Setup Eclipse IDE and useful plugins for AEM development

https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/

Maven plugin

Latest eclipse come with built in maven plugin.

 

Setting up Java doc /JAutoDoc plugin.

Search JAutodoc in the eclipse marketplace and install it.

Start explorer plugin

Works both in mac and windows.

Search start explorer in eclipse marketplace and install it. Directly goto directory from eclipse.

Log4j plugin

Multiple eclipse workspaces

https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/osx-eclipse-launcher

Java Source Attacher

https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/java-source-attacher

Code coverage

EclEmma Java Code Coverage

Sonar lint plugin

Yaml editor plugin.

Eclipse shortcuts imp.

1.    Ctrl + Shift + T 

Find class with fully qualified class name.

2.    Ctrl + Shift + R

Find any file by name.

3.    Ctrl + Shift + o 

for organize imports

4.    f3

to enter the method from the place it’s been called.

5.     Ctrl + Shift + F 

for formatting

6.    Ctrl + shift + X

to uppercase

7.    Ctrl + shift + Y

to lowercase

8.    Ctrl + 2 + l

hit this after semicolon/end of line to automatically create LHS object.

9.    Ctrl + o

Find a method in a class.