Introduction to the Spring
Framework
References
Spring documentation http://www.springsource.org/documentation
Spring API http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x
/api/index.html
Introduction to the Spring Framework 2.5, by Rod
Johnson (Originator of Spring) http://www.theserverside.com/tt/articles/article.tss?
l=IntrotoSpring25
Spring in Action, 2nd Edition, Manning
Publishing, August 2007
Pro Spring 2.5, Apress Publishing, August 2008
What is Spring?
A Container
Creates objects and makes them available to your application
A Framework
Provides an infrastructure of classes that make it easier to
accomplish tasks
The Spring Framework
Official 1.0 release in 2004
Current release used is 2.5.6
See: http://www.springsource.org/download
Works with Java 1.4 or 1.5 or 1.6 and J2EE
1.3 and Java EE 5
See:
http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x
/reference/new-in-2.html
What does Spring provide?
Lightweight container and framework
Most of your code will be unaware of the Spring framework
Use only the parts you of Spring you want
Manages dependencies between your objects
Encourages use of interfaces
Lessens coupling between objects
Cleaner separation of responsibilities
Put logic that applies to many objects in one single place
Separate the classs core responsibility from other duties
Simplifies database integration
Spring JDBC
Hibernate
iBATIS
Java Persistence
Spring Modules Use What You
Want
See: http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x/reference/introduction.html#introduction-overview
Example Application
Contacts store and retrieve contacts
Created using MyEclipse 7
Uses Maven 2 to manage libraries
Demonstrates basic Spring capabilities
Contact has a Person, collection of Email,
and collection of Phone objects
Can use an XML file or database as
repository
User interface is via the console
See READ_ME file under project folder
Dependency Management
Manage collaboration (dependencies)
between Plain Old Java Objects (POJOs)
Code to interfaces
Use Spring to instantiate specific interface
implementations
Dont need
InterfaceType anObject = new ClassThatImplementsInterfaceType()
Use Spring to provide specific interface
implementations to your objects
External Configuration
Configuration options
Properties files
XML configuration files
Annotations
XML Configuration
Specify the creation of objects
Specify the dependencies between objects
Handling Change
Change dependencies without changing
code
Edit the configuration file
Create multiple configuration files
Testing Applications
Easier to test
Use a test configuration file to create test objects
and manage their dependencies
Reuse objects across tests
Test service layer objects by creating stub
dependent objects
See:
http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x
/reference/testing.html
Separation of Responsibilities
Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP)
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-012002/jw-0118-aspect.html
Aspect-Oriented Programming in Spring
See:
http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x
/reference/aop.html
Put a concern (logic) that applies to many
different objects in one single place
Logging, security, performance testing, transaction
management
Implementing AOP in Spring
Advice
Several different ways to configure Advice objects
Implement interfaces and XML configuration
Use @AspectJ annotations
Integrate with AspectJ
Advice is commonly applied to a method
Different ways to apply advice to an object
Before advice
After returning advice
After throwing advice
After advice
Around advice
Database Integration
Spring provides a JDBC framework that removes much
of the boiler-plate code
See:
http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x/reference/jd
bc.html
Configures the data source
Gets the connection
Creates the statement
Processes the result
Creates the business objects
Handles exceptions
Closes connection
Spring can integrate with Hibernate, Java Data Objects
(JDO), Java Persistence API (JPA), iBATIS, and other
Object Relational Management (ORM) technologies
Spring JDBC
Spring JDBC framework takes advantage of
Java 5
New classes in Spring 2.0 and 2.5 that use
Variable arguments
Auto boxing
Covariant return types
Generics
Can still use older classes and Java 1.4
Spring JDBC Capabilities
Simplified methods for querying and
updating tables
Query to create a business object http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x
/reference/jdbc.html#jdbc-SimpleJdbcTemplate
Query for single value http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x
/reference/jdbc.html#jdbc-statements-querying
Insert business objects
http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x
/reference/jdbc.html#jdbc-simple-jdbc-insert-1
Example - Contacts Application
Data source is configured and provided to other
classes in the configuration file
See classes ContactSearchService_DB and
ContactDataAccess_DB
Extend Springs SimpleJdbcDaoSupport
See:
http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x/api/org/sp
ringframework/jdbc/core/simple/SimpleJdbcDaoSupport.htm
l
Additional Spring Capabilities
Transaction Management
A transaction defines a logical unit of work that either
completely succeeds or produces no result at all. A distributed
transaction is simply a transaction that accesses and updates
data on two or more networked resources, and therefore must be
coordinated among those resources.
see: http://archive.devx.com/java/free/articles/dd_jta/jta-1.asp
Email
Scheduling
Web services and remoting
Spring Web Model View Controller (MVC)
Integration with Struts 2
see:
http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x/reference/we
b-integration.html#struts and
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/spring-plugin.html
Where to Learn More
Review the Spring documentation online
Spring documentation http://www.springsource.org/documentation
Spring API http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x
/api/index.html
Spring support forum
Review on Safari (KU Library)
Spring in Action, 2nd Edition, Manning
Publishing, August 2007
Pro Spring 2.5, Apress Publishing, August 2008
