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Brad Wood

September 05, 2012

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ColdBox handlers all support these simple AOP-style methods that require no configuration to get running:
 
  • preHandler Executes before any requested action (In the same handler CFC)
  • pre{Action} Executes before the {action} requested ONLY
  • postHandler Executes after any requested action (In the same handler CFC)
  • post{Action} Executes after the {action} requested ONLY
  • aroundHandler Executes around any request action (In the same handler CFC)
  • around{Action} Executes around the {action} requested ONLY
 
You don't have to do anything other than define these methods and the ColdBox framework will call them for you.  They supply you with a handy method of implementing security, error handling, logging, or whatever else you can dream up to your handlers; even cross-cutting several methods at once!
 
For more info and some example code, look here: http://wiki.coldbox.org/wiki/EventHandlers.cfm#AOP_Simple_Interceptors
 
P.S. {Action} would be the name of the action being run.  For instance, if your handler had a method (action) called "list", the convention would be "preList", "postList", or "aroundList".

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