Magic Bean

A very basic library which will generate getters and setters.

Requires Java 21+.

Maven

<dependency>
    <groupId>dev.mccue</groupId>
    <artifactId>magic-bean</artifactId>
    <version>2025.02.09</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>

Gradle

dependencies {
    compileOnly("dev.mccue:magic-bean:2025.02.09")
    annotationProcessor("dev.mccue:magic-bean:2025.02.09")
}

What this does

This uses an annotation processor to generate a class which can be extended to automatically derive the boilerplate code for

• getters and setters
• equals and hashCode
• toString
• an all argument constructor

The primary goals of this library are

1. Boilerplate reduction for code that needs "dumb" POJOs
2. Demonstrate that annotation processors and source code generation aren't that scary
3. Cover some of the use cases of lombok without the compiler hacking it does

The non-goals of this library are

1. To provide a tool which fits all use cases. (conflicts with goal #2)
2. Provide a way to generate immutable value objects. Use records, immutables, or elbow grease for that.
3. Support old Java versions.

Usage

Basic Example

I receive

import dev.mccue.magicbean.MagicBean;

import java.util.List;

@MagicBean
public final class Example extends ExampleBeanOps {
    int x;
    String name;
    List<String> strs;
}

You receive

sealed abstract class ExampleBeanOps extends java.lang.Object permits Example {

    private Example self() {
        return (switch (this) { case Example __ -> __; });
    }

    /**
     * Get the current value for x.
     */
    public int getX() {
        return self().x;
    }

    /**
     * Set the current value for x.
     */
    public void setX(int x) {
        self().x = x;
    }

    /**
     * Get the current value for name.
     */
    public java.lang.String getName() {
        return self().name;
    }

    /**
     * Set the current value for name.
     */
    public void setName(java.lang.String name) {
        self().name = name;
    }

    /**
     * Get the current value for strs.
     */
    public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getStrs() {
        return self().strs;
    }

    /**
     * Set the current value for strs.
     */
    public void setStrs(java.util.List<java.lang.String> strs) {
        self().strs = strs;
    }

}

Complete Example

I receive

import dev.mccue.magicbean.MagicBean;

import java.util.List;

@MagicBean(
        allArgsStaticFactory = true,
        equalsAndHashCode = true,
        toString_ = true
)
public final class Example extends ExampleBeanOps {
    int x;
    String name;
    List<String> strs;
}

You receive

sealed abstract class ExampleBeanOps extends java.lang.Object permits Example {

    private Example self() {
        return (switch (this) { case Example __ -> __; });
    }

    /**
     * Creates an instance of Example.
     */
    public static Example of(
            int x,
            java.lang.String name,
            java.util.List<java.lang.String> strs
    ) {
        var o = new Example();
        o.setX(x);
        o.setName(name);
        o.setStrs(strs);
        return o;
    }

    /**
     * Get the current value for x.
     */
    public int getX() {
        return self().x;
    }

    /**
     * Set the current value for x.
     */
    public void setX(int x) {
        self().x = x;
    }

    /**
     * Get the current value for name.
     */
    public java.lang.String getName() {
        return self().name;
    }

    /**
     * Set the current value for name.
     */
    public void setName(java.lang.String name) {
        self().name = name;
    }

    /**
     * Get the current value for strs.
     */
    public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getStrs() {
        return self().strs;
    }

    /**
     * Set the current value for strs.
     */
    public void setStrs(java.util.List<java.lang.String> strs) {
        self().strs = strs;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        if (o == null || !(o instanceof Example other)) {
            return false;
        }
        else {
            return java.util.Objects.equals(self().x, other.x) &&
                   java.util.Objects.equals(self().name, other.name) &&
                   java.util.Objects.equals(self().strs, other.strs);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return java.util.Objects.hash(
                self().x,
                self().name,
                self().strs
        );
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "Example[" + "x=" + self().x +
               ", " + "name=" + self().name +
               ", " + "strs=" + self().strs + "]";
    }

}

Usage with frameworks

JPA / Hibernate

Rife2

Customizing

This library is just about 350 lines of Java contained within a single file. If it doesn't do exactly what you want, feel free to make a PR or fork and make your own edits.