Quick is an ORM (Object Relational Mapper) written in CFML for CFML. It provides an ActiveRecord and Service-based implementation for working with your database. With it you can map database tables to components, create relationships between components, query and manipulate data, and persist all your changes to your database.
Curious why you would want to use Quick?
Prerequisites
You need the following configured before using Quick:
Configure a default datasource in your CFML engine
ColdBox 5+
Add a mapping for quick in your Application.cfc
See for more details.
Supported Databases
Quick supports all databases supported by .
Example
Here's a "quick" example to whet your appetite.
We'll show the database structure using a . This isn't required to use quick, but it is highly recommended.
Now that you've seen an example, with Quick!
Prior Art, Acknowledgements, and Thanks
Quick is backed by . Without qb, there is no Quick.
Quick is inspired heavily by . Thank you Taylor Otwell and the Laravel community for a great library.
Development of Quick is sponsored by . Thank you Ortus Solutions for investing in the future of CFML.
Development of Quick 3.0.0 was heavily sponsored and tested by .
// User
component extends="quick.models.BaseEntity" {
// the name of the table is the pluralized version of the model
// this would be `users`
// fields in a table should be mapped as properties
property name="username";
// both of these points can be configured on a per-entity basis
}
// handlers/Users.cfc
component {
// /users/:id
function show( event, rc, prc ) {
// this finds the User with an id of 1 and retrieves it
prc.user = getInstance( "User" ).findOrFail( rc.id );
event.setView( "users/show" );
}
}