samihoda / cfml-electron

An example of how to run CommandBox (CFML) inside of Electron.

cfml-electron

An example of how to run CommandBox (Any CFML Engine) inside of Electron.

Installation

To install, you first need to install Node/NPM if you haven't already. This method could also be used for any Node.JS app.

Why CommandBox?

I mainly moved from straight Lucee to CommandBox due to the flexiilty of CommandBox. We can define which CFML engine we want to use, as well as control it much easier. I also hope to have CommandBox be able to run with .asar builds, but we will see.

Clone this repo somewhere.

git clone https://github.com/fyroc/cfml-electron.git

cd cfml-electron

Install NPM Modules

npm install

Run electron

npm start

Using Commandbox

• Upload your ColdFusion files to /cfml
• Edit the server.json file to fit your needs, just be sure the port matches what is in the main.js file
• You can also access CommandBox with http://localhost:8888/ and the systemtray (can be hidden as well)

Notes

If you want to use electron-builder to build this, make sure "asar": false or else CommandBox will not run.