Capability 06
Custom Development & Extensions
Production-grade custom AEM development and standalone applications — Sling Servlets, OSGi services, workflow extensions, AEM Forms, and React/Next.js when Adobe isn't the whole answer.
Overview
What this covers
Every enterprise AEM deployment eventually needs custom code — a workflow step, an integration servlet, an author UI extension, or a Content Fragment model that Adobe's out-of-the-box tools don't cover. We write that code to Adobe standards, with tests, documentation, and knowledge transfer.
Our development work spans the full AEM stack: Sling Servlets and OSGi services on the backend, HTL components and Granite UI extensions on the frontend, custom workflow steps and launchers in the middle, and AEM Forms for complex data capture scenarios.
When AEM isn't the right platform for the entire solution — internal portals, operational dashboards, AI-powered SaaS products — we build standalone applications with React, Next.js, and Node.js at the same quality bar.
In depth
How we deliver it
Backend & OSGi development
Server-side logic built on Sling and OSGi frameworks.
- Sling Servlets and Sling Models (Java)
- OSGi service components and configurations
- Event handlers and Job consumers
- Custom workflow Process steps and Participant choosers
- Replication agents and transport handlers
Author experience extensions
Tools that make authors more productive inside AEM.
- Granite UI and Coral 3 dialog extensions
- Custom console pages and navigation entries
- Content Fragment model editors and validators
- Bulk action tools and reporting dashboards
- AEM Forms adaptive forms and FDM integrations
Standalone applications
Custom apps when AEM isn't the whole answer.
- React and Next.js frontend applications
- Node.js APIs and microservices
- Operational dashboards and internal portals
- AI-powered SaaS platforms (LLM integration)
- Cloud deployment on AWS, Azure, or GCP
Deliverables
What you receive
- Production code with unit test coverage
- Technical documentation and API specs
- Code review against Adobe best practices
- Deployment packages and Cloud Manager integration
- Knowledge transfer and pair-programming sessions
Outcomes
What changes
- Custom features shipped without technical debt
- Code maintainable by your internal team
- Adobe quality gate compliance on every deployment
- Standalone apps integrated with your AEM content
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