Architecting Spring Boot 4 with Official Spring gRPC Support
For years, the Spring community relied on excellent third-party starters (like net.devh) to bridge the gap between Spring Boot and gRPC. With the evolution of Spring Boot 4 and the…
Synchronous to Asynchronous
Converting a synchronous method to an asynchronous one in Java involves modifying the code to allow other tasks to execute while it is waiting for input/output operations to complete. Here’s…
Vector API for computations
Java 16 introduced a new feature called the Vector API, which provides a set of low-level vector operations for performing mathematical calculations on large sets of data. The Vector API…
Spring Profiles and YAML
Configuration management is a critical aspect of building robust applications. Spring Boot simplifies configuration handling by supporting various file formats, including YAML. YAML (YAML Ain’t Markup Language) offers a human-readable…
Ensuring API Navigation: Integration Testing HATEOAS with Spring
Building RESTful APIs with HATEOAS (Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State) offers significant advantages in terms of discoverability and evolvability. However, verifying that your API correctly generates and serves…
Spring Boot Actuator: Crafting Custom Endpoints for Tailored Insights
Spring Boot Actuator provides a robust set of built-in endpoints for monitoring and managing your applications. However, there are scenarios where you might need to expose application-specific information or metrics…
Testing the Waters: Writing Effective Unit Tests for Spring Data REST APIs
Spring Data REST is a powerful tool for rapidly exposing your JPA entities as RESTful APIs with minimal code. However, the “minimal code” aspect doesn’t absolve you from the crucial…