Copy the JSON content to the file bundlesdependency_custom.json, which is located in the directory [CF Home]\bundles.
If there is another JSON patch already present, append the bundle, as shown below:
Last updated on
Jan 25, 2022
Overview
There are situations when you may need to apply a custom patch in ColdFusion to fix an issue or to check a new feature that is provided via a jar.
In this document, we shall demonstrate how you'd apply a custom patch to a package in ColdFusion (2021 release).
Pre-requisites
We shall provide a JSON along with one or more jars, whenever you receive a custom patch.
JSON
For example, if you were to apply a patch for the package ftp, the JSON looks like:
{
"bundle": "ftp",
"minimumcoreserverupdaterequired": 0,
"version": "2021.0.0.324000",
"description": "The ftp package",
"dependencies": [
{ "name" : "jsch" , "version" : "0.1.55", "embedded" : false},
{ "name" : "commons-net" , "version" : "3.6", "embedded" : false}
],
"awsserverless": true
}
Let's deconstruct the JSON:
- The name of the package, ftp.
- The key, minimumcoreserverupdaterequired. This key contains the update number of the ColdFusion server update that is required to be installed for this patch to work properly.
- The key, dependencies, which lists out the various dependencies of the package. These dependencies are the jars that the package requires. A patch may provide a new version of jar, or new dependency itself might be added.
- The key, version. This value is used internally to map the patch to the respective jar files.
Apply the patch
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bundlesdependency_custom.json bundlesdependency_custom.json Note:You'd have been provided one or more jars, based on the changes. In this example, if a new version of jsch jar was also provided, then the jars are:
- ftp-2021.0.0.324000.jar
- jsch-0.1.55.jar
The commons-net jar remained unchanged, so it was not provided.
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Copy the following jars:
- ftp-2021.0.0.324000.jar to [CF Home]\bundles.
- jsch-0.1.55.jar to [CF Home]\bundles\repo.
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Launch the cfpm tool:
- Navigate to the directory [CF Home]\[CF Instance]\bin.
- Launch the file cfpm.bat/cfpm.sh via command line or terminal.
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Run the command listall. Both the old and new build numbers of the ftp package will get listed (the old build should be in green if it is installed).
cfpm>listall
adminapi, versions : [2021.0.0.323925]
administrator, versions : [2021.0.0.323925]
ftp, versions : [2021.0.0.324000, 2021.0.0.323925]
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Install the ftp package.
cfpm>install ftp
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Rerun the command listall.
cfpm>listall
The new build number of the ftp package would be in green color.
You've successfully applied a new patch to your ColdFusion server without restarting the server.
The procedure above enables you to easily apply a patch to a package in ColdFusion (2021 release).
Note:
The traditional way of applying patches to the ColdFusion server still holds true.
But that will not work for patches specific to the packages.
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