Templates / JTE

JTE templates

Designed page sets written in JTE, typed against a real Java model. A misspelled field is a compile error, not a blank space on a live page.

What the JTE edition looks like

relaybird/invoices.jteJTE

@for(var i : model.invoices())
  <tr class="invoice-row">
    <td class="col-number"><a class="invoice-link" href="${i.url()}">${i.number()}</a></td>
    <td class="col-date">${i.date()}</td>
    <td class="col-for">${i.description()}</td>
    <td class="col-status"><span class="status${i.statusClass().isEmpty() ? "" : " " + i.statusClass()}">${i.status()}</span></td>
    <td class="col-amount"><span class="money">${i.amount()}</span></td>
    <td class="col-pdf"><a class="text-link text-link-plain">Download<span class="visually-hidden"> <span>${i.number()}</span> as PDF</span></a></td>
  </tr>
@endfor

Relaybird's invoice rows, exactly as the JTE edition ships them. The loop is plain Java, and every value is a method on the model record, so the compiler checks each one.

Every page in every template is written this way. None of it is static markup with a file extension changed.

Putting it in your app

Where it goes

Pages go in src/main/jte/, in a folder named for the template. The stylesheet and images go in src/main/resources/static/. The guide has the one command that points the pages at your package.

What it reads

One record per template, with a nested record for each kind of thing it lists. Every page declares it as its parameter.

Before you ship

Precompile the pages into your jar with the jte-maven-plugin. A jar has no src folder, so development mode cannot find them there. The guide in the download has the settings.

Every template in JTE

14 so far, and new ones land every month. Each download has every format, so you can change engines later without purchasing again.

Tern

Marketing site

The marketing site for a software product, with the product doing the selling.

20 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Missive

Documentation

The documentation site for a library, with versions, search and a wide reference.

18 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Small Batch

Podcast

The website of a weekly interview podcast, with a player on every episode.

20 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Carton

Documentation

The API reference developers keep open while they write code against yours.

20 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Night Desk

Personal website

A developer's own website, as paper on a desk under a lamp.

20 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Fork Join

Personal website

The personal site of one developer, printed in two inks: projects, talks, writing and a way to hire them.

20 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Podium

Conference

The website of a three-day developer conference, from the schedule to the organizer's dashboard.

27 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Rapids

Conference

The website of a developer conference: two tracks, speakers, tickets and a call for papers.

20 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Small Machines

Blog and changelog

A playful blog dressed as an old desktop: every post a window, every topic a folder.

20 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Veriport

Free with an account

Admin dashboard

A complete admin surface for the internal tools nobody volunteers to build.

36 pages · 4 formats · v1.1.3

Oxbow

Free with an account

Online shop

A coffee shop from the shelf to the doorstep, for whatever you sell.

20 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Fairday

Free with an account

Marketing site

The public website of a small software company, from the home page to the terms.

19 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Relaybird

Account and billing

The account and billing pages your customers see after they sign in.

23 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

Longhand

Free with an account

Blog and changelog

A blog for one writer and the odd guest, built for long posts and code.

18 pages · 4 formats · v1.0.0

The same pages in every engine

Each template is written out in Thymeleaf, FreeMarker, JTE and plain HTML. Every edition is installed from its own download into a fresh app, and every page, link and button is tried there before it goes on sale. Java 17 or later.

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