[FIXED] How to enable spring support in IntelliJ Community Edition 2016.1.3

Issue

I have very good pure Java basic knowledge. As long as there are no XML config and no project management tools involved, I am very good.

The things that really confused me are the project management tools, e.g.: Maven, Gradle.

I am learning Spring, and it is so confusing to me since it involves many XML files and there is no clear explanation for it.

I am learning Spring from this set of video tutorials, Lecture 6
Spring "Hello World".

I couldn't get a Spring hello world done because it requires a xxxxx.xml file to config the beans (Java object). To generate the XML files, I need to generate an XML file using a plugin on IntelliJ 2016.

The question is I can't find the plugin to generate a XML file for the bean by following this official tutorial. There is no such plugin called " Spring Support".

What should I do to generate the beans.xml? (The file to manage beans for Spring)

Solution

Let's take things one by one:

1. Your problem understanding builds management tools like maven and gradle. Try these links for tutorials: Maven in 5 Minutes, gradle is very advance build automation tool with continuous Integration features, you can find a good comparison between gradle and maven here.

2. If you are confused about spring to try this book: Spring in Action 3rd Edition (4th Edition is also available, I recommend 3rd edition as you will be able to link XML to annotations.)

3. You do not need any tool to generate XML files. Copy a sample spring configuration file from the internet, remove unwanted elements and write your own beans.

Answered By - Naresh Kumar
Answer Checked By - Senaida (JavaFixing Volunteer)