Module 1: Introduction to Spring Boot

• Overview of Spring Framework
o What is Spring Boot?
o Advantages of Spring Boot
o Comparison with traditional Spring
• Setting Up Development Environment
o Installing Java Development Kit (JDK)
o Integrated Development Environment (IDE) setup (IntelliJ IDEA/Eclipse)
o Introduction to Maven/Gradle
• Creating a Simple Spring Boot Application
o Using Spring Initializr
o Project structure and configuration files
o Running the application

Module 2: Spring Boot Core Concepts

• Spring Boot Starters
o Understanding starters
o Commonly used starters (spring-boot-starter-web, spring-boot-starter-data-jpa)
• Spring Boot Auto-Configuration
o How auto-configuration works
o Customizing auto-configuration
• Spring Boot Annotations
o @SpringBootApplication
o @RestController, @RequestMapping, @GetMapping, etc.
o @Component, @Service, @Repository

Module 3: Building RESTful Web Services

• REST API Basics
o Principles of RESTful services
o HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
• Building RESTful Services with Spring Boot
o Creating REST controllers
o Handling requests and responses
• Exception Handling
o Global exception handling using @ControllerAdvice
o Custom exceptions and error responses

Module 4: Data Access with Spring Boot

• Spring Data JPA
o Introduction to JPA and Hibernate
o Configuring DataSource
o CRUD operations with Spring Data JPA
o Creating repositories
• Database Connectivity
o Using H2 database for development
o Connecting to MySQL/PostgreSQL
o Database migrations with Flyway/Liquibase

Module 5: Spring Boot Security

• Spring Security Basics
o Introduction to Spring Security
o Setting up Spring Security
o Authentication and authorization
• Implementing Security in Spring Boot
o Securing REST endpoints
o In-memory authentication
o JWT (JSON Web Token) based authentication

Module 6: Testing Spring Boot Applications

• Unit Testing
o Writing unit tests with JUnit and Mockito
o Testing Spring components
• Integration Testing
o Writing integration tests
o Using @SpringBootTest
o Mocking external services

Module 7: Advanced Spring Boot Features

• Spring Boot Actuator
o Monitoring and management with Actuator
o Customizing Actuator endpoints
• Spring Boot DevTools
o Using DevTools for development
o Live reload and automatic restart
• Microservices with Spring Boot
o Introduction to microservices architecture
o Building and deploying microservices with Spring Boot

Module 8: Building and Deploying Spring Boot Applications

• Building the Application
o Packaging Spring Boot applications (jar/war)
o Using Maven/Gradle for build automation
• Deploying Spring Boot Applications
o Deploying to standalone servers (Tomcat, Jetty)
o Deploying to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
o Using Docker for containerization

Module 9: Project Work

• Capstone Project
o Designing a complete Spring Boot application
o Implementing the application using the learned concepts
o Testing and deploying the application

Additional Resources

• Documentation and Books
o Official Spring Boot documentation
o “Spring Boot in Action” by Craig Walls
• Online Courses and Tutorials
o Spring Boot courses on platforms like Udemy, Coursera, Pluralsight

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of Java programming
• Understanding of web development concepts (HTTP, REST, etc.)
• Familiarity with databases and SQL