Spring Boot 2 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

© Marten Deinum 2018

Marten DeinumSpring Boot 2 Recipeshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3963-6_2

2. Spring Boot—Basics

Marten Deinum¹ 

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Meppel, Drenthe, The Netherlands

 

In this chapter we will take a look at the basic features of Spring Boot.

Note

To get a starting point, use the Spring Initializr to create a project. No additional dependencies are required, just a Spring Boot project.

2.1 Configure a Bean

Problem

You want Spring Boot to use your class as a bean.

Solution

Depending on your needs, you can either leverage @ComponentScan to automatically detect your class and have an instance created; use it together with @Autowired and @Value to get dependencies or properties injected; or you can use a method annotated with @Bean to have more control ...