Modernize or Die® - CFML News Podcast for August 6th, 2024 - Episode 217

2024-08-06 Weekly News — Episode 217Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/Z3m5Nd7HoJc?feature=shareHosts: Eric Peterson - Senior Developer at Ortus SolutionsDan Card - Senior Developer at Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and all your favorite box-es out there. A few ways to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:Buy Tickets to Into the Box 2025 in Washington DC https://t.co/cFLDUJZEyMApril 30, 2025 - May 2, 2025 - Washington, DCLike and subscribe to our videos on YouTube. Help ORTUS reach for the Stars - Star and Fork our ReposStar all of your Github Box Dependencies from CommandBox with https://www.forgebox.io/view/commandbox-github Subscribe to our Podcast on your Podcast Apps and leave us a reviewSign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content regularlyBOXLife store: https://www.ortussolutions.com/about-us/shopBuy Ortus’s Books102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips)Now on Amazon! In hardcover too!!!https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJHB712MLearn Modern ColdFusion (CFML) in 100+ Minutes - Free online https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/ or buy an EBook or Paper copy https://www.ortussolutions.com/learn/books/coldfusion-in-100-minutes Patreon Support (Stupendous)We have 57 patreons: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. News and AnnouncementsBoxLang — Dynamic : Modular : Productivehttps://boxlang.io/https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/New Releases and UpdatesCFConfig v2.0.6Now supports BoxLang serversSpreadsheet-CFML v4.1.0 – v4.2.0Add moveSheet()Add sheet position to sheetInfo() propertiesUpgrade POI to 5.3.0, commons-csv to 1.11.0 and excel-streaming-reader to 4.4.0Allow datatype to be specified with addColumn()Sentry v2Updated to match Sentry’s current event structure designcbq v3.0.8 – v3.0.9SyncProvider bug fixesBoxLang Betas — Beta 2 through 8Beta 2New FeaturesEncryption module — bx-password-encryptNew event: onRequestFlushBufferAbility to coerce BoxLang functions, lambdas, and UDFs, to well-known functional interfaces for Java interopAdd parallel streams from BoxLang arraysTruthy / Falsey completion for boolean casterNew Fluent Attempt BIF and classAdd the ability to add member methods to BoxLang classes — built-in class serialization to JSONNew static helper on Array class: fromString( list, delimiter ) to create quick BoxLang arrays from stringsNew BIFs for registered interceptors into the request pool and the global pool: BoxRegisterRequestInterceptor, BoxRegisterInterceptorwriteDump abort supportwriteOutput on complex BoxLang types should call the toString() on itNative encrypt, decrypt and generateSecretKey() BIFsBug FixeswriteDump expanded collapsed supportwriteDump top supportlistDeleteAt returns a list with multiple delimiters as a list with whole delimitersstructNew with localeSensitive flag throws errorstructKeyTranslate returns voidstructGet does not create struct when missingstructFindValue returning null ownerNo named applications not auto creating nameApplication listener requests interception points not registeredAmbiguous if statements when not using curly bracesthis.javasettings not expanding to correct pathingthis.javasettings ignores paths to actual jars and classescfdirectory fails on centOS, converting datetimedateAdd() modifies its argumenttoString not formatting doubles correctlyAttempt to cast instead of expecting strings inside isValidRegression on JSON serialization of box classes with JSON exclude annotationshttps://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/boxlang-100-beta-2-launchedBeta 3New FeaturesImplement query cache abilityCoerce java SAMs (Single Abstract Method interface) from BoxLang function interfacesAsyncService support for Virtual Thread Executors (create/manage)Bifs for module info: getModuleList() and getModuleInfo( module )Dumping of Java Classes now includes a dump of the toString() value to visualize values betterNew dump template for BoxLang FunctionsAllow the createDynamicProxy BIF to support the request class loader so it can load classes from loaded libraries in the application.bx, runtime, and more.New Script Binaries for bxCFTranspiler, bxCompiler, bxFeatureAudit tools in the distribution bin folderImprovementsRefactor JDBC connection retrieval out of the QueryOptions classDynamic method matching discovery algorithms updated to do 2 pass algorithm: exact then loose coercion matchingImprovement of cache service and cache provider methods for easier BoxLang interactionsRefactored the dump css to resources/dump/html/Dump.cssMigrate dynamic proxies to native java implementation from the JDKPassing the session id to the onSessionStart listenerGive better warnings if the sessionStorage is not a valid stringBug Fixesattributecollection not handled properly on cfthrowLeft in system out calls that need to be removedJSR ScriptEngine starting runtime without debug flag if passedCreating a default cache was not setting the right name and a "default" already registered exception was being thrownDefault argument values not always checked for typeImplements missing from Box Class metadataStatic Scope missing from metadatahttps://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/boxlang-100-beta-3-launchedBeta 4ImprovementsQuery caching improvements and compatibility updatesEnsure request attributes are available to the web runtime scopebx-compat CFML compatibility module updates to ensure null query column values are returned as empty stringsBug FixesFixes compilation issue with variables name cfcatchCFML compatibility for CGI.QUERY_STRING when not providedFix null queryparam functionalityhttps://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/boxlang-100-beta-4-launchedBeta 5New FeaturesData NavigatorsOriginal ConfigurationStringBind BIF and member functionAt...