webforJ Archetypes

This repository hosts several application starters to scaffold webforJ applications.

Using the Available Archetypes

Navigate to the folder where you want to create your new project, then run the following command. Replace ${webforj-archetype-X} with the desired archetype name, ${webforj.version} with the version you want to use, and ${flavor} with your preferred flavor.

Note: If you don't know which version to use, replace ${webforj.version} with LATEST.

mvn -B archetype:generate \
-DarchetypeGroupId=com.webforj \
-DarchetypeArtifactId=${webforj-archetype-X} \
-DarchetypeVersion=${webforj.version} \
-DgroupId=org.example \
-DartifactId=my-webapp \
-Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT \
-Dflavor=${flavor}

Flavor Options

The flavor parameter allows you to choose between different webforJ project configurations:

Flavor	Description
webforj-spring	Creates a Spring Boot-based webforJ application with Spring framework integration, dependency injection, and web server capabilities.
webforj	Creates a standard webforJ application without Spring framework dependencies, suitable for traditional webforJ deployments.

Available Archetypes

Archetype Name	Description
webforj-archetype-sidemenu	A starting project with a side menu and navigation in the content area.
webforj-archetype-tabs	A starting project with a simple tabbed interface.
webforj-archetype-hello-world	A webforJ "Hello World" starter. Use webforj-archetype-hello-world to deploy as standalone WAR and webforj-archetype-bbj-hello-world to deploy as standalone JAR for applications running on BBjServices.
webforj-archetype-blank	A blank starter project for webforJ applications.