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jhipster

JHipster is a popular command line tool used for generating and scaffolding full-stack web applications. It is built on top of various industry-standard and modern technologies such as Spring Boot, Angular, React, and many others.

JHipster helps developers kickstart their projects by generating boilerplate code, configuration files, and build scripts, saving a significant amount of time and effort in the initial setup phase. It follows the best practices and conventions for the chosen technology stack, ensuring a scalable and maintainable codebase.

The tool provides a wide range of options and configurations, allowing developers to customize their project according to their specific requirements. It supports various application types, including monolithic, microservices, and serverless architectures, providing flexibility to choose the most suitable approach.

JHipster comes bundled with a built-in development environment setup, including a local development server, automated testing frameworks, and database migration tools, facilitating the development process. It also integrates with popular IDEs for seamless development experience.

One of the key features of JHipster is its ability to seamlessly integrate with different kinds of databases, including SQL and NoSQL solutions, providing developers the freedom to choose the most suitable database for their application.

JHipster supports internationalization and localization out-of-the-box, making it easy to build applications that cater to a global audience.

It also offers security features such as user authentication and authorization, role-based access control, and integration with popular identity providers like OAuth and JWT.

JHipster has a vibrant community of contributors and users, which means there is an extensive collection of community-generated modules and plugins available for extending the functionality of JHipster-generated applications.

The tool provides built-in support for deployment to various cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, enabling developers to easily deploy their applications to the cloud.

JHipster follows a modular architecture, allowing developers to easily add or remove features without affecting the rest of the application. This promotes code reuse and maintainability.

List of commands for jhipster:

  • jhipster:tldr:1ca56 jhipster: Generate a Kubernetes configuration for your application.
    $ jhipster kubernetes
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  • jhipster:tldr:23f43 jhipster: Generate a simple backend project.
    $ jhipster --skip-client
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  • jhipster:tldr:2ef36 jhipster: Import a JDL file to configure your application (see: https://start.jhipster.tech/jdl-studio/).
    $ jhipster import-jdl ${first_file-jh second_file-jh --- n_file-jh}
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  • jhipster:tldr:3da5b jhipster: Generate a CI/CD pipeline for your application.
    $ jhipster ci-cd
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  • jhipster:tldr:66f36 jhipster: Add a new entity to a generated project.
    $ jhipster entity ${entity_name}
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  • jhipster:tldr:94044 jhipster: Apply latest JHipster updates to the project.
    $ jhipster upgrade
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  • jhipster:tldr:aac38 jhipster: Generate a simple frontend project.
    $ jhipster --skip-server
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  • jhipster:tldr:b2ab7 jhipster: Generate a simple full-stack project (monolithic or microservices).
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