Spring Boot in Visual Studio Code

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    A working Java environment with essential extensions installed is needed, including:

    Create the project

    The Spring Initializr extension allows you to search for dependencies and generate new Spring Boot projects.

    To install, launch VS Code and from the Extensions view (), search for vscode-spring-initializr.

    Once you have the extension installed, open the Command Palette (kb(workbench.action.showCommands)) and type Spring Initializr to start generating a Maven or Gradle project and then follow the wizard.

    Navigate to your file and right-click to select Edit starters. The Command Palette will show the dependencies you already have beginning with a √ . You can search for other dependencies you want to add to your project. Or you can click on the existing dependencies to remove them.

    Develop the application

    The Spring Boot Tools extension includes rich language support for working with Spring Boot application.properties, , and .java files.

    The extension supports quick navigate through source code, smart code completions, quick access to running apps, live application information, and code templates. Similar code completion and validation features are also available for .properties and .yml files.

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