This article details building an example Java web application using Helidon MP libraries and deploying it on Google App Engine. Part 1 : Build a new Helidon MP Project Prerequisites Java SDK — Used OpenJDK 11 for this example Apache Maven — Used 3.6.3 for this example Google Cloud SDK Account on Google Cloud Platform Step 1 — Build a new Helidon MP Project mvn archetype:generate -DinteractiveMode=false \…

Oracle changed Java licensing model for version after Java SE 8. This article details the available licenses and pricing model for enterprises to use Java. This article is based on pricing models and available data as of April 29, 2020. Oracle Java SE 8 remain free. Java SE 11 is…

We can build projects for AEM with a SPA(Single Page Application) as frontend (can use either Angular or React). There is a specific folder structure that AEM requires projects to be built. Using an Archetype to build the codebase is the best and recommended option. …

The recommended way (or best approach) to start a new project for AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) is to use an Archetype. Adobe has a separate project AEM Project Archetype on Github for this. Here’s the process to create a new project codebase: Create a new folder $ mkdir projects $ cd…

Why? Because the default query does not search for value in a case-insensitive way. Which means if a value (say) 009A is saved in AEM, and search for 009a will not return the value. Sounds strange.. and this sounds so trivial for any developer. And this article is about this. Details There…

As of this writing — April 2020, there will not be any major version numbered release of AEM beyond 6.5! Here’s a note from Cedric Huesler, Director Product Management for…

In Spring 5, a reactive web client was introduced that access REST API’s in a reactive, non-blocking way. An improvement over the much used RestTemplate. This can be also closed compared to RxJs or Angular’s HttpClient to access REST API’s. TL;DR This article discusses about using Reactive programming to access API’s…

MongoDB has a great tools for using their database on the cloud services and my favorite part — accessing that database via API’s/Services. The Problem Almost every website / web application needs a data store. To make it simple.. three primary needs/uses: Need a place to store data — structured(SQL) or Unstructured…

This article details the how-to add a heading text / help text / description in a component dialog box. The Requirement Show a help or information text for authors when they click on edit on a component. Why is this a problem? Though it looks to be a simple ask, I have not seen such examples on…