In this release, we've introduced the exciting addition of websockets support to BoxLang through the powerful SocketBox module. This enhancement is not limited to our CommandBox Runtime but also extends to our MiniServer runtime, creating a more dynamic and efficient framework for real-time communication. For an in-depth introduction to these features, please visit our community post here.

Additionally, we've implemented several new features and improvements. We've also improved the system startup process by adding version and build date information to the MiniServer startup output (BL-607). Lastly, we've addressed session management by ensuring that application settings are readily accessible during the onSessionEnd event (BL-610). This release encapsulates our ongoing commitment to providing robust, cutting-edge solutions for developers and reaching stable release in the coming weeks.

What is BoxLang?

BoxLang is a modern dynamic JVM language that can be deployed on multiple runtimes: operating system (Windows/Mac/*nix/Embedded), web server, lambda, iOS, android, web assembly, and more. BoxLang combines many features from different programming languages, including Java, CFML, Python, Ruby, Go, and PHP, to provide developers with a modern and expressive syntax.

It is also a drop-in replacement for Adobe ColdFusion and Lucee Engines.

How to get started?

Visit our docs at https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com and get coding today. If you want to try it out on the web then go to our online REPL at https://try.boxlang.io. You can also checkout our YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNE-ZbNnndB-40LvAbeSeT2Oi3V2gm_B8

Release Notes

Here are the latest release notes: https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/readme/release-history/1.0.0-beta17

Bugs

BL-608 Timeouts (connection, idle) for datasources needs to be in seconds and not in milliseconds to adhere to cfconfig

BL-609 BoxLang resolvers do not allow class paths to have `-` in them.

Improvements

BL-607 Add version/build date to output of Miniserver startup

BL-610 onSessionEnd needs application settings made available

BL-611 Remove debugmode capture on miniserver, delegate to the core runtime.

New Features

BL-605 MiniServer WebSocket handler