Spring Framework
There are some best practices to develop Spring Framework applications that can run successfully in a WebSphere Application Server environment.
The Spring Framework is an open source project that provides a framework for simple Java objects that enables them to use the Java EE container through wrapper classes and XML configuration.
Use the Spring Framework with WAS v6.0.2 and later, but some supported features require a specific release of the product. When this situation applies, it is stated in the relevant topic.
For WAS v7.0 or later, we must use Spring Framework v2.5.5 or later.
In general, if both WAS and the Spring Framework provide a service, it is preferable to design the application to use the service in the application server directly. In this way, you ensure that the application is based on the open standards that the application server supports and has flexibility for future deployment. Also, you ensure that the application can use the qualities of service that the application server provides, such as security, workload management, and high availability.
Subtopics
- Presentation layer and the Spring Framework
- Data access and the Spring Framework
- Transaction support and the Spring Framework
- JMX and MBeans with the Spring Framework
- JMS and the Spring Framework
- Class loaders and the Spring Framework
- Thread management and the Spring Framework
Configure access to a Spring application data source Use Spring and Hibernate with WAS Spring Documentation