OpenBD is the worlds first truly open source and free GPLv3.0 Java CFML runtime. OpenBD has a long legacy, first created in 2000, it is still going strong with active additions and fixes.
The official website for OpenBD is located:
Here you will find the manual for both OpenBD and the CFML tags. You can obtain the nightly build as well as the established releases http://openbd.org/downloads/
You can run OpenBD quickly without all the hassle of setting and configuring a JEE server. Use the JettyDesktop launcher - instructions on use located at the JettyDesktop Wiki. This will run the OpenBD WAR file easily and quickly.
Follow the weekly updates on the going's on with OpenBD
https://github.com/OpenBD/openbd-core/wiki/Weekly-Update-Journal
OpenBD is owned and maintained by aw2.0 Ltd. Official support subscriptions can be purchased from aw2.0 Ltd.
For more details visit: http://aw20.co.uk/openbd/
An active Google Groups list can be found: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openbd
You will require the following tools to be able to build OpenBD from source:
- Java Developers Kit Virtual Machine 8
- Apache Ant (http://ant.apache.org/)
Optional, OpenBD source drop includes an Eclipse project to enable building and debugging under the Eclipse IDE (http://www.eclipse.org/). All files required to build the core OpenBD JAR/WAR is contained within this GitHub project.
All the necessary scripts and resources are in the ./build/ folder. The build.xml will build the core WAR file, the OpenBlueDragon.jar file as well as popping in the manual if you desire.
- ant compile
- ant war
- ant war-with-manual
If you are just updating the core OpenBD JAR file in an already existing installation then 'ant compile' will create the file: ./build/targets/OpenBlueDragon.jar. You can then drop this file over the top of an existing installation if you are say upgrading a minor update. The ReleaseNotes.txt will indicate if a full /WEB-INF/lib/ folder update is required.
'ant war' will build a standard JEE WAR file that can be dropped into any JEE application server, such as Jetty, Tomcat or JBoss. 'ant war-with-manual' will build the standard JEE war but will also pull in the latest 'openbd-manual' (https://github.com/OpenBD/openbd-manual) and add that as part of the distribution.
All output from the ant scripts will be in the /build/targets/