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Table of Contents Build Secure AI Chat Applications with BoxLang, RAG, Ollama, and Amazon BedrockGo Beyond a Basic AI ChatbotWhat You Will LearnBuild with More Control Over Your AI StackWho Should Attend?Prerequisites and Workshop SupportGet Your Early Bird Ticket and …

Table of Contents One Pattern to Rule Them AllInstallationInstallationCommandBoxVia CommandBoxVia BoxLang OS BinaryHow Configuration Resolution WorksPer-Application Configuration (Application.bx)Global Server Configuration (boxlang.json)Real-World Usage: Datasource ConfigurationBuilt-In Caching: Performance Without CompromiseLocal Development SupportEnvironment Variable SupportThis Is a BoxLang+ FeatureGet Started Every production application …

Table of Contents 🔤 Headline: BoxStringBuilder and Dramatically Faster String ConcatenationThe Performance StoryA First-Class BoxStringBuilder TypeOptimization 1: &= Does In-Place AppendOptimization 2: Compiler Self-Assignment RewriteOptimization 3: Compile-Time Literal FoldingOptimization 4: Auto-Switching Runtime Concat StrategyJava Interop Nuance🚀 Headline: Pluggable ClassLoader Factory …

Table of Contents Dynamic Sets – A First-Class CollectionRanges – Lazy, Typed, Extensible IntervalsInner Classes and Template ClassesClass References as Callable ConstructorsDataNavigator JSONPath SupportQuery Transformers – Own Your Result ShapeGlobal Query DefaultsCompanion Release: bx-mcp Is HereOther Notable AdditionsschedulerNew() BIFserver.webModeString BIFs: …

Table of Contents A Quick Refresher: What is the DataNavigator?What Is New in 1.14.0The Path Expression SyntaxPath Expression SyntaxReal-World ScenariosScenario 1: Processing an API ResponseScenario 2: Configuration IntrospectionScenario 3: Wildcard and Slice ExtractionChoosing the Right MethodPutting It All TogetherUpgrade and …

Table of Contents The Problem with Three Return TypesWhat Is a Query Transformer?The Transformer ContractLive Examples: Inline Closures1. Envelope with Metadata2. Domain Object Hydration3. Tabular Format (Near Zero-Copy)4. Rich Column DescriptorsReusable Class TransformersRegistered App-Level TransformersTransformer Resolution Orderbx:query Component SupportJDBC Metadata: …

Table of Contents Why Sets? The Problem FirstMeet BoxSetCreating Sets: Every PathsetNew() — the workhorsesetOf() — varargs shorthandLiteral syntax: set{ … }Converting from other typesThe Three Variants in PracticeDefault (HashSet) — when order doesn’t matterLinked (LinkedHashSet) — when insertion order …

Table of Contents The Two FlavorsTemplate ClassesHoistingMultiple Classes in One ScriptProperties, Constructors, and Static MembersInheritanceJava InteroperabilityImports Are SharedTemplate Classes in .bxm FilesInner ClassesHoisting in Inner ClassesMultiple and Nested Inner ClassesInheritance Between Inner ClassesAccessing Outer Class StaticsExternal Access via $ SyntaxImporting …

BoxLang AI 3.2.0 is here, and it’s a landmark release. We’re shipping five major features: image generation, web search, a fluent audio builder API, a centralized agent registry, and deep MCP observability along with a suite of analytics improvements and …