Spring Boot Skill

Apply the practices below when developing Spring Boot applications. Read the linked reference only when working on that area.

Maven pom.xml Configuration

Read references/spring-boot-maven-config.md for Maven pom.xml configuration with supporting plugins and configurations to improve code quality, and testing.

Package structure

Read references/code-organization.md for domain-driven, module-based package layout and naming conventions.

Spring Data JPA

Implement the repository and entity layer using references/spring-data-jpa.md.

Service layer

Implement business logic in the service layer using references/spring-service-layer.md.

Spring MVC REST APIs

Implement REST APIs with Spring MVC using references/spring-webmvc-rest-api.md.

Spring Modulith

Build a modular monolith with Spring Modulith using references/spring-modulith.md.

Thymeleaf

If Thymeleaf is used for view templates, refer references/thymeleaf.md

REST API Testing

If building a REST API using Spring WebMVC, test Spring Boot REST APIs using references/spring-boot-rest-api-testing.md.

Web App Controller Testing

If building a web application using view rendering controllers, test the controller layer using references/spring-boot-webapp-testing-with-mockmvctester.md.

Write ArchUnit Tests

To write tests for testing the architecture using ArchUnit, refer references/archunit.md

Spring Boot Docker Compose Support

To use Docker Compose support for local development, refer references/spring-boot-docker-compose.md.

Taskfile

Use references/taskfile.md for easier commands execution.