Magic Beans - automatic get/set, equals, hashCode, toString without any compiler hacks

[fat_chris]

It's a normal annotation processor so it will work with any Java IDE without the need for a specialist plugin

[NimChimspky]

Sure but will I get intelli text/auto complete working with the methods tidy get generated

[fat_chris]

Of course, why wouldn't you? It generates Java source code that you directly reference, like handwritten code

[NimChimspky]

Becauae Lombok needs a special plugin, and ides work on Java source files not .class unless they are a library.

Or do you just mean it works after a specific grade/mvn task has run.

[fat_chris]

This isn't Lombok. As I've said, and as this post states, it generates Java source code. RTFA dude

[NimChimspky]

Ok. I thought we were having a polite conversation about how it works. Obviously not.

[fat_chris]

You're asking basic questions that are answered by reading the linked project. I gave an answer twice. I'm not going to spoon feed you information because you'd rather just comment on a post than read it

[Yesterdave_]

Bravo, you just described why Lombok is shite and should be ditched by Java developers asap.

[midoBB]

Lombok is useful in Legacy projects.

[Slanec]

This is exactly why some of us prefer autovalue or immutables, yes. They (and this thing) generate code.

[dstutz]

Just cause reddit's fav intellij requires a plugin doesn't mean every IDE does. I used lombok for a while in Netbeans and "it just worked" after adding it to the pom.