JCR content mapping with Sling Model

follow the easy steps to use sling model for JCR content mapping.

1. Add sling model bundle dependency information in pom.xml

   	<dependency>
   	<groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
   	<artifactId>org.apache.sling.models.api</artifactId>
   	<version>1.0.0</version>
   	</dependency>

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2. Add Sling-Model-Packages declaration in the instruction 

   	<plugin>
   	<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
   	<artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
   	<extensions>true</extensions>
   	<configuration>
   	<instructions>
   	<Sling-Model-Packages>
   	edu.saral.models
   	</Sling-Model-Packages>
   	<Bundle-SymbolicName>edu.saral.slingmodel-bundle</Bundle-SymbolicName>
   	</instructions>
   	</configuration>
   	</plugin>

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3. Annotate pojo class with @Model annotation and use @Inject against the fields (with getters)

   	package edu.saral.models;
   	import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource;
   	import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Model;
   	import javax.inject.Inject;
   	/**
   	* Created by behera on 07-07-2014.
   	*/
   	@Model( adaptables = Resource.class )
   	public class Person {
   	@Inject private String firstName;
   	@Inject private String lastName;
   	@Inject private String email;
   	@Inject private String mobile;

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4. Now adapt this pojo with resource.adaptTo() 

   	person = getResource().adaptTo( Person.class );
   	LOGGER.info( "person {} ", person );

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5. This Will map the below content structure easily without the bulgy or cluttered code.  

   	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
   	<jcr:root xmlns:cq="http://www.day.com/jcr/cq/1.0" xmlns:jcr="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/1.0"
   	jcr:primaryType="cq:Dialog"
   	helpPath="en/cq/current/wcm/default_components.html#Title"
   	title="Person"
   	xtype="panel">
   	<items jcr:primaryType="cq:WidgetCollection">
   	<title
   	jcr:primaryType="cq:Widget"
   	fieldLabel="First Name"
   	name="./firstName"
   	xtype="textfield"/>
   	<link
   	jcr:primaryType="cq:Widget"
   	fieldLabel="Last Name"
   	name="./lastName"
   	xtype="textfield"/>
   	<email
   	jcr:primaryType="cq:Widget"
   	fieldLabel="Email"
   	name="./email"
   	xtype="textfield"/>
   	<mobile
   	jcr:primaryType="cq:Widget"
   	fieldLabel="Mobile"
   	name="./mobile"
   	xtype="numberfield"/>
   	</items>
   	</jcr:root>

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