create-spring-boot-java-project
Génère un squelette de projet Spring Boot 3.4.5 avec PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB et Docker Compose. Crée un projet Spring Boot basé sur Maven avec Java 21, incluant les dépendances Lombok, Spring Data JPA, Spring Web, mise en cache et validation. Préconfigure application.properties avec les détails de connexion pour PostgreSQL, Redis et MongoDB, ainsi que SpringDoc OpenAPI pour la documentation de l'API. Génère un fichier docker-compose.yaml avec les services Redis 6, PostgreSQL 17 et MongoDB 8, chacun avec une persistance...
npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill create-spring-boot-java-projectCreate a Spring Boot Java project
Scaffold a Spring Boot application with start.spring.io, then apply a small set of opinionated defaults. Out of scope for now: front-ends (Vue/React/Angular), cloud deployment (Azure), Git setup, CRaC and AOT images.
Step 0: Detect before you create
- If the working directory already contains a
pom.xmlorbuild.gradle(.kts), this is an existing project: do not regenerate it. Read its Spring Boot, Java and test-framework versions and follow them. Never upgrade versions implicitly; propose an upgrade and wait for the user's decision. - Check the tools:
java -version(JDK matching the chosen Java version),docker --version(needed for Testcontainers and Compose). On the default path (current Boot via start.spring.io) Maven/Gradle need not be installed: the generated wrapper is used. The Boot 3.5 fallback needs Maven or Gradle installed once to create the wrapper (see versions.md). - Ask only for what is missing: project name, group id, package, build tool (default Maven), dependencies (default: web, actuator, validation, devtools; add
data-jpa,postgresql,security,docker-compose,testcontainerswhen a database or auth is needed).
Step 1: Resolve versions
Follow references/versions.md: query https://start.spring.io/metadata/client at run time for the latest stable Spring Boot release, fall back to the documented pinned values if offline. Do not hardcode latest anywhere.
Step 2: Generate the project
Use the start.spring.io HTTP API with explicit, pinned parameters (no piped installers). Replace the values in capitals.
Maven:
curl -fsS https://start.spring.io/starter.zip \
-d type=maven-project -d language=java -d packaging=jar \
-d bootVersion=BOOT_VERSION -d javaVersion=JAVA_VERSION \
-d groupId=com.example -d artifactId=demo -d name=demo \
-d packageName=com.example.demo -d baseDir=demo \
-d dependencies=web,actuator,validation,devtools \
-o demo.zip && unzip -q demo.zip && rm demo.zip
Gradle: same command with -d type=gradle-project (Groovy DSL) or -d type=gradle-project-kotlin (Kotlin DSL; the language stays java).
Inspect the result (ls demo, read the build file) and make sure the wrapper (mvnw or gradlew) is executable. Add -d dependencies=...,data-jpa,postgresql,docker-compose,testcontainers for a database project.
Step 3: Apply the defaults
| Area | What to do | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Boot 3 vs 4 differences | Starter names, Jackson 3, test modules | references/spring-boot-4.md |
| Configuration | application.properties or .yml (match the project), profiles, @ConfigurationProperties, secrets via environment | references/configuration.md |
| Database | PostgreSQL, Hibernate settings, Compose for dev, Testcontainers for tests | references/database.md |
| Logging | SLF4J, parameterized messages, levels, structured logging | references/logging.md |
| Security | Spring Security basics, secure defaults, Problem Details | references/security.md |
| Docker | JVM image and GraalVM native image Dockerfiles | references/docker.md |
| Testing | See the spring-boot-testing skill (slices, Testcontainers, Failsafe) | skills/spring-boot-testing |
| Best practices | See the java-springboot skill and instructions/springboot.instructions.md | skills/java-springboot |
Keep dotfiles minimal: a .gitignore covering target/, build/, .gradle/, IDE folders and .env; never commit .env (commit a .env.sample).
Step 4: Verify
- Build and test:
./mvnw verify(Maven) or./gradlew build(Gradle). - Run:
./mvnw spring-boot:runor./gradlew bootRun, thencurl -fsS localhost:8080/actuator/healthmust return{"status":"UP"}. - Report the chosen versions and anything that was skipped or deferred.
Provenance
Adapted from the Apache-2.0 skill jdubois/dr-jskill; see references/PROVENANCE.md.