Java, Spring Boot Course

Prerequisites

·       Basic Java programming knowledge (familiarity with OOP, exception handling, collections, multithreading, and streams).

·       HTML/CSS/JavaScript basics (for full-stack and UI integration, if included).

·       IDE usage (Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA).

Course Outline:

Week 1–2: Java Core & Advanced Features

·       Java OOP concepts: Classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, abstraction.

·       Java 8+ features: Lambda expressions, functional interfaces, streams, Optional.

·       Collections API: Lists, Sets, Maps, HashMap workings.

·       Multithreading: Thread creation, synchronization, thread pools, parallel vs. sequential streams.

·       Exception handling: Checked vs. unchecked exceptions, custom exceptions, logging.

Week 3–4: Introduction to Spring Framework

·       Spring Framework architecture: Inversion of Control (IoC), Dependency Injection (DI), Spring container, beans.

·       Spring Boot fundamentals: Starter projects, auto-configuration, Spring Initializr, embedded servers (Tomcat, Jetty).

·       Spring Boot CLI tools: Project setup and configuration.

·       Spring MVC: Controllers, views (Thymeleaf), model binding, form handling.

·       RESTful API development: HTTP methods, request/response handling, content negotiation.

·       Spring Profiles: Environment-specific configuration.

Week 5–6: Data Access & Persistence

Introduction to JDBC: Basic database connectivity.

·       Spring Data JPA: Entity mapping, repositories, CRUD operations, custom queries, QueryDSL.

·       Hibernate ORM: Object-relational mapping, relationship types, cascading, caching.

·       Transaction management: @Transactional, isolation, propagation.

·       Database integration: MySQL, PostgreSQL, H2.

·       DTO pattern and mapping libraries: ModelMapper, MapStruct.

Week 7–8: Security, Testing, and Deployment

·       Spring Security: Authentication (Basic, JWT, OAuth2), authorization, role-based access control.

·       Exception handling: Custom exceptions, global exception handlers, validation.

·       Testing: Unit testing with JUnit, Mockito; integration testing, Spring Boot Test Slice.

·       Logging and monitoring: SLF4J, Logback, Spring Boot Actuator.

·       Deployment: Packaging, Dockerizing applications, CI/CD basics, cloud deployment (AWS, Heroku).

·       Microservices introduction: Spring Cloud basics, service discovery, API Gateway.

Week 9–10: Advanced Features & Real-World Projects

·       Reactive programming: Spring WebFlux, Reactive MongoDB.

·       Caching: Spring Cache abstraction, Ehcache, Redis.

·       External API integration: Consuming third-party APIs, REST clients.

·       Full-stack development (if part of curriculum): Integrating front-end (React, Angular, or Thymeleaf) with Spring Boot backend.

Projects

·       End-to-end applications (e.g., user management, appointment system, e-commerce).

·       Best practices: Layered architecture, dependency management (Maven/Gradle), code quality, documentation