Mura ORM Assembler & Scaffolder

Warning! This feature is in ALPHA status as of Mura v7.1, and functionality may change without notice.

The Mura ORM Assembler & Scaffolder is an extremely powerful user interface for creating, managing, and populating Mura ORM entities (objects).

Mura ORM Assembler

The Mura ORM Assembler enables for the creation and management of Mura ORM entity definitions and relationships. The Assembler creates and stores definitions of Mura ORM entities as JSON, which allows for the ability to export and import them between Mura instances. Mura.js also uses these JSON definitions and converts them into actual Mura ORM entities. The entities are automatically wired into Mura and are immediately available via Mura's JSON API as well as the Mura Scope via m.getBean('yourCustomEntityName'), and all of the other Mura ORM entity methods.

Mura ORM entities auto-created by the Assembler are located under the {context}/modules/dynamic_entities/model/beans/ directory as CFCs (ColdFusion Components).

Note: These Mura ORM entities are not update safe. Any changes you manually make directly to the entity definition itself will be overwritten, if you edit it again using the Assembler.

As you can imagine, creating entities with the Mura ORM Assembler is much easier and convenient than creating them by hand, saving developers a huge amount of time.

Mura ORM Scaffolder

The Mura ORM Scaffolder lets you create, read, update/edit, and delete Mura ORM entity data. Only entities specifically enabled for the Scaffolder (via a flag in the entity's component definition) may be managed using the Scaffolder. In addition, only users in assigned permission groups are able to manage these entities via the Mura ORM Scaffolder.

Using the Scaffolder not only saves developers time, but also saves them from having to create a custom user interface for managing entity data while leveraging Mura's baked-in permission functionality.