Spring Boot

https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot - Spring platform

Spring Boot is an open source Java-based framework used to create a micro Service. Makes it easy to create stand-alone, production-grade Spring based Applications that you can "just run". You can get started with minimum configurations without the need for an entire Spring configuration setup.

Spring Boot offers the following advantages to its developers −

• Easy to understand and develop spring applications

• Increases productivity

• Reduces the development time

• It provides a flexible way to configure Java Beans, XML configurations, and Database Transactions.

• It provides a powerful batch processing and manages REST endpoints

The entry point of the spring boot application is the class contains @SpringBootApplication annotation and the main method. @SpringBootApplication annotation includes Auto- Configuration, Component Scan, and Spring Boot Configuration.