I would like to announce a new library created for CQ to aid in the development of CQ Components. The CQ Component Plugin, developed by CITYTECH, Inc, removes much of this copying and complexity by generating, at compile time, the dialog, content, and edit config definitions for your Components. In order to use the plugin effectively, it is important to know where it fits into your development and build process and what functionality is available to you in the creation of your Components.
Here is a link to the code site, a few blogs on the plugin, and a link to the github repository:
http://code.citytechinc.com/cq-component-maven-plugin/
http://www.citytechinc.com/us/en/blog/2013/08/introducing_the_maven_cq_component_plugin.html
http://www.citytechinc.com/us/en/blog/2013/08/cq_component_plugin_2_getting_started.html
http://www.citytechinc.com/us/en/blog/2013/08/cq_component_plugin_3_fun_with_objects.html
https://github.com/Citytechinc/cq-component-maven-plugin/
