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AEM Developer Tools for Eclipse aem-developer-tools-for-eclipse

Last update: Wed May 03 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Overview overview

The AEM Developer Tools for Eclipse is a Eclipse plugin based on the released under the Apache License 2.

It offers several features that make AEM development easier:

  • Seamless integration with AEM instances through Eclipse Server Connector.
  • Synchronization for both content and OSGI bundles.
  • Debugging support with code hot-swaping capability.
  • Simple bootstrap of AEM projects via a specific Project Creation Wizard.
  • Easy editing of JCR properties.

Requirements requirements

Before using the AEM Developer Tools, you need to:

  • Download and install . AEM Developer Tools currently support Eclipse Kepler or newer

  • Can be used with AEM version 5.6.1 or newer

  • Configure your eclipse installation to ensure that you have at least 1 gigabyte of heap memory by editing your eclipse.ini configuration file as described in the .

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On macOS, you need to right-click on Eclipse.app and then select Show Package Contents in order to find your eclipse.ini.

How to install the AEM Developer Tools for Eclipse how-to-install-the-aem-developer-tools-for-eclipse

Once you have fulfilled the requirements above, you can install the plugin as follows:

  1. Browse the .

  2. Copy the Installation Link.

    Note that alternatively you can download an archive instead of using the installation link. This allows offline installation but you will miss automatic update notifications this way.

  3. In Eclipse, open the Help menu.

  4. Click Install New Software.

  5. Click ´¡»å»å….

  6. In Name type AEM Developer Tools.

  7. In Location copy the installation URL.

  8. Click Ok.

  9. Check both AEM and Sling plugins.

  10. Click Next.

  11. Click Next.

  12. Accept the lincese agreements and click Finish.

  13. Click Yes in order to restart Eclipse.

How To Import Existing Projects how-to-import-existing-projects

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The AEM Perspective the-aem-perspective

The AEM Development Tools for Eclipse ships with a Perspective that offers you full control over your AEM projects and instances.

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Sample Multi-Module Project sample-multi-module-project

The AEM Developer Tools for Eclipse comes with a sample, multi-module project that helps you quickly get up to speed with a project setup in Eclipse, as well as serving as a best-practice guide to several AEM features. .

Follow these steps to create the sample project:

  1. In the File > New > Project menu, browse to the AEM section and select AEM Sample Multi-Module Project.

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  2. Click Next.

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    This step might take a while since m2eclipse needs to scan the archetype catalogs.