Using ObjectSave() And ObjectLoad() With Non-ColdFusion-Component Data Types

object-save.cfm

<cfscript>

	// Set up some non-Component data that will be serialized, saved,
	// loaded, and then deserialized. Notice that we are including
	// "ineresting" data types, including TimeStamps and Queries.
	data = {
		friends = [
			{
				name = "Tricia",
				age = 47
			},
			{
				name = "Joanna",
				age = 52
			}
		],
		enemies = [
			{
				name = "Amanda",
				age = 38
			}
		],
		createdAt = now(),
		utc = dateConvert( "local2utc", now() ),
		metaData = queryNew( "id, key, value" )
	};


	// ------------------------------------------------------ //
	// JavaScript Object Notation Test.
	// ------------------------------------------------------ //


	startedAt = getTickCount();
	jsonFile = expandPath( "./data.json" );

	for ( i = 0 ; i <= 1000 ; i++ ) {

		// Serialize and save.
		fileWrite( jsonFile, serializeJson( data ) );

		// Load and deserialize.
		replicated = deserializeJson( fileRead( jsonFile ) );

	}

	writeDump( replicated );
	writeOutput( "JSON: " & numberFormat( getTickCount() - startedAt ) );


	// ------------------------------------------------------ //
	// Binary Representation Test.
	// ------------------------------------------------------ //


	startedAt = getTickCount();
	binFile = expandPath( "./data.bin" );

	for ( i = 0 ; i <= 1000 ; i++ ) {

		// Serialize and save.
		objectSave( data, binFile );

		// Load and deserialize.
		replicated = objectLoad( binFile );

	}

	writeDump( replicated );
	writeOutput( "Binary: " & numberFormat( getTickCount() - startedAt ) );

</cfscript>