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1004 Chapter 6: ColdFusion MX Event Gateway Reference
CFML CFEvent structure
The CFML listener CFC methods receive messages in the form of a CFEvent structure that
corresponds to the CFEvent class that gateway developers use. This structure has the following
fields. Some of the fields might not be used by all gateways. All fields contain text or numeric
values except the Data field, which contains a structure.
IM gateway methods and commands
The XMPP and IBM Sametime gateways implement CFC methods to receive messages, use the
gatewayHelper object methods to manage the gateway, and use outgoing message commands to
send messages. The following sections describe these methods and commands:
• IM Gateway CFC incoming message methods
• IM gateway message sending commands
• IM Gateway GatewayHelper class methods
Field Description
GatewayID The event gateway that sent the event or will handle the outgoing message.
The value is the ID of an event gateway instance configured on the ColdFusion
MX Administrator Gateways page. If the application calls the
SendGatewayMessage function to respond to the event gateway, it uses this ID as
the function’s first parameter.
Data A structure containing the event data, including the message. The
Data
structure contents depend on the event gateway type. This field corresponds to
the
SendGatewayMessage function’s second parameter.
OriginatorID The originator of the message. The value depends on the protocol or event
gateway type. Some event gateways might require this value in response
messages to identify the destination of the response. Identifies the sender of
the message.
GatewayType The type of event gateway, such as SMS. An application that can process
messages from multiple event gateway types can use this field. This value is the
gateway type name that is specified by the event Gateway class. It is not
necessarily the same as the gateway type name in the ColdFusion MX
Administrator.
CFCPath The location of the listener CFC. The listener CFC does not need to use this
field.
CFCMethod The listener method that ColdFusion invokes to process the event. The listener
CFC does not need to use this field.
CFCTimeout The time-out, in seconds, for the listener CFC to process the event request.
The listener CFC does not need to use this field.