[java] Adding author name in Eclipse automatically to existing files

Is there a real easy to use tool (no monster tool) that I can plug into Eclipse, and press a "generate header" button and then the authors name appears in every file in that project?

Shift + Alt + J will help you add author name in existing file.

To add author name automatically,
go to Preferences --> java --> Code Style --> Code Templates

in case you don't find above option in new versions of Eclipse - install it from https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/jautodoc

You can control select all customised classes and methods, and right-click, choose "Source", then select "Generate Element Comment". You should get what you want.

If you want to modify the Code Template then you can go to Preferences -- Java -- Code Style -- Code Templates, then do whatever you want.

To old files I don't know how to do it... I think you will need a script to go thru all files and add the header.

To change the new ones you can do this.

Go to Eclipse menu bar

1. Window menu.
2. Preferences
3. search for Templates
4. go to Code templates
5. click on +code
6. Click on New Java files
7. Click Edit
8. add

/**
${user}
*/

And it's done every new File will have your name on it !

Quick and in some cases error-prone solution:

Find Regexp: (?sm)(.*?)([^\n]*\b(class|interface|enum)\b.*)

Replace: $1/**\n * \n * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">John Smith</a>\n */\n$2

This will add the header to the first encountered class/interface/enum in the file. Class should have no existing header yet.