What are the best Java code generation tools or plugins to use in Eclipse?

Question

I\'m aware of the built in code generation and refactoring one can do with the \"Source\" and \"Refactor\" menu items in Eclipse.

I also use the Commonclipse plugin to

Answer 1

Here are three java code generators that you may find interesting :

• picocog : A tiny code generation library (< 8 KB) written in Java, useful for any purpose, but ideal for JSR-269. There are tutorials available at dev.to and dzone.com.

• The JmrTeam generator : Jet Model Robotization available for Eclipse (coming soon for IDEA), useful for managing and generating code in any kind of project(Maven, Gradle, Java, Python, Php etc.), any kind of framework(springboot/spring/springMVC, React/ Vue/Angular, hibernate, mybatis, struts, JPA etc.).

• javapoet : A Java API for generating .java source files.

• jhipster :An open Source application platform for creating Spring Boot + Angular/React/Vue projects. The generator source code is available here