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Validating the input of your REST API with Spring
Writing a RESTful webservice with Spring is easy, even easier with Spring Boot. But did you also know that validation is quite easy as well with Spring?
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Indexing documents with Spring batch
Batch processing is an often occuring taks when developing applications. With Spring boot, you can now easily write batch processes using Spring batch. In this tutorial I'll use Spring batch to index markdown documents into Solr.
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Setting up Apache Solr with Tika using Docker
Indexing documents is quite easy with Apache Solr and Tika. In this tutorial, I'll demonstrate how to configure both and to run them within a Docker container.
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Writing GraphQL mutations with Spring boot
Forget REST, get started with GraphQL! In this tutorial I'll be using GrapQL mutations with Spring boot to create a next level API.
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Working with Spring boot and GraphQL
Forget REST, start with GraphQL! In this tutorial I'll show you what the benefits are of GraphQL and how you can use GraphQL with Spring boot to create even better APIs.
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Writing your own Spring boot starter
Spring boot comes with many starters that do most of the work for you. The nice thing is that you can also write your own Spring boot starters as well, and in this tutorial, we'll figure out what we need to do to make our own Spring boot starter.
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Monitoring Spring boot applications with Prometheus and Grafana
While monitoring is essential, there are various tools on the market to do this. In this tutorial I'll be using Prometheus and Grafana to monitor an existing Spring boot application.
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Using the Netflix stack with Spring boot: Zuul
Spring boot has several integrations available for Netflix components such as Zuul. In this tutorial I'll demonstrate how Zuul can be used to handle several cross-cutting concerns on a network-based level, such as CORS headers and handling multipart requests.
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Securing Spring boot applications with JWT
JWT is a popular type of token. In this tutorial I'll show you how to integrate a JWT authentication mechanism with Spring, and within a microservice oriented architecture.
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Getting started with Spring boot 2.0
Explore the new reactive features of Spring boot 2.0 and Spring 5 with me by writing a web crawler using Webflux and reactive MongoDB.
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