This project integrates Wicket (http://wicket.apache.org) with Bindgen (http://bindgen.org). Bindgen is an APT processor that generates Java objects that can be used to build property expressions, replacing code like this:

add(new Label("state", new PropertyModel(person, "address.state.code")));

with compile and type safe code like this:

add(new Label("state", new PropertyModel(person, new PersonBinding().address().state().code().getPath())));

bindgen-wicket then improves on this further by integrating Bindgen's concept of a Binding directly into core Wicket concepts such as models which leads to easier and more type-safe use:

add(new TextField<String>("state", BindingModel.of(person, new PersonBinding().address().state().code()));

The above adds additionaly type-safety checks:

• person is of type IModel<Person> and binding is BindingRoot<*Person*,String>
• BindingModel is of type IModel<String> which is what TextField<String> expects
• Removes the verbosity of having to repeat types by using the convenience of factory method