<s>
ColdBox	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
,	O
open-source	B-Application
,	O
conventions-based	O
,	O
modular	B-Architecture
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
framework	I-Application
intended	O
for	O
building	O
enterprise	B-Application
applications	I-Application
with	O
ColdFusion	B-Language
(	O
CFML	B-Language
)	O
using	O
a	O
Hierarchical	O
MVC	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
ColdBox	O
and	O
its	O
companion	O
libraries	O
are	O
hosted	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
and	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
License	I-Application
v2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
a	O
professional	B-License
open	I-License
source	I-License
project	O
in	O
2008	O
when	O
professional	O
services	O
were	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
Ortus	O
Solutions	O
,	O
Corp	O
.	O
Later	O
,	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Hierarchical	O
Model	O
View	O
Controller	O
was	O
set	O
as	O
its	O
core	O
foundation	O
design	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
last	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
it	O
introduced	O
tight	O
integration	O
to	O
Java	B-Language
's	O
CompletableFuture	O
API	O
to	O
support	O
Futures	B-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
Promises	I-Operating_System
and	O
asynchronous/parallel	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
HMVC	O
web	B-Application
framework	I-Application
for	O
the	O
ColdFusion	B-Language
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integrates	O
natively	O
with	O
Java	B-Language
's	O
CompletableFuture	O
API	O
to	O
support	O
futures	B-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
promises	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
ColdBox	O
is	O
supported	O
on	O
Lucee	B-Language
(	O
A	O
popular	O
open-source	B-Application
CFML	B-Language
engine	O
)	O
and	O
Adobe	B-Language
's	I-Language
ColdFusion	I-Language
application	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
supported	O
IDE	O
plugins	O
for	O
Visual	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
Code	I-Language
,	O
Sublime	O
Text	O
,	O
Eclipse	O
IDE	O
,	O
and	O
Adobe	B-Language
ColdFusion	I-Language
Builder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ColdBox	B-Application
Platform	I-Application
comprises	O
several	O
internal	O
standalone	O
libraries	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
any	O
CFML	B-Language
Framework	O
or	O
none	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
some	O
notable	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
Coldbox	B-Application
Platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
started	O
is	O
easy	O
with	O
ColdBox	O
,	O
WireBox	O
,	O
CacheBox	O
,	O
or	O
LogBox	O
in	O
any	O
ColdFusion	B-Language
(	O
CFML	B-Language
)	O
application	O
since	O
just	O
CommandBox	O
,	O
the	O
CLI	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
package	O
manager	O
should	O
be	O
leveraged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ColdBox	O
is	O
a	O
conventions-based	O
framework	O
programmed	O
in	O
CFML	B-Language
,	O
differing	O
from	O
other	O
CFML	B-Language
MVC	O
frameworks	O
that	O
use	O
XML	O
declarative	O
logic	O
for	O
their	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ColdBox	O
supports	O
URL	O
mappings	O
and	O
routing	O
in	O
Rails	O
style	O
but	O
is	O
adapted	O
for	O
ColdFusion	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
RESTful	B-Protocol
routing	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ColdBox	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
easy	O
creation	O
of	O
RESTful	B-Protocol
URLs	O
via	O
URL	O
mappings	O
and	O
extension	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ColdBox	O
supports	O
all	O
JavaScript	B-Application
frameworks	I-Application
that	O
provide	O
Ajax	B-General_Concept
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ColdBox	O
supports	O
creating	O
,	O
monitoring	O
,	O
and	O
developing	O
SOAP	B-Application
web	O
services	O
and	O
Flex/Air	O
remote	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
