Let’s learn how to implement redis as a cache store in spring boot with an example. Previously, We discussed how to enable caching implementation in Spring Boot using an in-memory cache manager. But, there were few drawbacks to that approach. This is where the Redis cache store comes into the picture. Introduction Redis is a…
Let’s learn how to implement cache mechanisms in Spring Boot using @Cacheable annotation with an example. Introduction to Spring Cache abstraction Caching is a concept that improves response time by storing copies of most frequently used data on a temporary but fast storage. In this article, We will see how to enable caching for a…
In this post, We will take a look at Command line runner in Spring Boot and how to implement them properly with an example. Typical Java Implementation Let’s take a small example in pure java. The above class is an example of a command line application. The application takes two command line arguments, then calculates…
In this post, We will learn how to customize startup banner of a spring Boot application. Also, we will understand how we can use an image or gif file as a startup banner. Take a look at our Hello World Application. As you see, the default at the spring boot startup banner looks like below….
In this post we will see how to create restful endpoints from JPA Repositories in a Spring Boot application. Introduction In the HATEOAS implementation tutorial, we pretty much save and retrieve data from the database. But there is too much boilerplate code for just managing the data(Controller methods). In situations like these, Spring Data REST comes…
This post will learn more about the new Startup Actuator endpoint and how we can use it to optimize the startup time of Spring Boot applications. Spring Boot startup sequence is a complex process. We can speed the Spring Boot application startup by tracking the application startup events. Till now we didn’t have an easier…
In this post, we will see how to upload single or multiple files in Spring Boot using the MVC features of the WEB starter. What is a multipart File Upload request? There are three types of payloads in POST requests. The Request Body is a bunch of URL-encoded parameters The Request Body is RAW/Binary content….
In our previous installment, We have made sure our application follows a hypermedia format called HAL. However, At most of the controller methods, we have been throwing RuntimeException. These by design would cause 500 Error codes. But REST principles dictate that proper message or indication must be given back to the client when possible. For example,…
In this article, We will learn how to implement hateoas in a Spring boot restful web application. Introduction to HATEOAS Hypermedia is the most important aspect of RESTful services. To explain in short Hypermedia is a format where the response for one resource contains links to other resources that are related. Any system that uses…
To understand RESTful API or RESTful web services, You first need to understand what an API is. API(Application Programming Interface) is a software/application/library/mechanism that helps one program to communicate with another. The most widely used API types are web-APIs or web services. In this type, a client sends an HTTP request, and the server sends…
