Comments on: Spring 2.5 RC1 is here - introducing new configuration approaches http://blog.springsource.com/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/ The voice of SpringSource Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:42:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: john wang http://blog.springsource.com/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-120282 john wang Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:16:41 +0000 http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-120282 "With all of that said, note that Spring 2.5 of course still supports the 'classic' Spring configuration approach as a first class citizen. " So does it mean the xml config will NOT override the annotation config, like some other framework does? "With all of that said, note that Spring 2.5 of course still supports the 'classic' Spring configuration approach as a first class citizen. "

So does it mean the xml config will NOT override the annotation config, like some other framework does?

]]> By: Solomon http://blog.springsource.com/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-65229 Solomon Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:08:02 +0000 http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-65229 [quote comment="64662"]I would appreciate an example of programmatic configuration. Essentially a Spring version of the Guice guide (http://google-guice.googlecode.com/files/Guice 1.0 User's Guide.pdf).[/quote] I'm not sure what you mean by programmatic configuration exactly, whether you mean annotations in the Beans or an external configuration API. Off hand, the following would be good places to understand Bean-based annotations in Spring Download Spring 2.5 and look at PetClinic Look at the spring User guide, specifically at the following section: http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x/reference/beans.html#beans-annotation-config Those two together should answer most of your annotation questions. If you're looking for an API solution, like Guice module/provider-like, the closest thing Spring has is hand-coding BeanDefinitions and BeanDefinitionBuilders. You can use those classes at your own peril. You can also take a look at the JavaConfig project which is meant to be a programmatic API for Spring configuration. (http://www.springframework.org/javaconfig). Take a look here: http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/11/04/spring-java-configuration-moving-ahead/ [quote comment="64662"]I would appreciate an example of programmatic configuration.

Essentially a Spring version of the Guice guide (http://google-guice.googlecode.com/files/Guice 1.0 User's Guide.pdf).[/quote]

I'm not sure what you mean by programmatic configuration exactly, whether you mean annotations in the Beans or an external configuration API.

Off hand, the following would be good places to understand Bean-based annotations in Spring
Download Spring 2.5 and look at PetClinic
Look at the spring User guide, specifically at the following section: http://static.springframework.org/spring/docs/2.5.x/reference/beans.html#beans-annotation-config

Those two together should answer most of your annotation questions.

If you're looking for an API solution, like Guice module/provider-like, the closest thing Spring has is hand-coding BeanDefinitions and BeanDefinitionBuilders. You can use those classes at your own peril.

You can also take a look at the JavaConfig project which is meant to be a programmatic API for Spring configuration. (http://www.springframework.org/javaconfig). Take a look here: http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/11/04/spring-java-configuration-moving-ahead/

]]> By: It’s Only Software » Spring 2.5 RC2 out, Includes new Spring MVC Tutorial http://blog.springsource.com/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-65011 It’s Only Software » Spring 2.5 RC2 out, Includes new Spring MVC Tutorial Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:36:50 +0000 http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-65011 [...] The tutorial seems to have been written without consideration for the new annotation-based configuration introduced in Spring 2.5 - indeed, there’s nary a mention of annotations (except for the ubiquitous @Override) in the entire document. I’m not sure why this is, considering that claims of easier annotation-based configuration have been common in Spring 2.5 announcements and even on the Interface21 blog. [...] [...] The tutorial seems to have been written without consideration for the new annotation-based configuration introduced in Spring 2.5 - indeed, there's nary a mention of annotations (except for the ubiquitous @Override) in the entire document. I'm not sure why this is, considering that claims of easier annotation-based configuration have been common in Spring 2.5 announcements and even on the Interface21 blog. [...]

]]> By: Brendan Johnston http://blog.springsource.com/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-64662 Brendan Johnston Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:26:27 +0000 http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-64662 I would appreciate an example of programmatic configuration. Essentially a Spring version of the Guice guide (http://google-guice.googlecode.com/files/Guice 1.0 User's Guide.pdf). I would appreciate an example of programmatic configuration.

Essentially a Spring version of the Guice guide (http://google-guice.googlecode.com/files/Guice 1.0 User's Guide.pdf).

]]> By: Claude B. Diesse http://blog.springsource.com/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-61032 Claude B. Diesse Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:48:44 +0000 http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-61032 Very pleased with the real focus on the java configuration and annotation support. I hope in Spring in the future will give priority to Java language development and not try to consider whole Java community as XML data programmers. Also ask to Spring team to stop saying that the SpringFramework don't tie adopter to the Framework code ! It begin to hurt people, hearing that any time you write 3 lines about SpringFramework ... How can you really evaluate dependence of millions of java coders out there ? Let anybody live with his choice and his filling about dependent or independent codes ... So said ..., I will end by saying : good job for java configuration capabilities added to the product and the fact that anyone can choose to not use XML at all! I will give again a try to the 2.5 version with java 6. Regards. Claude Very pleased with the real focus on the java configuration and annotation support. I hope in Spring in the future will give priority to Java language development and not try to consider whole Java community as XML data programmers.
Also ask to Spring team to stop saying that the SpringFramework don't tie adopter to the Framework code ! It begin to hurt people, hearing that any time you write 3 lines about SpringFramework … How can you really evaluate dependence of millions of java coders out there ? Let anybody live with his choice and his filling about dependent or independent codes …

So said …, I will end by saying : good job for java configuration capabilities added to the product and the fact that anyone can choose to not use XML at all! I will give again a try to the 2.5 version with java 6.

Regards.

Claude

]]> By: Vikas Kumar http://blog.springsource.com/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-60643 Vikas Kumar Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:01:43 +0000 http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-60643 Do you guys know any book coming out (with in detail feratures) for Spring 2.5? Do you guys know any book coming out (with in detail feratures) for Spring 2.5?

]]> By: andre del bene http://blog.springsource.com/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-60415 andre del bene Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:58:47 +0000 http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-60415 @Prese Per Arrampicata (are you a climber :-) ?) probably you didn't read last Juergen's post: "Spring 2.5 final is expected to be released in early November" Bye. @Prese Per Arrampicata (are you a climber :-) ?)

probably you didn't read last Juergen's post: "Spring 2.5 final is expected to be released in early November"

Bye.

]]> By: Interface21 Team Blog » Spring Java Configuration Moving Ahead http://blog.springsource.com/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-60330 Interface21 Team Blog » Spring Java Configuration Moving Ahead Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:44:32 +0000 http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-60330 [...] Posted on November 4th, 2007 by Rod Johnson in Spring, IOC Container, 2.5/2.1. Several users have asked whether we are committed to Spring Java Configuration, and how it sits with the annotation configuration option introduced in Spring 2.5. The answer is yes, we are committed to Java Config; and these two approaches are not mutually exclusive. [...] [...] Posted on November 4th, 2007 by Rod Johnson in Spring, IOC Container, 2.5/2.1. Several users have asked whether we are committed to Spring Java Configuration, and how it sits with the annotation configuration option introduced in Spring 2.5. The answer is yes, we are committed to Java Config; and these two approaches are not mutually exclusive. [...]

]]> By: Prese Per Arrampicata http://blog.springsource.com/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-60289 Prese Per Arrampicata Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:09:54 +0000 http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-60289 c, when is 2.5 expected? Only approximately... Prese c, when is 2.5 expected?

Only approximately…

Prese

]]> By: Donal http://blog.springsource.com/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-58553 Donal Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:38:22 +0000 http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/10/24/spring-25-rc1-is-here-introducing-new-configuration-approaches/#comment-58553 @Juergen, Thanks, I'm looking forward to the support for JUnit4 @Juergen, Thanks, I'm looking forward to the support for JUnit4

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