Full Stack Development with JHipster - Second Edition

Building a JHipster module

JHipster has two mechanisms to extend its features:

• A modules system, which lets users build their own Yeoman generators (http://www.jhipster.tech/modules/creating-a-module/) to complement JHipster
• A blueprint mechanism to customize the required parts of the code generated by JHipster

The difference between a module and a blueprint is that a blueprint lets you override certain parts of the generated application while JHipster scaffolds the remaining parts. For example, a blueprint can override the client-side code alone, while the server side is generated by JHipster. A module, on the other hand, can only change what is generated by JHipster, and so is more suitable for adding complementary features on top of ...