Spring 4 Training Course

INTRODUCTION TO THE SPRING FRAMEWORK

The need for spring
Implementing dependency injection with spring
The spring core
Programming to interfaces using spring
Incorporating spring into Java EE applications

CONFIGURING SPRING BEANS

Using XML
Using Spring Annotations
Using javax.persistence annotations
Using Configuration classes

SPRING AND JDBC DATABASE CONNECTIVITY

The Spring JDBC Related Module
The challenges of pure JDBC
The Spring JDBC Template
Writing an effective DAO using the Spring template class
Spring configuration elements required for database access

INTRODUCTION TO THE JAVA PERSISTENCE API

History of JPA
The need for Object Relational Mapping technology
Hibernate and the JPA
Mapping beans using JPA annotations
Using the EntityManager to work with data
Implementing relationships

SPRING AND THE JPA

Integrating Spring with the JPA
Injecting EntityManagers into DAOs
Spring configuration for effective use of JPA with Spring
Session management
Working with Transactions
Coordinating transactions with appropriate propagation

SPRING DATA

Building CRUD APIs
Working with finder methods
The Repository pattern

SPRING AND NOSQL DATABASES

Working with Spring Data and Mongo DB
The MongoDB template class
Configuring Spring applications to use MongoDB

SPRING VALIDATION

Using Validator Annotations
Enabling validation
Displaying validation error messages

SPRING MVC

The Model/View/Controller Pattern
The DispatcherServlet Class
Configuring DispatcherServlet
Web Application Contexts
Controller Responsibilities
The ModelAndView Class
The View Interface
The ViewResolver Interface
The redirect: Prefix

SPRING MVC FOR REST SERVICES

Overview of REST principles
Creating REST controllers
Using Paths and Parameters
Processing JSON and XML Data

SPRING SECURITY

Authentication and Authorization
The Spring Security Servlet Filter
AOP based security for components
Configuring form based authentication
Realm configuration using Spring

SPRING BOOT

Creating entire applications using Boot
Configuring a Repository using Boot
Creating a REST API using Boot
Maintaining Spring Boot Applications

SPRING WEB SERVICES

Overview of SOAP services
WSDL First Services
Defining the XML Schemas
Configuring the Services
Creating the Java service class

ASPECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING WITH SPRING

The need for AOP
Defining Aspects
Defining Pointcuts
Defining Advices
Configuration options for AOP
Weaving options when using AOP