Spring Boot Overview
A simplified way to build Java-based
applications
What is Spring Boot?
• Spring Boot is an open-source Java framework used to
create stand-alone, production-grade Spring
applications with minimal configuration.
It simplifies Spring application development by
providing:
• - Auto Configuration
• - Embedded Servers
• - Starter Dependencies
• - Production-ready Features
Why Use Spring Boot?
• - Reduces boilerplate code and configuration
• - No need to deploy WAR files
• - Easily create microservices
• - Provides embedded servers like Tomcat/Jetty
• - Quick setup with Spring Initializr
• - Includes tools for monitoring and metrics
Spring Boot Key Features
• 1. Auto Configuration
• 2. Embedded Server (Tomcat, Jetty, etc.)
• 3. Starter Dependencies (e.g., spring-boot-
starter-web)
• 4. Spring Initializr for quick project setup
• 5. Production-ready: metrics, health checks
• 6. Externalized configuration
(application.properties or YAML)
Basic Spring Boot Application
• @SpringBootApplication
• public class MyApp {
• public static void main(String[] args) {
• SpringApplication.run(MyApp.class, args);
• }
• }
Includes:
• - @Configuration
• - @EnableAutoConfiguration
• - @ComponentScan
Example: REST Controller
• @RestController
• public class HelloController {
• @GetMapping("/hello")
• public String sayHello() {
• return "Hello, Spring Boot!";
• }
• }
Popular Spring Boot Starters
• - spring-boot-starter-web: Web apps with
Spring MVC + Tomcat
• - spring-boot-starter-data-jpa: Spring Data JPA
with Hibernate
• - spring-boot-starter-security: Spring Security
• - spring-boot-starter-test: JUnit, Mockito, etc.
Advantages of Spring Boot
• - Fast and easy to set up
• - Eliminates boilerplate configuration
• - Strong integration with Spring ecosystem
• - Embedded servers for faster development
• - Excellent documentation and community
support
Spring REST API Methods (CRUD)
• - GET /products : Get all products
• - POST /products : Create new product
• - PUT /products/{id} : Update product by ID
• - DELETE /products/{id} : Delete product by ID
• Uses @GetMapping, @PostMapping,
@PutMapping, @DeleteMapping annotations