Reusable, audited skills for BoxLang & the Ortus ecosystem.
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.
Use this skill for ORM transactions and session management in BoxLang: transaction{} blocks, automatic flush/rollback, transactionCommit(), transactionRollback(), savepoints, ORMFlush(), ORMClearSession(), multi-entity saves, error handling within transactions.
Use this skill when creating custom BoxLang built-in functions (BIFs): @BoxBIF annotation, invoke() method, argument handling, accessing BoxRuntime and services, BoxLang vs Java BIF implementations, member functions, and registering BIFs via modules.
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.
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 when writing BoxLang classes, components, interfaces, inheritance hierarchies, annotations, properties, constructors, or applying object-oriented design patterns in BoxLang.
Use this skill to create charts and graphs in BoxLang with the bx-charts module: bx:chart, bx:chartseries, bx:chartdata, chart types (bar, line, pie, doughnut, radar, polarArea, area, horizontalbar, scatter, bubble), responsive charts, custom colors, legends, and axis configuration.
Use this skill for CommandBox TestBox integration: testbox run command, running tests from CLI, configuring runner URL in box.json, multiple output formats (json/antjunit), test watcher (testbox watch), CI integration, code coverage with FusionReactor, test labels and suites, and box.json testbox configuration.
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.
Use this skill when implementing memory in BoxLang AI: aiMemory() types (windowed, summary, session, file, cache, JDBC, vector), multi-tenant isolation with userId and conversationId, using memory with agents and pipelines, and choosing the right memory type.
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.
Use this skill for image manipulation in BoxLang with the bx-image module: ImageNew, ImageRead, ImageWrite, ImageResize, ImageScaleToFit, ImageCrop, ImageRotate, ImageFlip, ImageGrayScale, ImageBlur, ImageSharpen, imageAddBorder, imageDrawText, the fluent BoxImage builder API, and the bx:image component.
Use this skill when writing BoxLang markup templates (.bxm files), mixing HTML with BoxLang output expressions, using template components like bx:output, bx:loop, bx:if, bx:include, bx:script, building views, or creating any HTML-generating template files.
Use this skill for the CommandBox embedded server: starting and stopping servers, server.json configuration, JVM args, SSL/TLS setup, URL rewrites, server rules/security, multi-site hosting, server profiles (production/development), basic authentication, bindings, custom error pages, aliases, gzip compression, web roots, HTTPS redirect, and starting as an OS service.
Use this skill when creating BoxLang interceptors: Observer/Intercepting Filter patterns, interceptor pools, BoxLang class vs Java interceptors, lambda interceptors, registration via BIFs/InterceptorService/ModuleConfig, interception points, and announcing custom events.
Use this skill when compiling BoxLang scripts to standalone native executables using MatchBox's --target native flag, cross-compiling for multiple platforms, optimizing binary size, and using Native Fusion to expose Rust functions as BoxLang built-in functions.
Use this skill when converting Markdown to HTML or HTML to Markdown in BoxLang using the bx-markdown module. Covers markdown() and HtmlToMarkdown() BIFs.
Use this skill when parsing, querying, or sanitizing HTML in BoxLang with the bx-jsoup module: htmlParse(), htmlClean(), CSS selectors, XSS protection, HTML to JSON/XML conversion, and safe HTML allowlisting.
Use this skill when integrating BoxLang with Java: createObject, static method calls, type conversion, importing classes, passing closures as functional interfaces, including JARs, JSR-223 scripting, or using Java libraries from BoxLang code.
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.
Use this skill when generating PDF documents in BoxLang with the bx-pdf module: bx:document component, headers/footers with bx:documentitem, multi-section PDFs with bx:documentsection, saving to file, capturing PDF as binary variable, encryption, and page settings.
Use this skill when deploying BoxLang applications to DigitalOcean App Platform using the official BoxLang starter kit, setting up auto-deployment from GitHub, and understanding the MiniServer + multi-stage Docker build architecture used in the starter.
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.
Use this skill when writing, reviewing, or improving BoxLang code to ensure it follows community best practices for naming, structure, scoping, error handling, performance, and maintainability.
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