1. Setting Up Development Environment

Dev Environment

• • Install JDK (not JRE)

  • Spring 5 requires Java 8 or higher

Software

• • Java Application Server - for Web development, many options use Tomcat server

  • Java Integrated Development Environment, use Eclipse

Install Tomcat

• • Download Tomcat - 32-bit/64-bit Windows Service Installer (pgp, sha512)

  • Install Tomcat -> Full -> Service Startup

  • Keep default configuration, Set Administration Login while Install

  • This will install Tomcat as Windows Service

  • Verify Tomcat at http://localhost:8080/

  • You can configure Tomcat, right-click+Configure at Tomcat icon in running program

  • Stop Tocat from Windows-> Services

  • Later run tomcat from Eclipse

Install Eclipse

• • Download Eclipse - Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java Developers

  • Unzip eclipse

  • Open eclipse by double-click, choose workspace location

Connecting Eclipse and Tomcat

• • Start Tomcat from Eclipse

  • Easily deploy applications directly to Tomcat

  • Goto Eclipse bottom frame -> Servers -> Apache -> Tomcat v9.0

  • Choose next

  • This will associate Tomcat with Eclipse environment

What is Maven

• Maven is a powerful project management tool that is based on POM (project object model).

• It is used for projects build, dependency and documentation.

• It simplifies the build process like ANT. But it is too much advanced than ANT.

• Maven helps to manage- Builds,Documentation,Reporing,SCMs,Releases,Distribution.

Download Spring 5 Jar Files

• • Create Eclipse Project

  • Download Spring Jar files

  • Add Jar files to Eclipse Project ... Build Path

  • Instead of manually downloading, you can use a tool like Maven

  • Change Perspective in Eclipse - Window -> Perspective -> Open Perspective -> Java

  • Create Project - File -> New -> Java Project

  • Project name - spring-one, Finish

  • Start downloading Spring 5 Jar - http://repo.spring.io/release/org/springframework/spring/

  • Choose latest Spring Jar i.e. spring-framework-5.1.5.RELEASE-dist.zip

  • Unzip the Spring Jar, Goto lib folder, copy all Spring Jar files

  • Goto Eclipse Project and create folder "lib" and paste all Spring Jar files

  • Add Jar files to this Project classpath - Project (spring-one) -> Right-click -> Properties -> Java Build Path -> Libraries -> Classpath -> Add Jars

  • Add all Spring Jars from (spring-one) -> lib (Select all Jars) and Apply and Close

  • Now you can see new item Reference libraries under spring-one. Eclipse say now gonna use these Jars for runtime and compile