How deeply does Spring in Action, Sixth Edition cover Lombok?

Explains @Data behavior and Maven setup, including compile-time use and runtime exclusion, without covering Lombok internals.

Lombok

As explained in Spring in Action, Sixth Edition

Lombok is a Java library that generates boilerplate code, such as accessors, constructors, and object methods, through annotations during compilation.

Lombok is a Java library that uses annotations to generate boilerplate during compilation. The @Data annotation supplies getters, setters, equals(), hashCode(), toString(), and a constructor for final properties, keeping domain classes concise. section 2.1.1

Taco domain objects

A concise Ingredient class can declare final id, name, and type fields with @Data, while Taco and TacoOrder use the same annotation for their properties. TacoOrder retains its custom addTaco() method alongside Lombok-generated methods.

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The Art of CodeLombok is a Java library that generates boilerplate source constructs through annotations during compilation.

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@dataproduces · @Data is a Lombok annotation that generates common data-class methods and a constructor for a class.
code generationproduces · Code generation is the production of program code by transforming inputs such as specifications, models, templates, or existing representations.
constructor methodproduces · A constructor is a type-associated operation or callable that creates or initializes an instance and establishes its initial state.

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