create-spring-boot-java-project

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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...

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Create 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.xml or build.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, testcontainers when 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

AreaWhat to doReference
Boot 3 vs 4 differencesStarter names, Jackson 3, test modulesreferences/spring-boot-4.md
Configurationapplication.properties or .yml (match the project), profiles, @ConfigurationProperties, secrets via environmentreferences/configuration.md
DatabasePostgreSQL, Hibernate settings, Compose for dev, Testcontainers for testsreferences/database.md
LoggingSLF4J, parameterized messages, levels, structured loggingreferences/logging.md
SecuritySpring Security basics, secure defaults, Problem Detailsreferences/security.md
DockerJVM image and GraalVM native image Dockerfilesreferences/docker.md
TestingSee the spring-boot-testing skill (slices, Testcontainers, Failsafe)skills/spring-boot-testing
Best practicesSee the java-springboot skill and instructions/springboot.instructions.mdskills/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

  1. Build and test: ./mvnw verify (Maven) or ./gradlew build (Gradle).
  2. Run: ./mvnw spring-boot:run or ./gradlew bootRun, then curl -fsS localhost:8080/actuator/health must return {"status":"UP"}.
  3. 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.