BoxLang Web Development

Overview

BoxLang web applications revolve around Application.bx, which acts as the application lifecycle controller. The runtime handles HTTP requests through a well-defined lifecycle, with full support for REST, sessions, CSRF, SSE, and both MiniServer (dev) and CommandBox (production) deployment.

For a deep dive into multi-app isolation, descriptor discovery, and advanced Application.bx patterns, see the application-descriptor skill.

Application.bx

Application.bx lives at the web root and configures the entire application: