FOS

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FOS

• Fusebox Open Source

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Standards

• GOOD
• Built to match needs of an environment
• Proven Solutions

• BAD
• Environments change
• Solutions change

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Standards

• Q What do you do if standards dont solve the
  problem?

A Adaptable Standards!
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Standards
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Standards
Strategies for change

• Evolve Naturally
• Random changes
• Things will change by natural processes
• The best solution will naturally rise to the top

• Create
• Change based on intelligence
• Not being all knowing, this will not always work
  but consider the alternative.
  
• No Choice is Evolution

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Standards
Creative Approach

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Standards
Creative Approach

• Benefits
• Adapts to change

• Challenges
• Change based on intelligence
• Not being all knowing, this will not always work
  but consider the alternative.
  
• No Choice is Evolution

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Standards
Levels of Standards
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Standards
Levels of Standards
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Standards
Levels of Standards ( Development Tools )

• Hardware
• OS
• Web Server
• SQL

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Standards
Levels of Standards ( Development Tools )

• Hardware
• OS
• Web Server
• SQL

Intel / AMD / Ect. Windows / Linux / Etc. ColdFu
sion / on JSP
MS / Oracle / Access
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Standards
Levels of Standards ( Methodology )

• Hardware
• OS
• Web Server
• SQL

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Standards
Levels of Standards ( Methodology )

• Hardware
• OS
• Web Server
• SQL

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Standards
Levels of Standards ( Methodology )

• Hardware
• OS
• Web Server
• SQL

Portability Reuse Adaptable Integration Build
/ Debug / Support Tiered (Data / Logic / Displa
y)
Scales
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Standards
Levels of Standards ( Modules )

Portability Reuse Adaptable Integration Build
/ Debug / Support Tiered (Data / Logic / Displa
y)
Scales
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Standards
Levels of Standards ( Modules )

Portability Reuse Adaptable Integration Build
/ Debug / Support Tiered (Data / Logic / Displa
y)
Scales
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Standards
Levels of Standards ( Modules )

• Object Thinking
• Components(user, cart, etc.)
• Applications
• Skins

Portability Reuse Adaptable Integration Build
/ Debug / Support Tiered (Data / Logic / Displa
y)
Scales
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Standards
Levels of Standards ( End Products )

• Object Thinking
• Components(user, cart, etc.)
• Applications
• Skins

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Standards
Levels of Standards ( End Products )

• Object Thinking
• Components(user, cart, etc.)
• Applications
• Skins

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Standards
Levels of Standards ( End Products )

• Object Thinking
• Components(user, cart, etc.)
• Applications
• Skins

Pick Applications, and skins Adapt to environmen
t Deploy Update Friendly Borrow / Buy Others So
lutions and Integrate!
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Standards
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Standards

• ABCs Of Open Source

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Standards

• ABCs Of Open Source
• Ants
• Bees
• Conies

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Standards

• ABCs Of Open Source
• Ants
• No King
• (success based on contribution, not control)

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Standards

• ABCs Of Open Source
• Ants
• Bees
• Adapt to season
• Prepares for changing environment
• Knows when to split hive

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Standards

• ABCs Of Open Source
• Ants
• Bees
• Conies
• Rock Dwellers
• Knows not to challenge greater foes
• Knows where to take refuge

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Standards

• ABCs Of Open Source

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Standards

• ABCs Of Open Source
• (These are proven survive and thrive methods.)
• Know your foes, dont challenge them.
• Build on the work of others.
• Change will come, contribute to it!
• WE can do more than ME!

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FOS

• What can it do for me?
• When you plan a web site feature list.
• User Registration / Management
• Look and Feel Creation / Modification
• Administration (Users / Applications / Etc.)
• Interaction / Integration
• Reuse existing work / amount of adaptation
  required
  
• Tiered Architecture
• RAD Tools
• Third Party Solutions
• Time To Market (Conception to Completion)
• Compatibility / Flexibility

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FOS

• What can it do for me?
• Better Foundation
• Modular
• Pre-built Solutions
• Customize (Open Source)

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FOS Structure (Integration)
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FOS Structure (Integration)
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FOS Core Objects
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FOS Core Objects

• FOS
• CORE (dynamic name through config.)

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FOS Configuration
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FOS Configuration

• Site
• site_settings.cfm
• Circuits (global)
• site_settings.cfm

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FOS Circuits (Order)
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FOS Circuits (Order)

• circuit_settings.cfm
• circuit_switch.cfm
• layout

Settings
Switch
Skin
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FOS Nested Inline Calls
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FOS Nested Inline Calls

• circuit_settings.cfm
• circuit_switch.cfm
• layout

Request
Site Root
Site Root
Bundle
Bundle
Action
Nest
Nest
Target
Target
Target
Site Root
Site Root
(Nested)Action
Bundle
Bundle
Nest
Nest
Target
Target
Target
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FOS API Variables
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FOS API Variables

• Request API variable structure
• hj (01 1 possible hijack attempt)
• block (display groups)
• circuits (circuit application settings)
• site (global site application settings)

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FOS API Variables (block)
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FOS API Variables (block)

• request
• block (display groups)
• body
• sidebar
• breadcrumbs
• ??? custom ???
• These are handled in the
• XDS (exit display skin).

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FOS API Variables (circuits)
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FOS API Variables (circuits)

• request
• circuit (name)
• XDS Exit Display Skin
• actionname allows for different action
  variable
  
• bundle Circuit Application Collection
• defaultaction If none given
• dir Physical Location on System
• DSN Data Source Structure
• name
• password
• tables (for aliasing if used)
• user (Name)
• nest Circuit Nesting Location
• objects local circuit object location
• parent name of parent circuit
• path web path from root (Absolute Dynamic
  Reference / from web root)
  
• roles authorized roles required to access

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FOS API Variables (site)
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FOS API Variables (site)

• request
• Site
• actionname (default action variable for site)
• app
• root (main circuit)
• tables (for aliasing if used)
• application
• name (cfapplication name)
• timeout (application timeout)
• core (name of core object in shared objects
  directory)

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FOS API Variables (site)

• request
• Site
• corefile (variation used on this site, file
  name)
  
• DIR (site root dir)
• roles (authorized roles required to access)
• script (default script index.cfm / index.cfc)
• server
• name (Web Server Name)
• version (Web Server Version)
• session
• timeout (session timeout)

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FOS API Variables (site)

• request
• Site
• slash (physical directory slash for system)
• standard
• name (FOS)
• version (4)
• custom (FOS)
• customversion (4)
• url (non-secure this url)
• urlsecure (secure this url)
• webdir (root physical directory on server)

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FOS What Next???
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FOS What Next???

• Fusebox.INFO web site
• Beta Release (Feb. 12, 2003)
• Exception Handler
• Display Handlers
• Documentation
• Example Applications

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FOS What Next???

• Forum
• FOS Applications
• Public Domain
• Shareware
• Commercial
• (FOS RAD Builder)
• Object Library
• Versions (Win/Linux, MS SQL/Oracle/Ect.)

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Contact

• JohnFarrar_at_sosensible.com
• For access to Fusion Open Source beta
• fosproject-subscribe_at_yahoogroups.com

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