Spring Dependency Configuration Patterns

Common dependency and configuration patterns to identify during assessment.

Database Configuration

Maven (pom.xml):

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
</dependency>

application.properties:

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/mydb
spring.datasource.username=dbuser
spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver

application.yml:

spring:
  data:
    mongodb:
      uri: mongodb://<username>:<password>@server:27017

JMS Message Brokers

ActiveMQ (pom.xml):

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-activemq</artifactId>
</dependency>

application.properties:

spring.activemq.broker-url=tcp://localhost:61616
spring.activemq.user=admin

External Caches

Redis with Spring Data Redis:

• Check for spring-boot-starter-data-redis dependency
• Review application.properties for Redis connection strings
• Check for Spring Session configuration (in-memory → Redis)