Introduction
Spring Framework is an Open Source Development Java Framework for Enterprises. Its core features can be used in developing an Enterprise Java application. Having said that, it has many extension modules to support developing and testing various java applications. Using the Spring framework we can develop large scale applications with ease. Spring Framework helps development teams build simple, portable, fast, and flexible JVM-based systems and applications.
Spring website link for more information: https://spring.io/
Features of Spring Framework:
Lightweight Framework: Spring is very lightweight and easy to use.
MVC Framework: Spring provides an MVC framework for developing web applications. It is based on an MVC design pattern.
Web module: Spring Framework provides support for developing web applications. This module is built on an application context module that provides context for web-based applications.
Dependency Injection( DI ): Spring provides loose coupling in the application by DI. It uses Inversion of Control( IoC) by which the object specifies its dependencies to the Spring container instead of creating a new object.
Spring Container: The spring framework provides the container that creates and manages the life cycle of application objects like POJOs ( Plain Old Java Object).
Aspect-Oriented Programming: The spring framework provides support for Aspect-Oriented Programming(AOP) in Java. This helps in separating business logic from other services.
Tools
Spring Tool Suite™
The Spring Tool Suite is an Eclipse-based development environment that is customized for developing Spring applications. It provides a ready-to-use environment to implement, debug, run, and deploy your Spring applications. You can download STS from the below link.