Abstract

TextGen is a template engine framework for Java with Velocity-like syntax specifically designed for code generation based on difficult models. In TextGen you describe reusable transformations from your java model to text and files. 

More information

• License: LGPL
• Documentation
• If you are faimilar with velocity see TextGen for Veloctity users
• Tutorials

Features

• Templates:
  • Common directives like if, for, etc.
  • Powerful yet laconical and simple expression langugae with built-in
    • List filtering
    • List translating
    • Recursive traversal
  • Property-like access (xXX instead of getXXX(), setXXX(), isXXX())
  • Good indentation handling
• Transformations:
  • Transformation is chosen by object class and optional user-defined expression
  • Can be:
    • Text transformation for translating object to text
    • File transformation for translating object to file with name specified by template
    • Generator for translating object to set of different files