JUnify will run your CFWheels unit tests, then return the results in jUnit formatted XML. Use it for automated testing with your Continuous Integration server.

Following the road to jUnit Glory

• Download and install the JUnify plugin from CFWheels or GitHub
• Create a JUnifyController.cfc controller that calls the JUnify() function*
• Write some unit tests for your app or plugin
• Make a call to your JUnify url

* Controller filename and action names are unimportant

JUnifyController.cfc

<cfcomponent extends="Controller">
	
	<cffunction name="index">
		<cfset JUnify(params)>
	</cffunction>
		
</cfcomponent>

Your JUnify URL

http://yourserver/index.cfm?controller=junifycontroller&action=index&type=app

Pay particular attention to the type parameter.
- type=app will run tests for your application
- type=myplugin will run tests for your plugin
- type=core will run tests for the CFWheels framework itself

Props to Rocketboots for their RocketUnit test framework

datePicker and datePickerTag functions accept the same arguments as CFWheels textField and textFieldTag functions respectively, but they also accept all options for the jQuery datePicker widget

Following the road to DatePicker Glory

1. Install the DatePicker plugin from CFWheels or GitHub
2. Make sure you have setup jQuery AND jQuery UI in your app (consider my JQuack plugin)
3. Use the datePicker() and datePickerTag() form helpers

Examples

<!--- Use with objects --->
#datePicker(label="Birthday", objectName="user", property="birthday")#

<!--- Use without objects --->
#datePickerTag(label="Birthday", name="birthday", value=Now())#

Note: All jQuery specific arguments (jQuery datePicker options) are case-sensitive

It’s also possible to tap into the CFWheels framework to make this feature available to functions added by your own plugins. Here’s how.. (props to Andy Bellenie)

Let’s assume you have created a plugin called putOnWeight and in this plugin, you have a function called eatCake()

As per the CFWheels documentation you set your application-wide function defaults in your settings.cfm like so:

<!--- config/settings.cfm --->
<cfset set(functionName="eatCake", howMany=20)>

To have your plugin accept these function defaults, you will need to tap into the CFWheels $args() function.. like so:

<!--- plugins/PutOnWeight.cfc --->
<cfcomponent output="false" mixin="controller">

	<cffunction name="init">
		<cfset this.version = "1.1.7">
		<cfreturn this>
	</cffunction>

	<cffunction name="eatCake">
		<!--- note that howMany argument is not required, and has no default --->
		<cfargument name="howMany" type="numeric" required="false">
		<!--- use the CFWheels $args function to look for default arguments set in settings.cfm --->
		<cfset $args(name="eatCake", args=arguments)>
		<!--- cake.. nom nom nom! --->
		<cfset var loc = {}>
		<cfset loc.cakesEaten = arguments.howMany>
		<cfreturn loc.cakesEaten>
	</cffunction>

</cfcomponent>

Disclaimer: the $args() function is a private cfwheels framework function so use at your own peril… I am.