In this session we will explore how to build, reuse and distribute CommandBox packages. We will also venture into automation land with all the different automation capabilities CommandBox offers not only at the Operating System level but at the CFML level. Anybody up for a CFML task runner?

1. CommandBox
Package Management & Automation

2. Install CommandBox
www.ortussolutions.com/products/commandbox
● apt-get
● Homebrew
● box.exe
ortus.gitbooks.io

3. ForgeBox
● Web GUI
● REST API
● CLI (forgebox namespace)
● Doesn’t host, just lists

4. Install Packages
● install package
● Install conventions (module/, etc)
● Dependencies installed
● --production flag
● Ignores

5. Endpoints
● file:C:/myfile.zip
● folder:C:/myfolder/
● http(s)://mysite.com/file.zip
● forgebox:slug
● forgebox:slug@version
● git+ssh://site.com/repo.git#tag

6. Manage Packages
● list
● update
● outdated

7. Automation
OS .cfm execution

8. Automation
CommandBox recipes

9. Automation
● Custom Commands
○ Chuck Norris
○ ImageToASCII
○ CFDocs
○ Write your own!