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create-spring-boot-java-project

github/awesome-copilot

Generate a Spring Boot 3.4.5 project skeleton with PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, and Docker Compose pre-configured.

What is create-spring-boot-java-project?

Creates a production-ready Spring Boot Java project with Maven, including database connectors (PostgreSQL, MongoDB), caching (Redis), API documentation (SpringDoc), and Docker Compose services. Use this when starting a new Spring Boot microservice or backend application.

  • Downloads Spring Boot 3.4.5 project template with Java 21 and Maven
  • Includes dependencies: Lombok, Web, Data JPA, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Validation, Cache, TestContainers, SpringDoc OpenAPI, and ArchUnit
  • Generates docker-compose.yaml with Redis, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB services pre-configured
  • Adds application.properties with connection settings for all three databases
  • Creates .gitignore entries for database volumes
  • Validates setup with Maven test command

How to install create-spring-boot-java-project

npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill create-spring-boot-java-project
Prerequisites
  • Java 21 installed and in PATH
  • Docker installed and running
  • Docker Compose installed
  • curl command available in terminal
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How to use create-spring-boot-java-project

  1. 1.Verify Java 21 is installed by running `java -version`
  2. 2.Run the curl command to download the Spring Boot starter template (customize artifactId and bootVersion if needed)
  3. 3.Unzip the downloaded starter.zip file into your project directory
  4. 4.Remove the starter.zip file
  5. 5.Navigate to the project root directory
  6. 6.Add springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui and archunit-junit5 dependencies to pom.xml
  7. 7.Add SpringDoc, Redis, JPA, and MongoDB configurations to application.properties
  8. 8.Create docker-compose.yaml at project root with Redis, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB services

Use cases

Good for
  • Starting a new microservice that needs relational and document databases
  • Building a REST API with Swagger/OpenAPI documentation and caching layer
  • Setting up a development environment with containerized databases
  • Creating a project template for team standardization on Spring Boot 3.4.5
Who it's for
  • Java backend developers
  • Spring Boot microservice teams
  • DevOps engineers setting up local development environments
  • Teams standardizing on Spring Boot 3.x

create-spring-boot-java-project FAQ

Can I use a different Spring Boot version?

Yes, modify the `bootVersion` parameter in the curl command before running it. The default is 3.4.5.

How do I change the project name?

Change the `artifactId` and `packageName` parameters in the curl command. Default artifactId is 'demo-java' and packageName is 'com.example'.

What databases are included?

PostgreSQL 17, MongoDB 8, and Redis 6 are configured in docker-compose.yaml with default credentials (username/password: postgres/rootroot for PostgreSQL, root/rootroot for MongoDB, password rootroot for Redis).

Do I need to run Docker Compose?

Docker Compose is optional but recommended for local development. Run `docker-compose up -d` to start the databases before running the application.

What Java version is required?

Java 21 is required. The skill will not work with earlier versions.

Full instructions (SKILL.md)

Source of truth, from github/awesome-copilot.


name: create-spring-boot-java-project description: 'Create Spring Boot Java Project Skeleton'

Create Spring Boot Java project prompt

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-ui and archunit-junit5 dependency into pom.xml file
<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.properties file
# 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.properties file
# Redis configurations
spring.data.redis.host=localhost
spring.data.redis.port=6379
spring.data.redis.password=rootroot
  • Insert JPA configurations into application.properties file
# 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.properties file
# 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

  • Create docker-compose.yaml at project root and add following services: redis:6, postgresql:17 and mongo:8.

    • redis service should have
      • password rootroot
      • mapping port 6379 to 6379
      • mounting volume ./redis_data to /data
    • postgresql service should have
      • password rootroot
      • mapping port 5432 to 5432
      • mounting volume ./postgres_data to /var/lib/postgresql/data
    • mongo service should have
      • initdb root username root
      • initdb root password rootroot
      • mapping port 27017 to 27017
      • mounting volume ./mongo_data to /data/db

Add .gitignore file

  • Insert redis_data, postgres_data and mongo_data directories in .gitignore file

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 -d to start the services, ./mvnw spring-boot:run to run the Spring Boot project, docker-compose rm -sf to stop the services.

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