Code Templates

Goal

Boost AEM components development

Touch UI templates demo

What is it and how to use it

Code templates are list of reusable and parameterized code snippets. The feature is well-known for all developers. You use it every time when you create loops/conditions in Java classes.

Template types

1. Touch UI templates

Provide templates for Touch UI dialogs and widgets which could be used inside the dialog.

2. Component Files templates

Provide basic definition of the AEM component files like: .content.xml, _cq_template.xml, _cq_editConfig.xml.

How to install

IntelliJ

1. Go to the following directory where code templates are stored

• Windows: <your home directory>\.<product name><version number>\config\templates

• Linux: ~/.<product name><version number>/config/templates

• OS: ~/Library/Preferences/<product name><version number>/templates

2. Download the *.xml containing templates definition file from the repository

3. Restart your IDE

Eclipse

1. Download the *.xml containing templates definition file from the repository

2. Open your IDE

3. Go to Window > Preferences > XML > XML Files > Editor > Templates

4. Click Import button and select the downloaded file

Change log

1. Version: 1.0.0 Date: 29.09.2016

Touch UI and Component Files provided