Building web applications with Java & Spring

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David Kiss

Create Your Very First Spring Application

Building Web Applications Using Java and Spring Framework (Module 1)

What to Expect

  A practical guide to get up and running quickly on

creating Spring-based web application from scratch

  Using latest versions of Java, Spring Framework (4.x),

Spring Boot (v1.2.x), Spring Security, Spring Data JPA,

Thymeleaf and Maven 3 frameworks

What Not to Expect

  XML configurations

  Outdated versions of Java frameworks

  Textbook walk-through of all the Spring components

on Earth

Why Using Spring Framework

  Spring is a mature yet still innovative open-source

framework

  Spring has a very active community

Spring is light-weight - can run without a JEE server

Spring makes you productive - no requirement for XML

configuration

etc.CachingMessaging

SQL and NoSQL databases

SecurityMVC

Spring Gets You Covered With...

Companies Using Spring Framework

Our First Web Application

Time to Create Some Code

Demo

Now we’re going to create a URL shortener web application...

Generate the Project at http://start.spring.io

And Implementing the Web Application...

After Generating the Project

Here’s The Final List of Files

and Walk Through the Code

Now Let’s See the Details

Starting a Web Application Cannot Be Easier

Mapping URLs to Java Methods #1

shortener.html - Using Thymeleaf Template Engine

Mapping URLs to Java Methods #2

Our HTTP Request Object

A Minimalist In-Memory Persistence Layer

$ mvn spring-boot:run

Let’s See It In Action

Starting Up...

Ta-Da!!!

Java and Spring CAN be productive!

Source code available at https://github.com/davidkiss/yourl

Any questions / suggestions:

info@kaviddiss.com

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