Springboot Patterns

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name: springboot-patterns
description: "Use when spring Boot architecture patterns, REST API design, layered services, data access, caching, async processing, and logging. Use for Java Spring Boot backend work. Triggers on \"springboot-patterns\", \"springboot patterns\", \"patterns\"."
metadata:
  origin: ECC
---

# Spring Boot Development Patterns

Spring Boot architecture and API patterns for scalable, production-grade services.

## When to Activate

- Building REST APIs with Spring MVC or WebFlux
- Structuring controller → service → repository layers
- Configuring Spring Data JPA, caching, or async processing
- Adding validation, exception handling, or pagination
- Setting up profiles for dev/staging/production environments
- Implementing event-driven patterns with Spring Events or Kafka

## REST API Structure

```java
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/markets")
@Validated
class MarketController {
  private final MarketService marketService;

  MarketController(MarketService marketService) {
    this.marketService = marketService;
  }

  @GetMapping
  ResponseEntity<Page<MarketResponse>> list(
      @RequestParam(defaultValue = "0") int page,
      @RequestParam(defaultValue = "20") int size) {
    Page<Market> markets = marketService.list(PageRequest.of(page, size));
    return ResponseEntity.ok(markets.map(MarketResponse::from));
  }

  @PostMapping
  ResponseEntity<MarketResponse> create(@Valid @RequestBody CreateMarketRequest request) {
    Market market = marketService.create(request);
    return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(MarketResponse.from(market));
  }
}
```

## Repository Pattern (Spring Data JPA)

```java
public interface MarketRepository extends JpaRepository<MarketEntity, Long> {
  @Query("select m from MarketEntity m where m.status = :status order by m.volume desc")
  List<MarketEntity> findActive(@Param("status") MarketStatus status, Pageable pageable);
}
```

## Service Layer with Transactions

```java
@Service
public class MarketService {
  private final MarketRepository repo;