moai-lang-java-2

Spring Boot REST APIs leverage Spring's web framework with modern Java features like records and pattern matching. This Skill guides you through bootstrapping a REST service, configuring dependency injection, and structuring endpoints following enterprise patterns for scalability and maintainability.

JPA with Hibernate provides ORM abstraction for relational databases with performance tuning via lazy loading, caching, and query optimization. This Skill covers entity mapping, relationship configuration, transaction management, and production-ready patterns to avoid common pitfalls.

Testing Java backends combines unit tests with Mockito mocks and integration tests using Spring Test. This Skill covers test structure, dependency injection in tests, mock configuration, and assertion patterns to ensure reliable, maintainable test suites.

Spring Boot applications run efficiently in Docker containers and deploy to Kubernetes clusters. This Skill addresses Dockerfile setup, Spring Boot optimization for containers, health checks, and Kubernetes configuration for enterprise-grade orchestration.

Modern Spring requires Java 21+ and supports Maven or Gradle for dependency and build management. This Skill covers project setup, dependency resolution, plugin configuration, and tooling best practices for enterprise JVM applications.

Java projects benefit from static analysis, dependency scanning, and security tooling integrated into build pipelines. This Skill covers code quality checks, vulnerability scanning, and security patterns to maintain production-ready standards.