AEM Sling Models + HTL Snippets + GraphQL Generator

A powerful VS Code extension that supercharges Adobe Experience Manager development with intelligent code generation for Sling Models, HTL snippets, and GraphQL types. Streamline your workflow and follow best practices with just a few clicks.

✨ Features

• 🚀 Sling Model Generation – Create production-ready Sling Models with various injection types
• 💡 HTL Snippets – Boost productivity with comprehensive HTL code completions
• ❄️ GraphQL Support – Generate GraphQL type definitions with example queries
• 🔥 Multiple Templates – Choose from different Sling Model types (Component, Request, Exporter, etc.)
• ⚡ Smart Code Generation – Automatic imports, proper annotations, and best practices

📦 Installation

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Go to Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "AEM Sling Models + HTL Snippets + GraphQL Generator"
4. Click Install

🚀 Usage

Generate a Sling Model

1. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac)
2. Type: Generate Sling Model
3. Follow the prompts to configure your model

Generate a GraphQL Type

1. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac)
2. Type: Generate GraphQL Model
3. Enter your query name and configure as needed

HTL Snippets

Start typing any HTL data-sly attribute and get intelligent code completion suggestions.

🛠 Supported Sling Model Features

Injection Types (Annotations)

• @ValueMapValue - Inject properties from ValueMap
• @Inject - General dependency injection
• @OSGiService - Inject OSGi services
• @ChildResource - Access child resources
• @RequestAttribute - Access request attributes
• @ScriptVariable - Access script variables
• @Self - Inject the adaptable object
• @PostConstruct - Post-construction callback
• @PreDestroy - Pre-destruction callback
• @Via - Inject with resource type resolution
• @Named - Inject with OSGi service name
• @Default - Inject with default value
• @Optional - Inject with optional value

Field Types

• Primitives (String, int, long, double, boolean)
• Resource and Sling objects (Resource, ResourceResolver, Session)
• Request/Response objects (SlingHttpServletRequest, SlingHttpServletResponse)
• AEM-specific (Component, Page, Design, Style)

📝 Example Sling Model

@Model(adaptables = Resource.class)
public class MyComponent {
    @ValueMapValue
    private String title;
  
    @OSGiService
    private ModelFactory modelFactory;
  
    @PostConstruct
    protected void init() {
        // Initialization code here
    }
}

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions, issues, or ideas, feel free to open an issue or submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.

👨‍💻 About the Author

Pradeep Sapparapu
"I created this tool to make AEM development faster and more efficient. It's 100% free and open-source — share it with your team!"

Made with ❤️ in Andhra Pradesh, India 🇮🇳
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🙏 Support

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