Abstract: A method for generating identifiers for software components is provided. A processing device scans source code for an annotation associated with generating an identifier for an object. The processing device generates, using the annotation, an identifier value for the object. When the object does not have a previously assigned value, the processing device assigns the identifier value to the object. When the object has a previously assigned value, the processing device concatenates the identifier value to the previously assigned value of the object and assigns the concatenated identifier value to the object. The processing device then recursively descends into the sub-object's hierarchy by repeating the steps of scanning, generating, and assigning or concatenating and assigning described above.

Abstract: A method for generating boilerplate code is provided. The method may include scanning an initial source code file for an annotation identifying metadata of an element, scanning a generator module for instructions for processing the metadata of the element, and scanning the generator module for a template module that includes an indication of a location for inserting the processed metadata of the element in an output file. The method may further include processing the metadata of the element of the generator module according to the instructions, and inserting the processed metadata of the element at the indicated location in the output file.

Abstract: A method for generating boilerplate code is provided. The method may include scanning an initial source code file for an annotation identifying metadata of an element, scanning a generator module for instructions for processing the metadata of the element, and scanning the generator module for a template module that includes an indication of a location for inserting the processed metadata of the element in an output file. The method may further include processing the metadata of the element of the generator module according to the instructions, and inserting the processed metadata of the element at the indicated location in the output file.

Abstract: A method for generating identifiers for software components is provided. A processing device scans source code for an annotation associated with generating an identifier for an object. The processing device generates, using the annotation, an identifier value for the object. When the object does not have a previously assigned value, the processing device assigns the identifier value to the object. When the object has a previously assigned value, the processing device concatenates the identifier value to the previously assigned value of the object and assigns the concatenated identifier value to the object. The processing device then recursively descends into the sub-object's hierarchy by repeating the steps of scanning, generating, and assigning or concatenating and assigning described above.