create-spring-boot-java-project
Scannednpx machina-cli add skill github/awesome-copilot/create-spring-boot-java-project --openclawCreate Spring Boot Java project prompt
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Please make sure you have the following software installed on your system:
- Java 21
- Docker
- Docker Compose
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If you need to custom the project name, please change the
artifactIdand thepackageNamein download-spring-boot-project-template -
If you need to update the Spring Boot version, please change the
bootVersionin download-spring-boot-project-template
Check Java version
- Run following command in terminal and check the version of Java
java -version
Download Spring Boot project template
- Run following command in terminal to download a Spring Boot project template
curl https://start.spring.io/starter.zip \
-d artifactId=${input:projectName:demo-java} \
-d bootVersion=3.4.5 \
-d dependencies=lombok,configuration-processor,web,data-jpa,postgresql,data-redis,data-mongodb,validation,cache,testcontainers \
-d javaVersion=21 \
-d packageName=com.example \
-d packaging=jar \
-d type=maven-project \
-o starter.zip
Unzip the downloaded file
- Run following command in terminal to unzip the downloaded file
unzip starter.zip -d ./${input:projectName:demo-java}
Remove the downloaded zip file
- Run following command in terminal to delete the downloaded zip file
rm -f starter.zip
Change directory to the project root
- Run following command in terminal to change directory to the project root
cd ${input:projectName:demo-java}
Add additional dependencies
- Insert
springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-uiandarchunit-junit5dependency intopom.xmlfile
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springdoc</groupId>
<artifactId>springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui</artifactId>
<version>2.8.6</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.tngtech.archunit</groupId>
<artifactId>archunit-junit5</artifactId>
<version>1.2.1</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
Add SpringDoc, Redis, JPA and MongoDB configurations
- Insert SpringDoc configurations into
application.propertiesfile
# SpringDoc configurations
springdoc.swagger-ui.doc-expansion=none
springdoc.swagger-ui.operations-sorter=alpha
springdoc.swagger-ui.tags-sorter=alpha
- Insert Redis configurations into
application.propertiesfile
# Redis configurations
spring.data.redis.host=localhost
spring.data.redis.port=6379
spring.data.redis.password=rootroot
- Insert JPA configurations into
application.propertiesfile
# JPA configurations
spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.postgresql.Driver
spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/postgres
spring.datasource.username=postgres
spring.datasource.password=rootroot
spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
spring.jpa.show-sql=true
spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.format_sql=true
- Insert MongoDB configurations into
application.propertiesfile
# MongoDB configurations
spring.data.mongodb.host=localhost
spring.data.mongodb.port=27017
spring.data.mongodb.authentication-database=admin
spring.data.mongodb.username=root
spring.data.mongodb.password=rootroot
spring.data.mongodb.database=test
Add docker-compose.yaml with Redis, PostgreSQL and MongoDB services
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Create
docker-compose.yamlat project root and add following services:redis:6,postgresql:17andmongo:8.- redis service should have
- password
rootroot - mapping port 6379 to 6379
- mounting volume
./redis_datato/data
- password
- postgresql service should have
- password
rootroot - mapping port 5432 to 5432
- mounting volume
./postgres_datato/var/lib/postgresql/data
- password
- mongo service should have
- initdb root username
root - initdb root password
rootroot - mapping port 27017 to 27017
- mounting volume
./mongo_datato/data/db
- initdb root username
- redis service should have
Add .gitignore file
- Insert
redis_data,postgres_dataandmongo_datadirectories in.gitignorefile
Run Maven test command
- Run maven clean test command to check if the project is working
./mvnw clean test
Run Maven run command (Optional)
- (Optional)
docker-compose up -dto start the services,./mvnw spring-boot:runto run the Spring Boot project,docker-compose rm -sfto stop the services.
Let's do this step by step
Source
git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/main/plugins/java-development/skills/create-spring-boot-java-project/SKILL.mdView on GitHub Overview
Creates a Spring Boot Java project skeleton configured for Docker with Redis, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB. It guides template download, dependency wiring, and environment setup to accelerate consistent project starts.
How This Skill Works
It downloads a Spring Boot starter template via curl, unzips it into a project folder, and then updates the build and configuration files. It adds dependencies such as springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui and archunit-junit5, configures application.properties for Redis, JPA, and MongoDB, and generates a docker-compose.yaml to run local services.
When to Use It
- Starting a new Spring Boot microservice requiring Redis caching, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
- Setting up a local development environment with Docker Compose for Redis, Postgres, and MongoDB.
- Standardizing a Spring Boot project skeleton across a development team.
- Onboarding new Java developers to a Spring Boot + OpenAPI + testing stack.
- Creating a template that includes SpringDoc UI and ArchUnit tests for API validation.
Quick Start
- Step 1: Ensure Java 21, Docker, and Docker Compose are installed (java -version to verify).
- Step 2: Download the template with curl and unzip to your project folder; customize artifactId and packageName if needed.
- Step 3: Change to the project root, add dependencies (springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui, archunit-junit5), configure properties, and implement docker-compose.yaml for local services.
Best Practices
- Verify Java 21 is installed with java -version before proceeding.
- Use the specified bootVersion and dependencies to match the template.
- Align artifactId and packageName in the template prompt to your project’s base package.
- Add and validate SpringDoc, Redis, JPA, and MongoDB configurations in application.properties.
- Use docker-compose to spin up Redis, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB in development and test environments.
Example Use Cases
- Bootstrap a demo-java project with Lombok, Web, data-jpa, Postgres, Redis, MongoDB, validation, cache, and testcontainers.
- Enable OpenAPI docs with springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui and add archunit-junit5 for tests.
- Configure application.properties with Redis host/port, PostgreSQL and MongoDB connection details.
- Create docker-compose.yaml including Redis 6, PostgreSQL 17, and MongoDB 8 with appropriate volumes.
- Validate environment by checking java -version and running the generated project locally.