Event Gateways section
The Event Gateways section of the Administrator lets you configure event gateway settings, gateway types, and gateway instances.
This Event Gateways section contains the following pages:
Event Gateways Settings page
The Event Gateways Settings page lets you configure settings for all event gateways, and start or stop the Short Message Service (SMS) test server. The following table describes the settings:
|
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Enable ColdFusion Event Gateway Services |
Specifies whether the service is enabled. Changing this setting restarts the service. |
|
Event Gateway Processing Threads |
Specifies the maximum number of threads used to execute ColdFusion functions when an event arrives. A higher number uses more resources, but increases event throughput. |
|
Maximum Number Of Events To Queue |
Specifies the maximum number of events allowed on the event queue. If the queue length exceeds this value, gateway events will not be added to the processing queue. |
|
Start/Stop SMS Test Server |
Starts and stops the short message service (SMS) test server. |
Gateway Types page
The Gateways Types pages lets you configure the types of gateways available on your system. After you configure a type, you can create any number of gateway instances of that type. The following table describes the event gateway types that ColdFusion includes:
|
Gateway type |
Description |
|---|---|
|
CFML |
Triggers asynchronous events from ColdFusion. |
|
DataManagement |
Lets a ColdFusion application notify a Flex destination about changes in the data that the destination manages. |
|
DataServicesMessaging |
Sends messages to and receive messages from Flex applications. |
|
FMS Gateway |
Modifies data through the ColdFusion application or the Flash client, and reflects the change in the Flash Media Server shared object. |
|
SMS |
Used to send and receive SMS messages. |
|
SAMETIME |
Used to send and receive instant messages through Lotus SameTime. |
|
XMPP |
Used to send and receive instant messages through the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). |
|
Samples |
Sample gateway types, including the following:
|
Gateway Instances page
The Gateway Instances page lets you configure ColdFusion event gateway instances to direct events from various sources to ColdFusion components (CFCs) that you have written. The following table describes the settings:
|
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Gateway ID |
A name for the event gateway instance. You use this value in the ColdFusion GetGatewayHelper and SendGatewayMessage functions. |
|
Gateway Type |
The event gateway type. |
|
CFC Path |
The absolute path to the listener CFC that handles incoming messages. |
|
Configuration File |
(Optional) Configuration file, if required for the event gateway instance. |
|
Startup Mode |
The event gateway startup status, as follows:
|