Abstract: A system and method for using annotations to automatically generate a framework for a custom JavaServer Faces (JSF) component is provided. Source code for a custom JSF Component class may be received, where the received source code may include annotations indicating how a declared element should be processed. For example, based on a type of annotation in the source code, the framework for the custom JSF component may be automatically generated, where the generated framework can include implementations for a Component class, a Tag Handler class, a Renderer class, a Tag Library Descriptor, a faces-config.xml file, tag unit test cases, or any other aspect of a custom JSF component. Thus, reusable, reliable, and readable custom JSF components may be easily developed at a substantially reduced development cost.