TestBox v6.1.0 Release

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Luis Majano January 28, 2025

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Luis Majano

January 28, 2025

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Introducing TestBox v6.1.0

We’re super excited to announce the release of TestBox 6.1.0! This release introduces native support for BoxLang without the need for a compatibility mode, unlocking new possibilities for developers embracing BoxLang’s dynamic capabilities. Alongside this exciting update, we’ve added valuable features, improved functionality, and resolved key issues to ensure a smoother and more robust testing experience. Dive into the details and see how TestBox 6.1.0 makes your testing even more seamless and efficient!

New Website

We have also launched our new TestBox website: www.testbox.run, so please bookmark it!

New Docs

As you might have also noticed, our entire documentation has been revamped. Enjoy and give us feedback please!

BoxLang Evolved!

BoxLang is the newest JVM language that can support running not only BoxLang language files but CFML files with our bx-compat-cfml module. In TestBox 6.1.0 you can now leverage TestBox without the need of the CFML compatibility module. Making it native to BoxLang. This is now our last step in the introduction of bx-testbox that will come in the following weeks. This will be a native compiled version of TestBox that will be part of our VSCode extension and Testing Framework for VSCode. Stay tuned!

cbMockData

Our loving project MockDataCFC has been renamed and done a major version bump. It is now cbMockData version 4.0.0. TestBox comes with it and it has been updated to support native BoxLang executions.

Release Notes

New Features

TESTBOX-412 Updated to use cbMockData now instead of MockDataCFC

Improvements

TESTBOX-409 Support BoxLang without needing compat

Bugs

TESTBOX-408 Allow toHaveKey to support struct-like objects
TESTBOX-410 Error when using the url.excludes with the HTML runner
TESTBOX-411 fix missing `cfloop` on test browser

12 Days of BoxLang - Day 4: TestBox

Today we’re celebrating one of the most exciting new additions to the BoxLang ecosystem:

the TestBox BoxLang CLI Runner — a fast, native way to run your TestBox tests directly through the BoxLang Runtime. ⚡

No server required. No CommandBox needed. Just pure, ultra-fast BoxLang-powered testing from the command lineon Windows, Mac, and Linux.

If you’re building modern applications with BoxLang — web apps, CLIs, serverless functions, Android apps, or OS-level utilities — this new feature gives you a unified, flexible testing workflow you can run anywhere.

12 days of BoxLang - Day 3: SocketBox!

As BoxLang continues evolving into a modern, high-performance, JVM-based runtime, real-time communication becomes essential for the applications we all want to build: dashboards, collaboration tools, notifications, live feeds, multiplayer features, and more.

That’s where SocketBox steps in — the WebSocket upgrade listener built to work seamlessly with CommandBox and the BoxLang MiniServer. ⚡

Today, for Day 3, we’re highlighting how SocketBox supercharges BoxLang development by giving you fast, flexible, and framework-agnostic WebSocket capabilities.

12 Days of BoxLang - Day 2: CommandBox

BoxLang + CommandBox: The Enterprise Engine Behind Your Deployments

For Day 2 of our 12 Days of Christmas series, we’re diving into one of the most powerful parts of the BoxLang ecosystem: CommandBox the defacto enterprise servlet deployment platform for BoxLang.

If BoxLang is the language powering your applications, CommandBox is the engine room behind it all. ⚙️

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