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Spring MVC Cookbook

by Alex Bretet

February 2016

Intermediate to advanced

466 pages

10h 29m

English

Packt Publishing

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Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Downloading the example codeErrataPiracyQuestions
IntroductionWhy such a routine?Why making use of the Eclipse IDE?Why making use of Maven?What does the Spring Framework bring?
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works…Eclipse for Java EE developersChoosing a JVMJava SE 8
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...The eclipse.ini fileSetting the –vm optionCustomizing JVM argumentsChanging the JDK compliance levelConfiguring MavenA repository managerTomcat 8 inside EclipseThere's more...
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...New Maven project, new Maven moduleThe standard project hierarchyThe project's structure in the IDEMaven's build life cyclesThe clean life cycleThe default life cyclePlugin goalsBuilt-in life cycle bindingsAbout Maven commandsThere's more...How did we choose the jar module's name?How did we choose the names for deployable modules?Why did we create core modules?See also...
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Inheritance of Maven dependenciesBasic inheritanceManaged inheritanceIncluding third-party dependenciesThe Spring Framework dependency modelThe Spring MVC dependencyUsing Maven propertiesThe web resourcesThe target runtime environmentThe Spring web application contextPluginsThe Maven compiler pluginThe Maven surefire pluginThe Maven enforcer pluginThe Maven war pluginThere's more...See alsoThe Maven checkstyle plugin
IntroductionThe User eXperience paradigmMicroservice architectures
Getting readyHow to do it...Downloading and installing GITConfiguring GIT in EclipseHow it works...Spring MVC overviewFront controllerMVC design patternSpring MVC flowDispatcherServlet – the Spring MVC entrypointAnnotation-defined controllers@Controller@RequestMappingController method-handler signaturesSupported method arguments typesSupported annotations for method argumentsSupported return TypesThere's more...
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...URI template patternsAnt-style path patternsPath pattern comparisonViewResolversThere's more...@PathVariable to read variables in URI template patterns
Getting readyHow to do it...Installing a Bootstrap themeCustomising a Bootstrap themeCreating responsive contentHow it works...The theme installationBootstrap highlightsBootstrap scaffoldingGrid system and responsive designDefining columnsOffsetting and nestingFluid griddingBootstrap CSS utilitiesUniform ButtonsIconsTablesBootstrap componentsNavbarsHero unitsAlertsBadges and labelsThere's more...See also
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...The approach to handle our dataInjection of services via interfacesHow does Spring choose the dummy implementations?DTOs to be used in View layerDummy service implementationsPopulating the Model in the controllerRendering variables with the JSP ELImplicit objectsRendering variables with the JSTLTaglib directives in JSPsThere's more...More about JSP ELMore about the JavaBeans standardMore about the JSTL
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Common behaviors for ControllersGlobal session controlRequiring sessionsSynchronizing sessionsCache-header managementHTTP method supportA high-level interceptorRequest lifecycleThere is more...More features offered by WebContentGeneratorSee also...Web cachingNew support classes for @RequestMapping since Spring MVC 3.1
Getting readyHow to do it...Setting up the DOM and creating modulesDefining the module's componentsHow it works...One app per HTML documentModule autobootstrapManual module bootstrapAngularJS ControllersBidirectional DOM-scope bindingAngularJS directivesng-repeatng-ifAngularJS factoriesDependency injectionThere's more...
IntroductionThe Entities' benefitsThe Entity manager and its persistence context
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...The Spring-managed DataSource beanThe EntityManagerFactory bean and its persistence unitThe Spring Data JPA configurationSee also
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Entity requirementsMapping the schemaMapping tablesMapping columnsAnnotating fields or gettersMapping primary keysIdentifier generationDefining inheritanceThe single-table strategyThe table-per-class strategyDefining relationshipsHow relationships between entities have been chosenThere's more...The FetchType attributeThe Cascade attributeSee also
How to do it...How it works...Injecting an EntityManager instanceUsing JPQLReducing boilerplate code with Spring Data JPAQuery creationPersisting EntitiesThere's more...Using native SQL queriesTransactionsSee also
IntroductionA definition of RESTRESTful CloudStreetMarket
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...A super RequestMappingHandlerAdapter beanBroad support for @RequestMapping annotationssetMessageConverterssetCustomArgumentResolverssetWebBindingInitializerThe ConversionService APIChoosing between PropertyEditors or convertersThere's more...Built-in PropertyEditor implementationsThe Spring IO reference document
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Support for XML marshallingThe XStream marshallerNegotiation strategies with ContentNegotiationManagerThe Accept headerThe file extension suffix in the URL pathThe request parameterJava Activation Framework@RequestMapping annotations as ultimate filtersThere's more...Using a JAXB2 implementation as an XML parserThe ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean JavaDoc
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Spring Data pagination support (you will love it!)Pagination and sorting in repositoriesPagingAndSortingRepository<T,ID>The web part – PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverA useful specification argument resolverThe JPA2 criteria API and Spring Data JPA specificationsSpecificationArgumentResolverThere's more...Spring DataAngular routesSee alsoBootstrap pagination with the Angular UI
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Global exception handling with @ControllerAdviceThe support ResponseEntityExceptionHandler classA uniform error response objectThere's more...HTTP Status CodesThe official article about exception handling in Spring MVCJavaDocsSee also
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...An exposed metadataThe Swagger UIThere's more...The Swagger.ioThe swagger-springmvc documentationSee alsoDifferent tools, different standards
Introduction
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...DNS configuration or host aliasingIn production – editing DNS recordsAn alias for the hostAlias definition for OAuth developmentsApache HTTP configurationVirtual-hostingThe mod_proxy moduleProxyPassReverseWorkersThe mod_alias moduleTomcat connectorsHTTP connectorsAJP connectorsThere is more…See alsoAlternatives to Apache HTTP
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Introduction to Spring SecurityThreadLocal context holdersNoticeable Spring Security interfacesThe Authentication interfaceThe UserDetails interfaceAuthentication providersThe UserDetailsManager interfaceThe GrantedAuthority interfaceThere is more…Spring Security referenceTechnical overviewSample applicationsCore services
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...The Spring Security namespaceThe <http> componentThe Spring Security filter-chainOur <http> configurationThe AuthenticationManager interfaceBasic authenticationBasicAuthenticationFilterWith an authenticationEntryPointWithout an authenticationEntryPointThere is more…In the Spring Security referenceThe remember-me cookie/feature
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...From the application point of viewFrom the Yahoo! point of viewOAuth2 explicit grant flowRefresh-token and access-tokenSpring social – role and key featuresSocial connection persistenceProvider-specific configurationOne entry-point – connectionFactoryLocatorProvider-specific ConnectionFactoriesSigning in with provider accountsThere is more…Performing authenticated API callsThe Spring social ConnectControllerSee alsoSocialAuthenticationFilterThe list of Spring social connectorsImplementing an OAuth2 authentication serverThe harmonic development blog
Getting readyHow to do it...Client side (AngularJS)Server sideHow it works...Authenticating for MicroservicesUsing the BASIC authenticationUsing OAuth2HTML5 SessionStorageSSL/TLSBCryptPasswordEncoderThere is more…Setting HTTP headers with AngularJSBrowser support for localStorageAbout SSL and TLS
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Spring Security authoritiesConfiguration attributesPre-invocation handlingAccessDecisionManagerAfter invocation handlingExpression-based access controlWeb Security expressionsMethod security expressionsAccess control using @PreAuthorize and @PostAuthorizeFiltering collections using @PreFilter and @PostFilterJSR-250 and legacy method securityThere is more…Domain Object Security (ACLs)Spring ELThe Spring Security referenceSee also
IntroductionThe Richardson Maturity Model
How to do it…How it works...Spring HATEOAS resourcesThe ResourceSupport classThe Resource classThe Identifiable interfaceAbstracting the Entities' @IdThere's more…See also
How to do it…How it works...Resource assemblersPagedResourcesAssemblerBuilding linksEntityLinksControllerLinkBuilderThere's more…The use of regular expressions in @RequestMappingSee also
How to do it…How it works...The REST CRUD principleExposing the minimumIf the Entity doesn't own the relationshipIf the Entity owns the relationshipSeparation of resourcesThere's more…Jackson custom serializersXStream converters
How to do it…How it works...Introduction to the financial data of Yahoo!Graph generation/displayHow is the financial data pulled/refreshed?Calling third-party servicesThere's more…Spring Social — existing API providersSee also
Introduction
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works...HTTP/1.1 specifications – RFC 7231 semantics and contentBasic requirementsSafe and Idempotent methodsOther method-specific constraintsMapping request payloads with @RequestBodyHttpMessageConvertersProvided HttpMessageConvertersUsing MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterUsing @RequestPart to upload an imageTransaction managementThe simplistic approachThere's more…Transaction managementACID propertiesGlobal versus local transactionsSee also
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works...Using Spring validatorValidationUtilsI18n validation errorsUsing JSR-303/JSR-349 Bean ValidationOn-field constraint annotationsImplementation-specific constraintsLocalValidator (reusable)There's more…ValidationUtilsGrouping constraintsCreating a custom validatorThe Spring reference on validationSee also
How to do it…BackendFrontendHow it works...MessageSource beansResourceBundleMessageSourceReloadableResourceBundleMessageSourceStaticMessageSourceOur MessageSource bean definitionUsing a LocaleResolverAcceptHeaderLocaleResolverFixedLocaleResolverSessionLocaleResolverCookieLocaleResolverThere's more…Translating client-side with angular-translate.js
How to do it…How it works...Validation-constraintsRequiredMinimum/maximum lengthRegex patternNumber/e-mail/URLControl variables in formsModified/Unmodified stateValid/Invalid stateErrorsForm state transclusions and styleSee also
Introduction
Getting readyHow to do it…Apache HTTP Proxy configurationFrontendBackendHow it works...An introduction to WebSocketsWebSocket LifecycleTwo dedicated URI schemesThe STOMP protocolSockJSSpring WebSocket supportAll-in-one configurationDefining message handlers via @MessageMappingSending a message to dispatchSimpMessagingTemplateThe @SendTo annotationThere's more…See also
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works...Using a full-featured message brokerClusterability – RabbitMQMore STOMP message typesStompMessageBrokerRelaySee also
Getting readyHow to do it…Sender sideConsumer sideClient-sideHow it works...Messaging architecture overviewA scalable modelAMQP or JMS?There's more…A great introduction to AMQP by pivotalA better way to publish application eventsSee also
Getting readyHow to do it…Apache HTTP proxy configurationRedis server installationMySQL server installationApplication-level changesRabbitMQ configurationThe resultsHow it works...The Redis serverSpring sessionSessionRepositoryFilterRedisConnectionFactoryCookieHttpSessionStrategySpring Data Redis and Spring Session Data RedisThe Redis Session manager for TomcatViewing/flushing sessions in RedissecurityContextPersistenceFilterAbstractSessionWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurerAbstractSecurityWebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurerThere's more…Spring SessionApache HTTP proxy extra configurationSpring Data RedisSee also
Introduction
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works...A limited number of commandsMigrateCleanInfoValidateBaselineRepairAbout Flyway Maven pluginThere is more…The official documentationSee also
How to do it…How it works...@Test annotationThe expected and timeout argumentsThe @RunWith annotation@Before and @After annotations@BeforeClass and @AfterClass annotationsUsing MockitoMockitoJUnitRunnerThe transferCriticalData exampleThe registerUser exampleThere is more…About MockitoJUnit RulesSee also
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works...Maven Failsafe versus Maven SurefireCode CargoCargo Maven PluginBinding to Maven phasesUsing an existing Tomcat instanceRest assuredStatic importsA Given, When, Then approachThere is more…About CargoMore REST-assured examples
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works...SpringJUnit4ClassRunnerThe @ContextConfiguration annotationThere is more…JdbcTemplateAbstraction of boilerplate logicExtraction of auto-generated IDs
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works...Apache Log4j2 among other logging frameworksThe case of SLF4jMigrating to log4j 2Log4j 2 API and CoreLog4j 2 AdaptersLog4j 1.x API BridgeApache Commons Logging BridgeSLF4J BridgeJava Util Logging AdaptersWeb Servlet SupportConfiguration filesThere is more…Automatic configurationOfficial documentationInteresting Redis Appender implementation

Overview

Spring MVC Cookbook provides a practical and comprehensive guide to building modern Java web applications using the Spring MVC framework. Through a series of hands-on recipes, this book takes you from setting up your development environment to deploying scalable cloud-ready applications.

What this Book will help me do

Learn to set up and configure Spring MVC for RESTful web application development.
Understand and implement responsive front-end design with Bootstrap and AngularJS.
Master the use of JPA for domain-specific persistence in Spring applications.
Set up effective authentication mechanisms using OAuth2 and Basic Authentication.
Explore advanced topics like WebSocket communication, HATEOAS, and scaling web applications.

Author(s)

Alexandre Bretet, an accomplished software engineer with years of experience working with Java-based technologies, brings his expertise and hands-on approach to this book. With a deep understanding of Spring MVC and modern web development practices, Alexandre ensures his readers receive actionable advice and techniques in a conversational and practical style. His work emphasizes creating robust, scalable, and efficient applications.

Who is it for?

The ideal readers for this book are experienced Java developers familiar with web technologies who aim to expand their skills and knowledge of the Spring MVC framework. Readers should have a basic understanding of programming and want to advance their career by mastering scalable web development techniques. Whether you're seeking to stay current with enterprise Java web development or enhancing your experience with modern frameworks, this book covers essential concepts and practices just for you.