Quickly master the massive Spring ecosystem with this focused, hands-on guide that teaches you exactly what you need to know.

In Spring Start Here, you will learn how to:

Build web applications with Spring

Manage application objects with Spring context

Implement data persistence using data sources and transactions

Implement data exchange between applications using REST services

Utilize Spring Boot's convention-over-configuration approach

Write unit and integration tests for apps implemented with Spring

Minimize work when building any kind of app

Persisting data in a Spring application using the latest approach

Spring Start Here introduces you to Java development with Spring by concentrating on the core concepts you'll use in every application you build. You'll learn how to refactor an existing application to Spring, how to use Spring tools to make SQL database requests and REST calls, and how to secure your projects with Spring Security. There's always more to learn, and this book will make your next steps much easier.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the technology

For Java developers, Spring is the must-learn framework. This incredible development tool powers everything from small business ecommerce applications to enterprise-scale microservices. Mastering Spring is a long journey. Taking your first step is easy! Start here.

About the book

Spring Start Here teaches Java developers how to build applications using Spring framework. Informative graphics, relevant examples, and author Laurentiu Spilca's clear and lively writing make it easy to pick up the skills you need. You'll discover how to plan, write, and test applications. And by concentrating on the most important features, this no-nonsense book gives you a firm foundation for exploring Spring's rich ecosystem.

What's inside

Build web applications with Spring

Minimize repetition and manual work

Persisting data in a Spring application

HTTP and REST-based web services

Testing your Spring implementations

About the reader

For readers with beginning to intermediate Java skills.

About the author

Lauren?iu Spilca is a skilled Java and Spring developer and an experienced technology instructor.

Table of Contents

PART 1 FUNDAMENTALS

1 Spring in the real world

2 The Spring context: Defining beans

3 The Spring context: Wiring beans

4 The Spring context: Using abstractions

5 The Spring context: Bean scopes and life cycle

6 Using aspects with Spring AOP

PART 2 IMPLEMENTATION

7 Understanding Spring Boot and Spring MVC

8 Implementing web apps with Spring Boot and Spring MVC

9 Using the Spring web scopes

10 Implementing REST services

11 Consuming REST endpoints

12 Using data sources in Spring apps

13 Using transactions in Spring apps

14 Implementing data persistence with Spring Data

15 Testing your Spring app