Railo Component THIS Scope Quirks

index.cfm

<cfscript>
work = new my_worker();

work.usesUtil();
</cfscript>

my_worker.cfc

component name="my_worker" {
     public any function init() {
         variables.utils = new utilities();
         return this;
     }

     remote any function usesUtil() {
         var myArray = ["test1","test2","test3"];
         return utils.mapper(myArray,this.mapAction);
     }

     public any function beforeUsesUtil() {
        var myInfo = getComponentMetaData(this);

        writeOutput("Before usesUtil() I still have my THIS scope!<br />I am '#myInfo.name#'.<hr />");
     }

     public any function mapAction() {
        var myInfo = getComponentMetaData(this);

        //I need my this so I can call my own functions but I don't have them anymore!
        try {
        this.duringUsesUtil();
        } catch (any err) {
          writeOutput("Called during usesUtil()... oops, no scope :-\");
          writeDump(var=err.message);
        }
        writeOutput("Called from usesUtil() I've lost my identity!<br />I am '#myInfo.name#'.<hr />");
     }

     public any function duringUsesUtil() {
        var myInfo = getComponentMetaData(this);

     }

     public any function afterUsesUtil() {
        var myInfo = getComponentMetaData(this);

        writeOutput("After usesUtil() I no longer have my THIS scope<br />I am '#myInfo.name#'.<hr />");
     }
}

output.html

Before usesUtil() I still have my THIS scope!<br />I am 'test.my_worker'.<hr />Called during usesUtil()... oops, no scope :-\
<!-- ==start== dump {ts '2012-10-03 19:45:24'} format: html -->
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</script>
<style type="text/css">
div#x30n table {font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:11px; empty-cells:show; color:#000;}
div#x30n td {border:1px solid #000; vertical-align:top; padding:2px; empty-cells:show;}
div#x30n td span {font-weight:bold;}
td.rfc9 {background-color:#fc9;}
td.rf60 {background-color:#f60;}
</style>
<table cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="rf60" title="C:\Projects\semver\test\my_worker.cfc:26" >string</td><td class="rfc9" title="C:\Projects\semver\test\my_worker.cfc:26" >component [utilities] has no  function with name [duringUsesUtil]</td></tr></table></div>
<!--  ==stop== dump -->
Called from usesUtil() I've lost my identity!<br />I am 'test.utilities'.<hr />Called during usesUtil()... oops, no scope :-\
<!-- ==start== dump {ts '2012-10-03 19:45:24'} format: html -->
<div id="x30p"><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function dumpOC(name){var tds=document.all?document.getElementsByTagName('tr'):document.getElementsByName(name);var s=null;name=name;for(var i=0;i<tds.length;i++) {if(document.all && tds[i].name!=name)continue;s=tds[i].style;if(s.display=='none') s.display='';else s.display='none';}}
</script>
<style type="text/css">
div#x30p table {font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:11px; empty-cells:show; color:#000;}
div#x30p td {border:1px solid #000; vertical-align:top; padding:2px; empty-cells:show;}
div#x30p td span {font-weight:bold;}
td.rfc9 {background-color:#fc9;}
td.rf60 {background-color:#f60;}
</style>
<table cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="rf60" title="C:\Projects\semver\test\my_worker.cfc:26" >string</td><td class="rfc9" title="C:\Projects\semver\test\my_worker.cfc:26" >component [utilities] has no  function with name [duringUsesUtil]</td></tr></table></div>
<!--  ==stop== dump -->
Called from usesUtil() I've lost my identity!<br />I am 'test.utilities'.<hr />Called during usesUtil()... oops, no scope :-\
<!-- ==start== dump {ts '2012-10-03 19:45:24'} format: html -->
<div id="x30r"><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function dumpOC(name){var tds=document.all?document.getElementsByTagName('tr'):document.getElementsByName(name);var s=null;name=name;for(var i=0;i<tds.length;i++) {if(document.all && tds[i].name!=name)continue;s=tds[i].style;if(s.display=='none') s.display='';else s.display='none';}}
</script>
<style type="text/css">
div#x30r table {font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:11px; empty-cells:show; color:#000;}
div#x30r td {border:1px solid #000; vertical-align:top; padding:2px; empty-cells:show;}
div#x30r td span {font-weight:bold;}
td.rfc9 {background-color:#fc9;}
td.rf60 {background-color:#f60;}
</style>
<table cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="rf60" title="C:\Projects\semver\test\my_worker.cfc:26" >string</td><td class="rfc9" title="C:\Projects\semver\test\my_worker.cfc:26" >component [utilities] has no  function with name [duringUsesUtil]</td></tr></table></div>
<!--  ==stop== dump -->
Called from usesUtil() I've lost my identity!<br />I am 'test.utilities'.<hr />After usesUtil() I no longer have my THIS scope<br />I am 'test.my_worker'.<hr />

utilities.cfc

component name="utilities" {
    public any function init() {
        return this;
    }

	public array function mapper(obj, iterator) {
	 		var result = [];

			if (isArray(arguments.obj)) {
				var index = 1;
				var resultIndex = 1;
				for (element in arguments.obj) {
					if (!arrayIsDefined(arguments.obj, index)) {
						index++;
						continue;
					}
					var local = {};
					local.tmp = iterator(element, index, arguments.obj);
					if (structKeyExists(local, "tmp")) {
						result[resultIndex] = local.tmp;
					}
					index++;
					resultIndex++;
				}
			}
			else if (isObject(arguments.obj) || isStruct(arguments.obj)) {
				var index = 1;
				for (key in arguments.obj) {
					var val = arguments.obj[key];
					var local = {};
					local.tmp = iterator(val, key, arguments.obj);
					if (structKeyExists(local, "tmp")) {
						result[index] = local.tmp;
					}
					index++;
				}
			}
			else {
				// query or something else? convert to array and recurse
				result = _.map(toArray(arguments.obj), iterator);
			}

			return result;
	 	}
}