Hey all, I've been using the Ballast MVI library ...

# ballast

[sigmadelta]

Hey all,

I've been using the Ballast MVI library for a while now and I'm a big fan of the general approach. I did notice it could get heavy on the boilerplate-side when creating the mental-model files repeatedly for different features, and I finally took the time to learn how to create an IntelliJ plugin and made one for Ballast as well:

https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/25295-ballast-template-files-generator?noRedirect=true

https://github.com/sigmadeltasoftware/BallastCompanion

It's currently still in review but please feel free to let me know if you have any additional ideas or remarks

[sigmadelta]

Public release approved and accessible through marketplace 👍 :

https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/25295-ballast-template-files-generator

[Casey Brooks]

This is looking very helpful, good work! Have you seen the official intellij plugin ? I'm aware of the high boilerplate and have templates there as well. If there's something incorrect or lacking with those templates, a PR to correct that would be very appreciated!

[sigmadelta]

Hey Casey, thanks for following up! I actually only found out about the official plugin after publishing my own and seeing it pop up in the Jetbrains Marketplace 🙈. I'll take a look into all the options soon to see how the options and usecases align!