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Spring-Boot hello world example


We have seen spring boot initial setup in the previous page. In this page we will add few lines of code to produce output on a web page. Create a simple maven project in your Eclipse. Here is the pom.xml reference:

<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
                                                     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
	<groupId>com.java2novice.springboot</groupId>
	<artifactId>spring-boot-tutorials</artifactId>
	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>

	<parent>
		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
		<version>1.5.1.RELEASE</version>
	</parent>

    <!-- Specify java version -->
	<properties>
		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
	</properties>

	<dependencies>
	    <dependency>
			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
		</dependency>
	</dependencies>

	<build>
		<plugins>
			<!-- Package as an executable jar/war -->
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
			</plugin>
		</plugins>
	</build>
</project>

The above pom.xml includes the minimum required declarations to run the spring-boot application. Make sure that you are using java 1.8 version. We will get more details on the details included in the pom.xml in the coming pages.

Once you update your pom.xml, dont forget to run "Update Project" under Maven option on your project. It will automatically updates your project settings according to the specifications under pom.xml file.

Now, lets create a java class as shown below and annotate it with @SpringBootApplication annotation. Thats it. Your spring boot application is ready.

package com.java2novice.springboot;

import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;

@SpringBootApplication
public class SpringBootWebApplication {

	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
		SpringApplication.run(SpringBootWebApplication.class, args);
	}
}

Create a controller class: This controller has a simple action method, which gives an output on a web page.

package com.java2novice.springboot.controller;

import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;

@RestController
@EnableAutoConfiguration
public class HelloWorldController {

	@RequestMapping("/")
	@ResponseBody
    String hello() {
        return "Hello World! Spring boot is so simple.";
    }
}

Run the above class to initialize spring boot application. It deployes application into the tomcat and starts the tomcat.

Here is the example image to show you how to run the spring boot application:

Run Spring-boot Application

Here is the output. Note that the tomcat is started and running on port 8080. We will get more details in the next pages.

  .   ____          _            __ _ _
 /\\ / ___'_ __ _ _(_)_ __  __ _ \ \ \ \
( ( )\___ | '_ | '_| | '_ \/ _` | \ \ \ \
 \\/  ___)| |_)| | | | | || (_| |  ) ) ) )
  '  |____| .__|_| |_|_| |_\__, | / / / /
 =========|_|==============|___/=/_/_/_/
 :: Spring Boot ::        (v1.5.1.RELEASE)

2017-10-19 11:19:48.923  INFO 93490 --- [           main] c.j.s.starter.SpringBootWebApplication   : Starting SpringBootWebApplication on Nattu-2.local with PID 93490 (/Users/java2novice/SiteWorkspace/spring-boot-tutorials/target/classes started by java2novice in /Users/java2novice/SiteWorkspace/spring-boot-tutorials)
2017-10-19 11:19:48.925  INFO 93490 --- [           main] c.j.s.starter.SpringBootWebApplication   : No active profile set, falling back to default profiles: default
2017-10-19 11:19:48.968  INFO 93490 --- [           main] ationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext : Refreshing org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext@5427c60c: startup date [Thu Oct 19 11:19:48 IST 2017]; root of context hierarchy
2017-10-19 11:19:49.499  INFO 93490 --- [           main] trationDelegate$BeanPostProcessorChecker : Bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.validation.ValidationAutoConfiguration' of type [class org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.validation.ValidationAutoConfiguration] is not eligible for getting processed by all BeanPostProcessors (for example: not eligible for auto-proxying)
2017-10-19 11:19:49.549  INFO 93490 --- [           main] trationDelegate$BeanPostProcessorChecker : Bean 'validator' of type [class org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.LocalValidatorFactoryBean] is not eligible for getting processed by all BeanPostProcessors (for example: not eligible for auto-proxying)
2017-10-19 11:19:49.783  INFO 93490 --- [           main] s.b.c.e.t.TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer : Tomcat initialized with port(s): 8080 (http)
2017-10-19 11:19:49.792  INFO 93490 --- [           main] o.apache.catalina.core.StandardService   : Starting service Tomcat
2017-10-19 11:19:49.793  INFO 93490 --- [           main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine  : Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/8.5.11
2017-10-19 11:19:49.870  INFO 93490 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.a.c.c.C.[Tomcat].[localhost].[/]       : Initializing Spring embedded WebApplicationContext
2017-10-19 11:19:49.870  INFO 93490 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.web.context.ContextLoader            : Root WebApplicationContext: initialization completed in 904 ms
2017-10-19 11:19:49.970  INFO 93490 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.ServletRegistrationBean  : Mapping servlet: 'dispatcherServlet' to [/]
2017-10-19 11:19:49.973  INFO 93490 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean   : Mapping filter: 'characterEncodingFilter' to: [/*]
2017-10-19 11:19:49.973  INFO 93490 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean   : Mapping filter: 'hiddenHttpMethodFilter' to: [/*]
2017-10-19 11:19:49.973  INFO 93490 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean   : Mapping filter: 'httpPutFormContentFilter' to: [/*]
2017-10-19 11:19:49.973  INFO 93490 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean   : Mapping filter: 'requestContextFilter' to: [/*]
2017-10-19 11:19:50.211  INFO 93490 --- [           main] s.w.s.m.m.a.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter : Looking for @ControllerAdvice: org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext@5427c60c: startup date [Thu Oct 19 11:19:48 IST 2017]; root of context hierarchy
2017-10-19 11:19:50.277  INFO 93490 --- [           main] s.w.s.m.m.a.RequestMappingHandlerMapping : Mapped "{[/error]}" onto public org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity<java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object>> org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.BasicErrorController.error(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)
2017-10-19 11:19:50.278  INFO 93490 --- [           main] s.w.s.m.m.a.RequestMappingHandlerMapping : Mapped "{[/error],produces=[text/html]}" onto public org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.BasicErrorController.errorHtml(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest,javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
2017-10-19 11:19:50.302  INFO 93490 --- [           main] o.s.w.s.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping  : Mapped URL path [/webjars/**] onto handler of type [class org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler]
2017-10-19 11:19:50.302  INFO 93490 --- [           main] o.s.w.s.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping  : Mapped URL path [/**] onto handler of type [class org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler]
2017-10-19 11:19:50.333  INFO 93490 --- [           main] o.s.w.s.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping  : Mapped URL path [/**/favicon.ico] onto handler of type [class org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceHttpRequestHandler]
2017-10-19 11:19:50.450  INFO 93490 --- [           main] o.s.j.e.a.AnnotationMBeanExporter        : Registering beans for JMX exposure on startup
2017-10-19 11:19:50.498  INFO 93490 --- [           main] s.b.c.e.t.TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer : Tomcat started on port(s): 8080 (http)
2017-10-19 11:19:50.503  INFO 93490 --- [           main] c.j.s.starter.SpringBootWebApplication   : Started SpringBootWebApplication in 2.121 seconds (JVM running for 2.411)

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Spring-Boot Examples

  1. Spring-Boot initial setup.
  2. Spring-Boot hello world example
  3. What is spring-boot-starter-parent in Spring-Boot pom.xml file?
  4. What is @SpringBootApplication annotation in spring boot?
  5. What is application.properties in spring boot?
  6. What is @ConfigurationProperties annotation in spring boot?
  7. Spring Boot @ConfigurationProperties example
  8. Spring Boot @ConfigurationProperties Property Validation
  9. Difference between @ConfigurationProperties and @Value
  10. Spring boot web application configurations.
  11. How to run spring boot application through command line?
  12. How to run spring boot as a standalone application (non-web)?
  13. Spring boot property resolution order.
  14. Spring Boot – Profile based properties example.
  15. How to configure logback (SLF4J) logging to spring boot applications?
  16. How to update application context path in spring boot?
  17. How to disable spring logo banner in spring boot?
  18. Spring Data JPA with Spring Boot Applications - Oracle - example
  19. Spring Data JPA with Spring Boot Applications - MySql example
  20. How to configure Spring Boot to show Hibernate SQL Query in logs?
  21. Spring Boot – List all Beans loaded in the ApplicationContext
  22. How to load external property files into Spring Boot application?
  23. How to rename application.properties file in Spring Boot application?
  24. How to configure multiple DataSources (Databases) with Spring Boot and Spring Data?
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