Spring Framework

Module 1: Introduction to Spring Framework

• Overview of Java Enterprise Development
• Introduction to Spring Framework
• Features and Benefits of Spring
• Spring Framework Architecture
• Spring Modules (Core, AOP, MVC, Security, Data, Cloud, etc.)
• Setting Up a Spring Development Environment
• Installing and Configuring Spring with Maven/Gradle
• Understanding Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection (DI)

Module 2: Spring Core – Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection (DI)

• Understanding IoC and DI Concepts
• Configuring Spring Beans
• XML-Based Configuration in Spring
• Annotation-Based Configuration (@Component, @Autowired, @Qualifier)
• Java-Based Configuration (@Configuration, @Bean)
• Bean Scopes and Lifecycle (@PostConstruct, @PreDestroy)
• Spring Profiles and Environment Configuration
• Factory Methods and Property Placeholder Configurations

Module 3: Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) in Spring

• Introduction to AOP and Its Importance
• Understanding Cross-Cutting Concerns
• Spring AOP Concepts (Join Points, Pointcuts, Advices, Aspects)
• Implementing AOP with Spring (@Aspect, @Before, @After, @Around)
• Using Spring AOP for Logging, Security, and Transaction Management
• Difference Between Spring AOP and AspectJ

Module 4: Spring Data Access and ORM Integration

• JDBC in Spring (JdbcTemplate and NamedParameterJdbcTemplate)
• Connecting Spring with Relational Databases
• Spring and Hibernate Integration (Spring ORM)
• JPA with Spring (EntityManager, @Entity, @Repository)
• Configuring Spring Data JPA
• CRUD Operations using Spring Data Repositories
• Transaction Management in Spring (@Transactional)
• Working with NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, Redis)
• Spring Data MongoDB (@Document, MongoRepository)

Module 5: Spring MVC – Web Application Development

• Introduction to Spring MVC Architecture
• DispatcherServlet and Request Handling Flow
• Understanding Controllers (@Controller, @RestController)
• Handling Request Parameters and Path Variables
• Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern
• View Technologies (JSP, Thymeleaf, FreeMarker)
• Form Handling and Data Binding
• Exception Handling in Spring MVC (@ExceptionHandler, @ControllerAdvice)
• File Upload and Download in Spring MVC
• Internationalization and Localization (@RequestMapping, @GetMapping, @PostMapping)

Module 6: Spring REST and Microservices Development

• Introduction to RESTful Web Services
• Building REST APIs using Spring Boot (@RestController, @RequestBody)
• Consuming REST APIs using RestTemplate and WebClient
• Response Handling and Exception Handling in REST (@ResponseEntity)
• Versioning and Pagination in RESTful APIs
• OpenAPI (Swagger) Documentation
• Implementing HATEOAS in Spring REST
• Spring Boot Actuator for API Monitoring

Module 7: Spring Security – Authentication and Authorization

• Introduction to Spring Security
• Configuring Basic and Form-Based Authentication
• Implementing User Authentication with UserDetailsService
• Role-Based Access Control (@PreAuthorize, @Secured)
• JWT-Based Authentication and OAuth2
• Securing REST APIs with JWT
• Custom Authentication Providers
• Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
• Spring Security with OAuth2 and Single Sign-On (SSO)

Module 8: Spring Boot – Rapid Application Development

• Introduction to Spring Boot and Its Advantages
• Spring Boot Architecture and Features
• Creating a Spring Boot Project with Spring Initializr
• Understanding application.properties and application.yml
• Spring Boot Starters and Auto-Configuration
• Embedded Servers (Tomcat, Jetty, Undertow)
• Spring Boot DevTools for Live Reloading
• Profiles and Environment-Specific Configurations
• Externalizing Configuration and Property Injection
• Running Spring Boot Applications as Standalone JARs

Module 9: Spring Cloud – Microservices Architecture

• Introduction to Microservices and Spring Cloud
• Spring Cloud Config for Centralized Configuration Management
• Service Discovery with Eureka
• Load Balancing with Spring Cloud LoadBalancer
• API Gateway with Spring Cloud Gateway
• Circuit Breaker Pattern with Resilience4j
• Distributed Tracing with Sleuth and Zipkin
• Spring Cloud Kubernetes for Containerized Microservices

Module 10: Messaging and Event-Driven Architecture

• Introduction to Messaging in Spring
• JMS (Java Message Service) Integration
• RabbitMQ with Spring AMQP
• Kafka Integration with Spring Boot (Spring Kafka)
• Event-Driven Microservices using Spring Cloud Stream
• WebSockets and Real-Time Communication

Module 11: Testing in Spring Applications

• Unit Testing with JUnit and Mockito
• Spring Boot Test Framework (@SpringBootTest, @MockBean)
• Integration Testing in Spring
• REST API Testing with RestAssured
• Test Containers for Database Testing

Module 12: Deployment and Monitoring

• Packaging and Deploying Spring Applications
• Dockerizing Spring Boot Applications
• CI/CD Pipelines for Spring Apps (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Kubernetes Deployment for Spring Microservices
• Logging and Monitoring with ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Prometheus and Grafana for Metrics Monitoring