Command line program w/ Spring Boot To write a command line program (e.g. launched w/ static void main(String args[])), have the main application class implements org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner and implement the function:…
A more typical/modern setup would be to replace JSP with one of the template engines and JS and styling libraries: Thymeleaf as the templating engine jQuery as the JavaScript library…
Project Setup From the CLI or http://start.spring.io/, initialize a project with "web" capability. What ends up happening is addition of the dependency: <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId> </dependency> Start with this directory…
Prerequisite Maven 3.x installed - try http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi Important: earlier versions of Maven, such as 2.x, won't work correctly Set-up Locate a subdirectory and run: mvn archetype:generate When prompted, use maven-archetype-quickstart…