ortus-boxlang
Skills by this owner — View all
Use this skill when reading, writing, copying, moving, or deleting files and directories in BoxLang: fileRead, fileWrite, fileCopy, fileMove, directoryList, directoryCreate, fileUpload, streaming large files, or processing CSV/JSON files from disk.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when generating API documentation for BoxLang or CFML projects with DocBox, including installation, CLI usage, programmatic configuration, HTML/JSON/UML/CommandBox output strategies, HTML themes, multiple sources, excludes patterns, and creating custom strategies. DocBox reads JavaDoc-style comments from your source code — see the code-documenter skill for annotation conventions.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when building, deploying, or debugging BoxLang applications on AWS Lambda — including Lambda.bx structure, handler conventions, environment variables, SAM CLI testing, performance optimization, connection pooling, multi-function routing, and the boxlang-starter-aws-lambda project.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when deploying BoxLang applications: CommandBox server setup, Docker containers, AWS Lambda, GitHub Actions CI/CD, BoxLang Version Manager (BVM), boxlang.json runtime config, environment variables, or Spring Boot integration.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when working with BoxLang lambdas, closures, arrow functions, higher-order functions, functional array/struct pipelines (map, filter, reduce, flatMap, groupBy, etc.), destructuring, or spread syntax.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when installing, configuring, or using BoxLang modules: box install, boxlang.json module settings, BoxLang+ premium modules (bx-pdf, bx-redis, bx-csv, bx-spreadsheet), CFML compatibility, ORM, mail, and module introspection.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when creating, extracting, listing, or modifying ZIP archives in BoxLang using the bx:zip component: compressing directories or files, filtering entries, reading archive contents, downloading files as a ZIP, or building backup/restore workflows.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when working with BoxLang's interceptor/event system: creating interceptors, registering announcement points, announcing custom events with announce() or announceAsync(), building pre/post operation hooks, validation interceptors, security guards, or leveraging BoxRegisterInterceptor() BIF for standalone and module-based interception.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when building BoxLang web applications: Application.bx lifecycle, request/response handling, sessions, forms, REST APIs, HTTP clients, routing, CSRF protection, Server-Sent Events, or configuring CommandBox/MiniServer.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when building, testing, or deploying BoxLang applications on Google Cloud Functions Gen 2, including handler structure, FunctionRunner entry point, URI routing, environment variables, local development with the GCF invoker, and debugging.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when building BoxLang desktop applications with Electron and the BoxLang MiniServer, including process lifecycle wiring, miniserver.json-driven development control, runtime/Package.bx packaging, .boxlang-dev.json versus .boxlang.json behavior, default /app and /public mappings, and cross-platform packaging constraints.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when writing, reviewing, or formatting any Ortus Solutions code (BoxLang, CFML, or Java) to ensure it follows the official Ortus coding standards: indentation, spacing, brace placement, naming, alignment, comments, and structural conventions.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when creating AI tools (function calling) with aiTool(): parameter descriptions, tool registries, using tools with aiChat() and agents, the aiToolRegistry() BIF, global skills with aiglobalSkills(), and best practices for tool design.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when building AI agents with aiAgent(): instructions, custom models, tools, skills (always-on and lazy), MCP servers, memory, fluent configuration, multi-agent hierarchies, streaming, and agent middleware.
Use this skill for secure password hashing and verification in BoxLang with the bx-password-encrypt module: BCryptHash/BCryptVerify, ArgonHash/ArgonVerify, SCryptHash/SCryptVerify, PBKDF2Hash/PBKDF2Verify, and choosing the right algorithm for your use case.
Use this skill when defining relationships between ORM entities: one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, many-to-many, lazy loading, cascade options, foreign keys, link tables, singular names, and inverse relationships.
Use this skill when implementing caching in BoxLang applications: cache providers, cachePut/cacheGet BIFs, output caching, cache regions, distributed caching with Redis or Couchbase, TTL policies, and distributed locking.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill for installing, configuring, and upgrading CommandBox CLI: Homebrew install on Mac, apt-get on Linux, Windows install, Java requirements, custom home directory, upgrading CommandBox, light/thin binaries, non-Oracle JRE setup, and first-run configuration.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when sending email in BoxLang with the bx-mail module: bx:mail component, attachments with bx:mailparam, multipart emails with bx:mailpart, SMTP configuration in boxlang.json, S/MIME signing and encryption, and server-level mail settings.
Use this skill when serializing or deserializing YAML in BoxLang with the bx-yaml module: yamlSerialize(), yamlDeserialize(), yamlDeserializeFile(), serializing BoxLang classes to YAML, and custom toYAML() methods.
Use this skill for developing CommandBox extensions: creating custom commands (CFCs with run() method), command namespaces, parameters and tab completion, WireBox DI injection, command output with print helper, running sub-commands, creating modules (ModuleConfig.cfc), module conventions (commands/models/interceptors), interceptors, lifecycle events, custom interception points, injection DSL, user settings, and linking modules for development.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when working with FTP, FTPS, or SFTP operations in BoxLang: connecting to servers, uploading/downloading files, managing remote directories, listing contents, SSH key authentication, named connection pooling, and using the bx:ftp component.
Use this skill for CommandBox CLI usage: running commands, namespaces, tab completion, system settings, environment variables, shell variables, piping, recipes, REPL, foreach loops, jq/sql/printtable commands, ad-hoc aliases, default parameters, exit codes, and interactive shell features.
ortus-boxlang
Use this skill when writing, running, or debugging tests for BoxLang applications using TestBox: BDD-style describe/it specs, xUnit-style test classes, expectations (expect/toBe matchers), assertions ($assert), life-cycle methods (beforeAll/afterAll/beforeEach/afterEach/aroundEach), MockBox mocking (createMock/prepareMock/$()/$results()), mock data generation (mockData()), async testing, exception testing, focused/skipped specs, and running tests via the BoxLang CLI runner.
ortus-boxlang