Spring: Core Training

Course Content

Spring: Core Training

• Lesson 1: Spring Overview
  • What is the Spring Framework?
  • The DI Container
  • The Spring Framework History and EcoSystem
• Lesson 2: Java Configuration
  • Java configuration and the Spring application context
  • @Configuration and @Bean annotations
  • @Import: working with multiple configuration files
  • Defining bean scopes
  • Launching a Spring Application and obtaining Beans
• Lesson 3: More Java Configuration
  • External properties & Property sources
  • Environment abstraction
  • Using bean profiles
  • Spring Expression Language (SpEL)
• Lesson 4: Annotation and Component Scanning
  • Component scanning
  • Autowiring using @Autowired
  • Java configuration versus annotations, mixing.
  • Lifecycle annotations: @PostConstruct and @PreDestroy
  • Stereotypes and meta-annotations
• Lesson 5: Inside the Spring Container
  • The Spring Bean Lifecycle
  • The BeanFactoryPostProcessor interception point
  • The BeanPostProcessor interception point
  • Spring Bean Proxies
  • @Bean method return types
• Lesson 6: Introducing Aspect-oriented programming
  • What problems does AOP solve?
  • Defining pointcut expressions
  • Implementing various types of advice
• Lesson 7: Testing a Spring-based Application
  • Spring and Test-Driven Development
  • Spring 5 integration testing with JUnit 5
  • Application context caching and the @DirtiesContext annotation
  • Profile selection with @ActiveProfiles
  • Easy test data setup with @Sql
• Lesson 8: JDBC Simplification with JdbcTemplate
  • How Spring integrates with existing data access technologies
  • Spring‘s JdbcTemplate
  • DataAccessException hierarchy
• Lesson 9: Transaction Management with Spring
  • Transaction overview
  • Transaction management with Spring
  • Transaction propagation and rollback rules
  • Transactions and integration testing
• Lesson 10: Spring Boot Feature Introduction
  • Introduction to Spring Boot Features
  • Value Proposition of Spring Boot
  • Creating a simple Boot application using Spring Initializer website
• Lesson 11: Spring Boot - A closer look
  • Dependency management using Spring Boot starters
  • How auto-configuration works
  • Configuration properties
  • Overriding auto-configuration
  • Using CommandLineRunner
• Lesson 12: Spring Boot - Spring Data JPA
  • Quick introduction to ORM with JPA
  • Benefits of using Spring with JPA
  • JPA configuration in Spring
  • Configuring Spring JPA using Spring Boot
  • Spring Data JPA dynamic repositories
• Lesson 13: Web Applications with Spring Boot
  • Introduction to Spring MVC and request processing
  • Controller method signatures
  • Using @Controller, @RestController and @GetMapping annotations
  • Configuring Spring MVC with Spring Boot
  • Spring Boot packaging options, JAR or WAR
• Lesson 14: RESful Application with Spring Boot
  • An introduction to the REST architectural style
  • Controlling HTTP response codes with @ResponseStatus
  • Implementing REST with Spring MVC, @RequestMapping, @RequestBody and @ResponseBody
  • Spring MVC's HttpMessageConverters and automatic content negotiation
• Lesson 15: Spring Boot Testing
  • Spring Boot testing overview
  • Integration testing using @SpringBootTest
  • Web slice testing with MockMvc framework
  • Slices to test different layers of the application
• Lesson 16: Securing REST Application with Spring Security
  • What problems does Spring Security solve?
  • Configuring authentication
  • Implementing authorization by intercepting URLs
  • Authorization at the Java method level
  • Understanding the Spring Security filter chain
  • Spring security testing
• Lesson 17: Actuators, Metrics and Health Indicators
  • Exposing Spring Boot Actuator endpoints
  • Custom Metrics
  • Health Indicators
  • Creating custom Health Indicators
  • External monitoring systems

What certification does this course provide?

This course prepares students for the Spring Professional certification exam.

FAQs

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  The primary audience for this course is application developers who want to increase their understanding of Spring and Spring Boot with hands-on experience and a focus on fundamentals.

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