In this tutorial, you will learn what the @Respository annotation is and how to use it in your Spring Boot applications. @Repository is a Spring annotation that indicates that the decorated class is a repository. A repository is a mechanism for encapsulating storage, retrieval, and search behaviour which emulates a collection of objects. How to…
Read More @Repository Annotation in SpringIn this tutorial, you will learn how to setup Eureka Cluster on your local computer. Although in this tutorial, I am going to setup Eureka Cluster on my local computer, you will still learn what you need to do to make Eureka run on remote server as well. What is Eureka Server Cluster? A Eureka…
Read More Eureka Server Cluster Setup TutorialIMPORTANT: This information is no longer actual. Apparently it was just a bug in Spring Initializr tool and Eureka is available with Spring Boot version 3.1.0 just fine. If you’re using Spring Initializr tool for creating Spring Boot projects, you might have noticed a change. In Spring Boot version 3.1.0, the tool no longer allows…
Read More Eureka Discovery with Spring Boot 3.1.+In this tutorial, I will share with you how to implement user look-up and authentication using Keycloak’s User Storage SPI. For starters, SPI stands for Service Provider Interface, and it is a way to write extensions to Keycloak to connect to external user databases and credential stores. In this tutorial, we will make Keycloak load…
Read More Keycloak User Storage SPI Example with Remote ServiceThe @DisplayName annotation is used to provide a custom name for your JUnit 5 test method. Let’s have a look how it is used in Java code. Below, is a very simple code example of a JUnit 5 test method. Notice how the @DisplayName annotation is used to provide a custom name for the text…
Read More @DisplayName Annotation in JUnit 5When we do integration testing of our Spring Boot application, we sometimes need to make it load an alternative configuration. For example, we might need to run and test our application on a different port number, make it connect to a database as a different user or even make it connect to a different database.…
Read More @TestPropertySource Annotation ExampleThis tutorial will guide you through the process of running Unit Tests and Integration Tests separately in a Maven-based Spring Boot application. We will use the JUnit Tag feature to group our test cases and separate Unit Tests from Integration Tests. To learn more, check out the Test Java code tutorials page. Create your tests…
Read More Running Unit Tests and Integration Tests Separately in Spring BootIn this tutorial, you will learn how to use the @Tag annotation in JUnit 5 for organizing and running your unit tests. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a solid understanding of the @Tag annotation, its benefits, and how to apply it effectively in your own test cases. Let’s dive in! What is…
Read More @Tag Annotation: Organizing and Running Tests in JUnit 5If you’re an absolute beginner looking to learn about integration testing for Spring Boot applications with a MySQL database server, then you’re in the right place. As you proceed through this tutorial, remember that everyone was once a beginner, and the only silly question is the one you don’t ask. This tutorial aims to introduce…
Read More Integration Testing with Spring Boot, MySQL and TestcontainersIn this tutorial, you will learn how to deploy a Spring Boot application and a MySQL server in separate Docker containers. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to run your Spring Boot application in one Docker container and your MySQL server in another Docker container and how to make them communicate…
Read More Deploying a Spring Boot App and MySQL in Docker ContainersMocking a static or private method is often necessary when writing unit tests. However, before Mockito 3.4.0, it was impossible to explicitly mock static methods. Thus, PowerMock offers solutions to the defined use case. In this article, we will look at the introduction of PowerMock and explore examples of mocking private, static, and final methods.…
Read More A Guide to Mocking Private and Static Methods Using PowerMockWelcome to this comprehensive beginner’s guide on Docker Swarm. I will explain everything in detail, and by the end of this tutorial, you will learn how to use Docker Swarm to orchestrate and scale containers. If you are new to Docker, don’t worry! I will guide you through each step, making sure everything is clear…
Read More Introduction to Docker Swarm: Orchestrating and Scaling ContainersHello, everyone! In today’s tutorial, I will explain to you the concept of Docker secrets and how they are used to manage sensitive data. As we proceed, you will learn about secrets management and how to use Docker secrets in your applications. To learn more about Docker, checkout the Docker tutorials for beginners page. Introduction…
Read More Docker Secrets: Managing Sensitive Data – A Guide for BeginnersHello everyone, welcome to this beginner’s guide on “Scaling with Docker Compose”. In this tutorial, I will explain what Docker Compose is, why it’s useful, and how you can use it to scale your applications. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a firm understanding of Docker Compose and how you can leverage…
Read More Scaling with Docker Compose: A Beginner’s GuideIn this tutorial, I will walk you through how to build multi-container applications using Docker Compose. This is a beginner-friendly guide that explains everything you need to know to get started. You will learn how to create a web application with Spring Boot that uses MySQL as a database server. We will also discuss how…
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