Spring Framework Patterns

Purpose

This skill provides comprehensive patterns and best practices for Spring Framework and Spring Boot development. It serves as a reference guide during code reviews to ensure Spring applications follow industry standards, are maintainable, scalable, and adhere to enterprise Java conventions.

When to use this skill:

• Conducting code reviews of Spring/Spring Boot applications
• Designing Spring Boot application architecture
• Writing new Spring components (controllers, services, repositories)
• Refactoring existing Spring applications
• Evaluating Spring configuration and setup
• Teaching Spring best practices to team members

Context

Spring Framework is the de facto standard for enterprise Java applications. This skill documents production-ready patterns using Spring Boot 3.x+ and Spring 6.x+, emphasizing: