Day 8 BoxLang Modules: Powering the Ecosystem 🎄
One of BoxLang’s greatest strengths is its modular, extensible ecosystem.
From AI to databases, security, UI, file handling, and enterprise integrations the BoxLang Module Library lets you plug in exactly what your application needs.
Today, we’re highlighting the official 33 BoxLang modules, available across both open-source and BoxLang+/++ tiers.
All modules can be installed using:
install-bx-module {module-name}
Let’s dive in. ✨
⚙️ AI & Automation
bx-ai (Open Source)
install-bx-module bx-ai
Add AI capabilities directly into your BoxLang apps — prompts, generation, embeddings, and more.
📊 UI & Front-End
bx-charts (Open Source)
install-bx-module bx-charts
Generate high-quality charts and visualizations.
bx-ui-forms (Open Source)
install-bx-module bx-ui-forms
Semantic UI form components for BoxLang templating.
🔐 Security
bx-csrf (Open Source)
Generate and validate CSRF tokens.
bx-esapi (Open Source)
Enterprise Security API utilities for sanitization and secure processing.
bx-ldap (BoxLang+/++)
LDAP querying and directory service integration.
📄 Document & Content Processing
bx-csv (BoxLang+/++)
Read and write CSV files.
bx-jsoup (Open Source)
Parse and clean HTML documents.
bx-pdf (Open Source)
Generate and stream PDF documents.
bx-markdown (Open Source)
Native Markdown parsing.
bx-spreadsheet (BoxLang+/++)
Excel (.xls, .xlsx) processing.
bx-wddx (Open Source)
WDDX serialization.
bx-yaml (Open Source)
Native YAML support.
🛠️ CFML Compatibility & Scripting
bx-compat-cfml (Open Source)
Run Adobe/Lucee CFML apps in BoxLang.
bx-jython (Open Source)
Execute Python scripts inside BoxLang.
bx-unsafe-evaluate (Open Source)
Enables dynamic evaluate() execution for BoxLang/CFML expressions.
📬 Communication
bx-ftp (Open Source)
FTP upload/download support.
bx-mail (Open Source)
Full email sending and interaction toolkit.
🧵 Operating System & Hardware
bx-ini (Open Source)
Work with .ini configuration files.
bx-oshi (Open Source)
Access OS and hardware metrics via OSHI.
💾 Databases (JDBC Drivers)
(All open source unless noted)
- bx-derby
- bx-hypersql
- bx-mariadb
- bx-mssql
- bx-mysql
- bx-oracle
- bx-postgresql
- bx-sqlite
Each driver module provides native BoxLang JDBC connectivity.
📦 ORM & Data Access
bx-orm (Open Source)
Integrate JPA/Hibernate ORM with BoxLang applications.
🚀 Caching & Distributed Services
bx-couchbase (BoxLang+/++)
Enterprise caching, sessions, and vector memory via Couchbase.
bx-redis (BoxLang+/++)
Connect to Redis clusters or standalone instances.
🧪 Testing & Runtime Support
bx-web-support (Open Source)
Adds web runtime capabilities to the BoxLang OS binary ideal for CLI-based web testing.
🎁 Day 8 Wrap-Up
The BoxLang Module ecosystem empowers developers to build modern, scalable applications without reinventing the wheel. With 33 official modules, BoxLang provides a complete toolbox — from lightweight utilities to enterprise-grade integrations — all tightly aligned with the language’s multi-runtime vision.
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