UI5con HYBRID 2022: Sort out your UI5 tooling extensions in a flash @ui5videos

Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Tired of always adding the same tooling extensions to your projects?
This session will show you how to use a newly created yeoman generator to implement UI5 tooling extensions like middlewares and tasks. This is mean to speed up your initial setup and be able to quickly get cracking on the fun bits.

Event: #UI5conHYBDIRD2022
Speaker: Jakob Kjaer, SAP
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00:00 Introduction
00:31 Benefits of the ui5-add Generator
01:42 Sources for the ui5-add Generator (bestofui5.org/)
02:43 Demo: Utilizing ui5-add to Set Up Your UI5 Project
07:52 A Look Behind the Scenes - How the ui5-add Generator Works
12:41 Where to Find the ui5-add Generator (github.com/ui5-community/generator-ui5-add-extension)
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Resources:
Slides: openui5.org/ui5con/germany2022/slides/2022-UI5con-2_7-Jakob-Kjaer-Sort_out_your_UI5_tooling_extensions_in_a_flash.pdf

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