-activeentity-style.md) - [ORM](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-activeentity-style/orm.md) - [Contact.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-activeentity-style/contact.cfc.md) - [Contacts Handler](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-activeentity-style/contacts-handler.md) - [Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-activeentity-style/views.md) - [Coding: Virtual Service Layer](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-virtual-service-layer.md) - [ORM](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-virtual-service-layer/orm.md) - [Contacts.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-virtual-service-layer/contacts.cfc.md) - [Contacts Handler](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-virtual-service-layer/contacts-handler.md) - [Views](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-virtual-service-layer/views.md) - [Coding: ORM Scaffolding](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-orm-scaffolding.md) - [ORM](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-orm-scaffolding/orm.md) - [Contacts.cfc](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-orm-scaffolding/contacts.cfc.md) - [Scaffold](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v5.x-1/the-basics/models/coding-orm-scaffolding/scaffold.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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