Spring - Ecosystem and Core
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Spring - Ecosystem and Core
This course is part of Spring Framework Specialization
Instructors: Derek Parsons
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In this course students will learn the why the Spring Framework is one of the dominant Java development Frameworks. the course covers a variety of techniques for Java Object Dependency Injection using various forms of configuration data i.e. XML, Annotations and Java Configuration Classes with Factory Methods. Configurations will be enhanced with Expression Languages and Conditional Beans that are available based off certain conditions like development environment i.e. test and production. Students will build an extensive application iteratively in a succession of hands on labs.
Identify the motivation for the Spring Framework in Enterprise Application Development, Implement a Spring Inversion of Control Container and use Dependency Injection techniques using XML meta-data configurations.
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10 videos4 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt3 ungraded labs2 plugins
10 videos•Total 58 minutes
- Spring Specialization•5 minutes
- Course Introduction•2 minutes
- What is Spring?•6 minutes
- Dependency Injection•6 minutes
- The Motivation to Use Spring•7 minutes
- The ApplicationContext•7 minutes
- Lab Solution Walkthrough•8 minutes
- Setter Injection•7 minutes
- Constructor Injection•3 minutes
- Lab Solution Walkthrough•7 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Spring Reference•10 minutes
- ApplicationContext•10 minutes
- Setter Injection Readings•10 minutes
- XML Injection Techniques•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 50 minutes
- Setter Injection using XML •20 minutes
- Module 1 Quiz•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Discussion: Spring and Plumbing•10 minutes
3 ungraded labs•Total 90 minutes
- Lab Setup•30 minutes
- Creating an ApplicationContext•30 minutes
- Setter Injection Lab•30 minutes
2 plugins•Total 30 minutes
- The ApplicationContext: Drag and Drop Activity•15 minutes
- XML Configuration: Drag and Drop Activity•15 minutes
Achieve Spring ApplicationContext configuration using Spring and Javax Annotations and Java Configuration Classes.
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7 videos2 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt2 ungraded labs2 plugins
7 videos•Total 49 minutes
- Annotations•9 minutes
- Spring Annotations•7 minutes
- Javax Annotations•6 minutes
- Lab Solution Walkthrough•7 minutes
- Java Configuration in Spring•9 minutes
- Lab Solution Walkthrough 5.1•10 minutes
- Lab Solution Walkthrough 5.2 - JUnit•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Annotations•10 minutes
- Java Configuration•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Java Configuration•30 minutes
- Ungraded Questions Annotations•30 minutes
- Module 2 Quiz•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Spring Dependency Injection•10 minutes
2 ungraded labs•Total 40 minutes
- Annotations•20 minutes
- Java Configuration in Spring•20 minutes
2 plugins•Total 30 minutes
- Module 4 Activity Managed Beans•15 minutes
- Module 5 Activity•15 minutes
Utilize Expressions in Spring Configurations by either Expression Language for literal injection or Spring Expression Language (SPEL) for a more dynamic installation. Provide Conditionals for selective inclusion of beans in a configuration.
What's included
5 videos2 readings3 assignments2 discussion prompts2 ungraded labs2 plugins
5 videos•Total 24 minutes
- EL and SPEL•9 minutes
- Lab Solution Walkthrough•3 minutes
- Conditional Beans•6 minutes
- Lab Solution Walkthrough 7.1•4 minutes
- Lab Solution Walkthrough 7.2•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Expressions•10 minutes
- Conditionals•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 65 minutes
- Expression Languages•20 minutes
- Conditionals•15 minutes
- Module End Quiz•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Spring Expression Language•10 minutes
- Why do we use Conditionals?•10 minutes
2 ungraded labs•Total 40 minutes
- EL and SPEL•20 minutes
- Pre Defined and Custom Conditional•20 minutes
2 plugins•Total 30 minutes
- Module 6 Activity•15 minutes
- Bean: Drag and Drop Activity•15 minutes
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Reviewed on Jan 30, 2023
strongly recommended for those who want to have a fundamental understanding of bean and application context.
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Very good course. I would recommend it to anybody wishing to learn Spring from scratch.
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