Spring Boot Training

Course Overview

Chapter 1. Spring Framework Configuration

• Java @Configuration Classes
• Defining @Configuration Classes
• Loading @Configuration Classes
• Modularizing @Configuration Classes
• Qualifying @Bean Methods
• Trouble with Prototype Scope
• Configuration with Spring Expression Language
• Resolving Text Messages
• Spring Property Conversion
• Spring Converter Interface
• Using Custom Converters
• Spring PropertyEditors
• Registering Custom PropertyEditors
• Summary

Chapter 2. Introduction to Spring Boot

• What is Spring Boot?
• Spring Framework
• How is Spring Boot Related to Spring Framework?
• Spring Boot 2
• Spring Boot Main Features
• Spring Boot on the PaaS
• Understanding Java Annotations
• Spring MVC Annotations
• Example of Spring MVC-based RESTful Web Service
• Spring Booting Your RESTful Web Service
• Spring Boot Skeletal Application Example
• Converting a Spring Boot Application to a WAR File
• Externalized Configuration
• Starters
• Maven - The 'pom.xml' File
• Spring Boot Maven Plugin
• Gradle - The 'build.gradle' File
• Spring Boot Maven Plugin
• HOWTO: Create a Spring Boot Application
• Summary

Chapter 3. Spring MVC

• Spring MVC
• Spring Web Modules
• Spring MVC Components
• DispatcherServlet
• Spring WebFlux Module
• Spring WebFlux
• Template Engines
• Spring Boot MVC Example
• Spring MVC Mapping of Requests
• Advanced @RequestMapping
• Composed Request Mappings
• Spring MVC Annotation Controllers
• Controller Handler Method Parameters
• Controller Handler Method Return Types
• View Resolution
• Spring Boot Considerations
• Summary

Chapter 4. Overview of Spring Boot Database Integration

• DAO Support in Spring
• Spring Data Access Modules
• Spring JDBC Module
• Spring ORM Module
• DataAccessException
• @Repository Annotation
• Using DataSources
• DAO Templates
• DAO Templates and Callbacks
• ORM Tool Support in Spring
• Summary

Chapter 5. Using Spring with JPA or Hibernate

• Spring JPA
• Benefits of Using Spring with ORM
• Spring @Repository
• Using JPA with Spring
• Configure Spring Boot JPA EntityManagerFactory
• Application JPA Code
• "Classic" Spring ORM Usage
• Spring JpaTemplate
• Spring JpaCallback
• JpaTemplate Convenience Features
• Spring Boot Considerations
• Spring Data JPA Repositories
• Database Schema Migration
• Database Schema Migration for CI/CD using Liquibase
• How Liquibase Works?
• Changelogs in Liquibase
• Preconditions in Changelogs
• Sample Empty Changelog
• Sample Precondition in Changelog
• Sample Changeset in Changelog
• Running Liquibase
• Liquibase Commands
• Summary

Chapter 6. Spring REST Services

• Many Flavors of Services
• Understanding REST
• RESTful Services
• REST Resource Examples
• @RestController Annotation
• Implementing JAX-RS Services and Spring
• JAX-RS Annotations
• Java Clients Using RestTemplate
• RestTemplate Methods
• Summary

Chapter 7. Spring Security

• Securing Web Applications with Spring Boot 2
• Spring Security
• Authentication and Authorization
• Programmatic vs Declarative Security
• Getting Spring Security Gradle or Maven
• Spring Security Configuration
• Spring Security Configuration Example
• Authentication Manager
• Using Database User Authentication
• LDAP Authentication
• What is Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)?
• What is a SAML Provider?
• Spring SAML2.0 Web SSO Authentication
• Setting Up an SSO Provider
• Adding SAML Dependencies to a Project
• Dealing with the State
• How Can I Maintain State?
• SAML vs. OAuth2
• OAuth2 Overview
• OAuth – Facebook Sample Flow
• OAuth Versions
• OAuth2 Components
• OAuth2 – End Points
• OAuth2 – Tokens
• OAuth – Grants
• Authenticating Against an OAuth2 API
• OAuth2 using Spring Boot – Dependencies
• OAuth2 using Spring Boot – application.yml
• OAuth2 using Spring Boot – Main Class
• OAuth2 using Spring Boot – SPA Client
• JSON Web Tokens
• JSON Web Token Architecture
• How JWT Works
• JWT Header
• JWT Payload
• JWT Example Payload
• JWT Example Signature
• How JWT Tokens are Used
• Adding JWT to HTTP Header
• How The Server Makes Use of JWT Tokens
• What are “Scopes”?
• JWT with Spring Boot – Dependencies
• JWT with Spring Boot – Main Class
• Summary

Chapter 8. Spring JMS

• Spring JMS
• JmsTemplate
• Connection and Destination
• JmsTemplate Configuration
• Transaction Management
• Example Transaction Configuration
• Producer Example
• Consumer Example
• Converting Messages
• Message Listener Containers
• Message-Driven POJO's Async Receiver Example
• Message-Driven POJO's Async Receiver Configuration
• Spring Boot Considerations
• Summary

Lab Exercises

Lab 1. A Simple RESTful API in Spring Boot
Lab 2. Use the Spring Web MVC Web Framework under Spring Boot
Lab 3. Use the Spring JDBCTemplate under Spring Boot
Lab 4. Use the Spring Data JPA under Spring Boot
Lab 5. Create a RESTful API with Spring Boot
Lab 6. Enable Basic Security
Lab 7. Use AMQP Messaging with Spring Boot

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

• Program Java applications - Course KT-2494
• Understand basic Spring applications - Course KT-2385  meets this requirement