Use Lombok to write clean POJO

java eclipse maven lombok

Project Lombok

All Features at https://projectlombok.org/features/all

Common Annotations

@Getter / @Setter
Auto generate the getter and setter method

@ToString(includeFieldNames=true)

Auto generate the toString() methed. The property includeFieldNames default value is false if using @Data annotation.

@Data

All together now: A shortcut for @ToString, @EqualsAndHashCode, @Getter on all fields, and @Setter on all non-final fields, and @RequiredArgsConstructor!

Working with Maven

TO include lombok as ‘provided’ dependency, add it to <dependencies> block:

<dependencies>
	<dependency>
		<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
		<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
		<version>1.18.22</version>
		<scope>provided</scope>
	</dependency>
</dependencies>

Working with Eclipse

Dobule-click lombok.jar in eclipse project. It is in the Maven Dependencies classpath.

Please refer: https://projectlombok.org/setup/eclipse

Written on November 17, 2021