Code Explainers
Spring code explainers
java
package com.acme.catalog.persistence; import jakarta.persistence.Column; import jakarta.persistence.EntityListeners;
Auditing timestamps with a JPA MappedSuperclass in Spring
jpa
auditing
lifecycle-callbacks
Intermediate
5 steps
java
@Service @RequiredArgsConstructor public class ExchangeRateService {
Request-scoped rate caching in Spring
request-scope
caching
memoization
Advanced
6 steps
java
@Service public class InventoryService { private final RestClient warehouseClient;
Bulkhead-protected HTTP calls in Spring
bulkhead
resilience
fallback
Intermediate
7 steps
java
@Configuration public class DataSourceLoggingConfig { @Bean
Wrapping a Spring DataSource for query tracing
proxy pattern
observability
data source
Intermediate
7 steps
java
@RestController @RequestMapping("/api/products") @Validated public class ProductSearchController {
Validating query params in a Spring controller
validation
pagination
rest-api
Intermediate
8 steps
java
@Target({ElementType.TYPE}) @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) @Constraint(validatedBy = PasswordsMatchValidator.class) public @interface PasswordsMatch {
Custom cross-field validation in Spring
bean-validation
custom-constraints
cross-field-validation
Intermediate
8 steps
java
@Component public class HeaderMergeFilter { private static final String PER_REQUEST_HEADERS = HeaderMergeFilter.class.getName() + ".headers";
Merging default and per-request headers in Spring
webclient
filters
http-headers
Intermediate
8 steps
java
@RestController @RequestMapping("/api/reports") public class ReportController {
Header-driven endpoints in a Spring controller
rest api
request headers
dependency injection
Intermediate
7 steps
java
@Component public class RegionCacheWarmer implements SmartInitializingSingleton { private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RegionCacheWarmer.class);
Warming a Spring cache at startup
caching
startup-hook
dependency-injection
Intermediate
7 steps
java
@RestController @RequestMapping("/api/products") @RequiredArgsConstructor public class ProductBatchController {
Batch JSON Merge Patch in Spring
json-merge-patch
rest-api
partial-update
Intermediate
8 steps
java
@Component public class RefreshTokenSuccessHandler implements AuthenticationSuccessHandler { private final RefreshTokenService refreshTokenService;
Issuing JWT and refresh tokens on login in Spring
authentication
jwt
http-cookies
Intermediate
7 steps
java
import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator; import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonSerializer; import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider; import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule;
Serializing Money to JSON in Spring
serialization
jackson
money
Intermediate
8 steps
java
@Component @Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE) public class TenantResolutionFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
How a tenant-resolution filter works in Spring
multi-tenancy
servlet-filter
thread-local
Intermediate
8 steps
java
@Repository public interface SubscriptionRepository extends JpaRepository<Subscription, Long> { @Modifying(clearAutomatically = true, flushAutomatically = true)
Bulk JPQL updates in a Spring Data repository
jpql
bulk-update
modifying-query
Intermediate
5 steps
java
package com.example.uploads.config; import jakarta.servlet.MultipartConfigElement; import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.MultipartConfigFactory;
Configuring upload size limits in Spring
file-upload
exception-handling
http-errors
Intermediate
6 steps
java
public interface GitHubClient { @GetExchange("/users/{username}") GitHubUser getUser(@PathVariable String username);
Declarative HTTP clients in Spring
http-client
declarative-api
proxy
Intermediate
8 steps
java
@RestController @RequestMapping("/api/products") public class ProductSearchController {
Binding collection query params in Spring
rest-api
query-parameters
dependency-injection
Intermediate
6 steps
java
@Entity @Table(name = "orders") @SQLDelete(sql = "UPDATE orders SET deleted = true, deleted_at = now() WHERE id = ?") @Where(clause = "deleted = false")
Soft deletes with Hibernate in Spring
soft-delete
jpa
hibernate
Intermediate
9 steps