Learning Spring Boot 3.0: Simplify the development of production-grade applications using Java and Spring, 3rd Editio

Build Java web apps without wasting any time with this third edition of the best-selling Spring Boot guide for beginners, updated and enhanced with defining features of Spring Boot 3Key FeaturesLearn Spring Boot in a cohesive manner with this practical guide by a core Spring contributorDiscover popular Java developer tools such as GraalVM native images, serving up JSON, and moreBuild secure, scalable, and manageable web applications from zero to productionBook DescriptionSpring Boot 3 brings more than just the powerful ability to build secure web apps on top of a rock-solid database. It delivers new options for testing, deployment, Docker support, and native images for GraalVM, along with ways to squeeze out more efficient usage of existing resources.This third edition of the bestseller starts off by helping you build a simple app, and then shows you how to secure, test, bundle, and deploy it to production. Next, you'll familiarize yourself with the ability to go "native" and release using GraalVM. As you advance, you'll explore reactive programming and get a taste of scalable web controllers and data operations. The book goes into detail about GraalVM native images and deployment, teaching you how to secure your application using both routes and method-based rules and enabling you to apply the lessons you've learned to any problem. If you want to gain a thorough understanding of building robust applications using the core functionality of Spring Boot, then this is the book for you.By the end of this Spring Boot book, you'll be able to build an entire suite of web applications using Spring Boot and deploy them to any platform you need.What you will learnCreate powerful, production-grade web applications with minimal fussSupport multiple environments with one artifact, and add production-grade support with featuresFind out how to tweak your Java apps through different propertiesEnhance the security model of your appsMake use of enhancing features such as native deployment and reactive programming in Spring BootBuild anything from lightweight unit tests to fully running embedded web container integration testsGet a glimpse of reactive programming and decide if it's the right approach for youWho this book is forThis book is for both novices and experienced Spring developers looking to learn how to build applications without wasting time on infrastructure and other tedious details. Working knowledge of the Java programming language is assumed.About the AuthorGreg L. Turnquist works on the Spring team at VMware. He is a committer to Spring Data, Spring Boot, R2DBC, Spring HATEOAS, and other Spring projects. He has written the Hacking with Spring Boot series as well as Packt's best-selling title, Learning Spring Boot 2.0 2nd Edition. He co-founded the Nashville Java User Group in 2010 and hasn't met a Java app (yet) that he doesn't like.He completed his master's degree in computer engineering at Auburn University and lives in the United States with his family.Be sure to check out his YouTube channel, Spring Boot Learning, where you learn about Spring Boot and have fun doing it at springbootlearning. Table of ContentsCore Features of Spring BootCreating a Web Application with Spring BootQuerying for Data with Spring BootSecuring an Application with Spring BootTesting with Spring BootConfiguring an Application with Spring BootReleasing an Application with Spring BootGoing Native with Spring BootWriting Reactive Web ControllersWorking with Data Reactively