Spring Framework Spring Boot & Auto-Configuration

Question 1

What is the primary annotation on the main class of a Spring Boot application?

Accepted Answer

@SpringBootApplication

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@SpringApplication

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@EnableSpringBoot

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@BootstrapApplication

Question 2

Where does Spring Boot look for application properties by default?

Accepted Answer

src/main/resources/application.properties

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src/main/java/application.properties

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src/config/application.properties

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WEB-INF/application.properties

Question 3

What does Spring Boot's auto-configuration feature do?

Accepted Answer

Automatically configures beans based on classpath dependencies and properties

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Generates boilerplate code automatically

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Automatically deploys the application to a server

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Auto-generates API documentation

Question 4

Which Spring Boot starter dependency should be added for building REST APIs?

Accepted Answer

spring-boot-starter-web

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spring-boot-starter-data

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spring-boot-starter-rest

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spring-boot-starter-mvc

Question 5

How do you override a specific auto-configuration class in Spring Boot?

Accepted Answer

Use @SpringBootApplication(exclude = {ClassName.class})

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Delete the auto-configuration JAR

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Set spring.autoconfigure.enable=false

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Override using @OverrideAutoConfiguration

Question 6

What is an 'opinionated' framework in the context of Spring Boot?

Accepted Answer

A framework that provides sensible defaults and reduces configuration decisions

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A framework that enforces a specific coding style

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A framework with strict licensing opinions

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A framework that only supports one database type