Logging settings via CF Admin API

Question

G'day
I've never needed to use the CF Administrator API before
today. Strange
but true.
So I'm taking a look at it. The implementation seems
incomplete, unless
I'm missing something (entirely likely: the docs are a bit
light-weight).
Is there any way to access the functionality of the "Log
Files" page via
the API?
Also, is there any way of persisting the authenticated
administrator object
(CFIDE.adminapi.administrator), rather than having to
recreate it each... I
presume... session? I'd like to have the authentication done
once at
application start-up, then persisted for subsequent usage by
Admin
API-calling code.
I'm tying to avoid storing the pwd in a template, and the
nature of what I
want to do is such that I cannot have someone enter the pwd
every time I
need the code to run.
I was kind of expecting to ceeate an authentication object
that I then pass
to methods needing authentication. Not having it session
based (which
seems wrong for API-driven access to the Administrator).
Basically what I'm trying to do is to have a scheduled task
archive a log
file (as per pressing the "Archive log file" button on the
logfile listing)
should certain circumstances occur. I could mess around with
CFFILE and
what not and DIY easily enough, but I was kind of expecting
not to have to
reinvent the wheel.
Any guidance, thoughts or observations welcomed.
Cheers.
Adam

Answer 1

Hi,
If it were me, I'd write a remote proxy CFC that marshals
calls to the admin API. This way you could easily add a security
layer to this proxy CFC.
Although the API way is probably cleanest, from an admin
point of view, you might prefer to work with exporting the
configuration XML files?
This could avoid a) writing the AIR app and b) tracking when
a remote service isn't available to call the CFIDE API? This could
cause you major headaches!
Good luck.
D