jhipster/generator-jhipster
Generator Jhipster
This project is a full-stack application generator and Java application scaffolder designed to produce the initial project structure and boilerplate code for modern web applications and microservice architectures. It functions as a development platform that uses predefined technology stacks to automate the creation of backend services and APIs.
The system includes a customizable code blueprint tool, allowing users to extend or replace standard generation patterns to modify the default code structure of client and server components. It also provides a containerized development environment to ensure consistent scaffolding behavior across different machines.
The platform covers a wide range of capabilities including enterprise web application boilerplating, microservice architecture development, and full-stack scaffolding. These processes are supported by metadata-driven source generation and post-writing text injection to modify final output files.
Features
- Full-Stack Application Boilerplates - Rapidly creates the initial structure of web applications with pre-configured frontend and backend frameworks.
- Full-Stack Application Builders - Functions as a development platform for scaffolding modern web applications and microservice architectures.
- Java Application Scaffolding - Generates the initial project structure and boilerplate code for Java-based backend services and APIs.
- Configuration-Driven Scaffolding - Uses configuration schemas and user-provided metadata to populate predefined templates for application components.
- Source Generation Templates - Produces complete application structures by merging user preferences with a library of predefined code templates.
- Microservice Generators - Designs and deploys distributed services with integrated configuration for service discovery and API gateways.
- Microservice Development Platforms - Generates a network of small, independent services with integrated configuration for scalable enterprise systems.
- Web Application Boilerplates - Provides production-ready templates including security, database integration, and user management for enterprise software.
- Scaffolding Workflows - Enables defining specific project templates and blueprints to automate boilerplate creation according to team standards.
- Custom Blueprints - Supports the creation of custom blueprints to change the default code structure for client and server components.
- Code Blueprinting Frameworks - Provides a framework for extending standard generation patterns to modify the default code structure.
- Blueprints - Provides a blueprint system to replace or extend default code generation patterns for client and server components.
- Scaffolding Customizers - Allows overriding internal code generation and scaffolding logic to customize how code is automatically generated.
- Code Generation and Bytecode - Scaffolding tool for full-stack Java applications.
- Code Generators - Yeoman-based generator for Spring Boot applications.
