Spring 3.1 M1: Cache Abstraction
One of the major features added in Spring Framework 3.1 M1 is the generic cache abstraction for transparently applying caching to Spring applications. Just like the transaction support, the caching abstraction allows consistent use of various caching solutions with minimal impact on the code. Purpose Caches are in general used to improve application performance by Read more…
Spring 3.1 M1: MVC Namespace Enhancements and @Configuration
In this 5th post of the series describing Spring 3.1 M1 features, I will focus on web applications. In the first half I'll discuss enhancements to the MVC XML namespace. Then I'll show how to create the equivalent of the MVC namespace with all Java configuration. At the end I mention some of the Servlet Read more…
Spring 3.1 M1: Introducing FeatureSpecification support
Introduction Earlier in this series I touched on how the new @Profile annotation can be used in conjunction with @Configuration classes to take advantage of Spring's bean definition profiles. Today, we'll look at an entirely new addition to the code-based configuration landscape in Spring 3.1: FeatureSpecification classes and their related support. I've put together a Read more…
Spring 3.1 M1: Unified Property Management
In the first two posts of this series, I described the bean definition profiles feature, and how it relates to the Environment abstraction new in Spring 3.1 M1. Today we'll take a look at a second aspect of the Environment — how it helps simplify the concern of configuration property management. Understanding property sources Spring's Read more…
Spring 3.1 M1: Introducing @Profile
Introduction In my earlier post announcing Spring 3.1 M1, I discussed the new bean definition profiles feature as applied when using Spring <beans/> XML to configure the container. Today we'll introduce the new @Profile annotation and see how this same feature can be applied when using @Configuration classes instead of XML. Along the way we'll Read more…
Spring Framework 3.1 M1 released
The first milestone release of Spring 3.1 has just been published [1], and this article kicks off a series of posts where I and other team members will walk through each of the major features. Even in the first milestone there's already a lot to talk about! Bean definition profiles Unified property management through Spring's Read more…
