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[partintro]
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If your just getting started with Spring Boot, or 'Spring' in general, this is the section
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If you're just getting started with Spring Boot, or 'Spring' in general, this is the section
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for you! Here we answer the basic '``what?''', '``how?''' and '``why?''' questions. You'll
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find a gentle introduction to Spring Boot along with installation instructions.
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We'll then build our first Spring Boot application, discussing some core principles as
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[[getting-started-installation-instructions-for-java]]
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=== Installation instructions for the Java developer
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You can use Spring Boot in the same way as any standard java library. Simply include the
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You can use Spring Boot in the same way as any standard Java library. Simply include the
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appropriate `spring-boot-*.jar` files on your classpath. Spring Boot does not require
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any special tools integration, so you can use any IDE or text editor; and there is
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nothing special about a Spring Boot application, so you can run and debug as you would
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Homebrew will install `spring` to `/usr/local/bin`.
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NOTE: If you don't see the formula, you're installation of brew might be out-of-date.
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NOTE: If you don't see the formula, your installation of brew might be out-of-date.
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Just execute `brew update` and try again.
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bootstrap our application, starting Spring which will in turn start the auto-configured
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Tomcat web server. We need to pass `Example.class` as an argument to the `run` method to
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tell `SpringApplication` which is the primary Spring component. The `args` array is also
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passed though to expose any command-line arguments.
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passed through to expose any command-line arguments.
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[[getting-started-first-application-run]]
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=== Running the example
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At this point out application should work. Since we have used the
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At this point our application should work. Since we have used the
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`spring-boot-starter-parent` POM we have a useful `run` goal that we can use to start
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the application. Type `mvn spring-boot:run` from the root project directory to start the
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application:
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****
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Java does not provide any standard way to load nested jar files (i.e. jar files that are
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themselves contained within a jar). This can be problematic if you are looking to
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distribute a self contained application.
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distribute a self-contained application.
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To solve this problem, many developers use ``shaded'' jars. A shaded jar simply packages
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all classes, from all jars, into a single ``uber jar''. The problem with shaded jars is that
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[[getting-started-whats-next]]
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== What to read next
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Hopefully this section has provided you with some of the Spring Boot basics, and got you
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on your way to writing your own applications. If your a task oriented type of
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on your way to writing your own applications. If you're a task-oriented type of
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developer you might want to jump over to http://spring.io and check out some of the
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http://spring.io/guides/[getting started] guides that solve specific
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'``How do I do that with Spring''' problems; we also have a Spring Boot specific
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Otherwise, the next logical step is to read '<<using-spring-boot.adoc#using-boot>>'. If
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you're really impatient, you could also jump ahead and read about
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'<<spring-boot-features.adoc#boot-features, spring boot features>>'.
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'<<spring-boot-features.adoc#boot-features, Spring Boot features>>'.
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