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# CacheBox DSL

In order to create a simple data CFC, just create a new CFC with one required method on it called `configure()`. This is where you will define the caching configuration data structure in a structure called `cacheBox` in the `variables` scope:

```javascript
**
* A CacheBox configuration data object
*/
component{

    function configure(){
        cacheBox = {

        };
    }
}
```

The cacheBox structure can be configured with the following keys:

| Key               | Type   | Required | Default                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ----------------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| logBoxConfig      | string | false    | `cachebox.system.cache.config.LogBox`           | The instantiation or location of a LogBox configuration file. This is only for standalone operation.                                                                                                                                                                 |
| scopeRegistration | struct | false    | `{enabled=true,scope=application,key=cacheBox}` | A structure that enables scope registration of the CacheBox factory in either server, cluster, application or session scope.                                                                                                                                         |
| defaultCache      | struct | true     | ---                                             | The configuration of the default cache which will have an implicit name of default which is a reserved cache name. It also has a default provider of CacheBox which cannot be changed.                                                                               |
| caches            | struct | true     | `{}`                                            | A structure where you can create more named caches for usage in your CacheBox factory.                                                                                                                                                                               |
| listeners         | array  | false    | `[]`                                            | An array that will hold all the listeners you want to configure at startup time for your CacheBox instance. If you are running CacheBox within a ColdBox application, this item is not necessary as you can register them via the main ColdBox interceptors section. |


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