How To Download, How To Install Spring Framework?

How To Download, How To Install Spring Framework?

Working with Spring framework software or any other framework software is nothing but adding jar or jars into our application given by framework software.

Every framework software is not a installable software, just we need to add the jar(s) into our application based on the application type. For example we are working with Java Standalone application then we need to add framework given jar(s) into our application class path. Or we are working with Java Web Application, in that case we need to add framework given jar(s) into web application lib directory.

Every framework software contains 2 types of jar's

1) Main jar files

2) Dependent jar files.

1) Main jar files:

The main jar files are required at the time of compilation as well as at the time of execution.

2) Dependent jar files:

The Dependent jar files are required only at the time of execution (not required at the time of complication).

To compile and execute Spring Application we need Spring framework given java libraries (jar(s)).

We can download the Spring jar file(s) in multiple ways but the popular ways are two types 1) download from Spring organization official site 2) download from mvnrepository. 

1. Download Jar’s from Spring Framework Official Site:

For downloading jar files from Spring framework official site use https://repo.spring.io/release/org/springframework/spring/ url, here we can see release of name and last modified date like below page,

Here we need to select Release of spring framework version and click on that release, Here I have chosen 4.3.5.RELEASE version this version was last modified on 21^st Dec 2016,  then you will get the below page. Here you want you can download Source code, API reference and Jar file(s) bundle.

Spring framework jar(s) files are available in the foam of .zip file format. Here we need to select spring-framewok-x.x.x.RELEASE-dist.zip file, for example we chosen 4.3.5.RELEASE release of Spring Framework, then we need to select spring-framework-4.3.5.RELEASE-dist.zip file release (here x.x.x is major.minor[.maintenance[.build]]).

 After downloading the spring-framework-4.3.5.RELEASE-dist.zip file, we need to extract zip file using software winzip or 7zip or any other software if you have, for example I was downloaded spring-framework-4.3.5.RELEASE-dist.zip file, and extracted using software, after that you can got the below structure:

Here open libs folder then we will get the below jar(s) files. In below list some of the jar(s) files are required other jar(s) files are required when we are using corresponding Spring given API or features.

 

2. Download Jar’s from mvnrepository:

We can download spring jar(s) files from mvnrepository using https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework url, here we will get the all the jar(s) files of Spring framework, if you can chose these approach we need a knowledge of Spring framework jar(s) files. Then you will select jar(s) file name and click on that, then it will display all the version of spring jar files, chose the jar file version what you want or required version.