They are not the same.
“map” in used to create a single mapping in the injector between an ID of your choosing (the parameter to the map() function) and a single object (which you define in the chained to() function call. map().to() can also be followed by additional chained modifiers such as inScope() or asSingleton().
“mapPath” accepts a directory and recursivley looks for all CFCs in that directory and maps them all to a default ID of their name. mapDirectory looks at the metadata in the CFC for any additional modifiers (such as scope=“session” or singleton=“true”), but you cannot chain the call in the config.
I have a small handful of providers that I map specifically in my WireBox config. Other than those, I am lazy and I use mapDirectory to keep myself from actually have to map all my other CFC’s by hand. I just throw it at my models directory and it creates hundreds of mappings for me.
Does that clarify?
Thanks!
~Brad