How to reinitialize the website in Application.cfm file scope

Question

Maybe the Title seems bit odd, but my question is straight, how can reinitialize the application with Application.cfm, i know how we do in Application.cfc like

<cfscript>
if(structKeyExists(url, 'reinit')) {
    onApplicationStart();
}
</cfscript>

But how in Application.cfm, not sure, please guide

Thanks

Answer 1

Firstly, running onApplicationStart() no more restarts the application than running an onClick() mouse-click event handler causes your mouse button to depress. onApplicationStart() is called as a result of the application starting, not the other way around.

Secondly, Application.cfm has nothing to do with the application lifecycle, it is merely a CFML file that is included at the beginning of every request. it is more closely associated with onRequestStart() than onApplicationStart(): the file is, unfortunately, misnamed. Its counterpart onRequestEnd.cfm demonstrates this.

I presume your requirement here is to re-initialise your application scope, yes? Do you have all your application-scope setting isolated in a specific CFML file, eg: applicationSettings.cfm, and then have logic like this in your Application.cfm:

// Application.cfm
if (!structKeyExists(application, "inited")){
    include "applicationSettings.cfm";
}

(then as a last thing in applicationSettings.cfm set application.inited to true).

If so you simply need to modify your condition to include your URL reinit variable, eg:

if (!structKeyExists(application, "inited") || structKeyExists(URL, "reinit")){
    include "applicationSettings.cfm";
}

Answer 2

In OnRequestStart() put something like this:

param name='url.reloadApp' default='no';

if(url.reloadApp == 'yes')
{
    applicationStop();
}