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Modules
106 related topics
Version history
8 related topics
Overview
33 related topics
Spring4Shell vulnerability
3 related topics
Key facts & relationships
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- Developer
- VMware
- License
- Apache License 2.0
- Platform
- Jakarta EE
- Release
- 1 October 2002; 23 years ago (2002-10-01)
- Repository
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
- Stable release
- 7.0.5 / 18 February 2026; 6 months ago (18 February 2026)
Topics to explore
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Overview
- Application framework
- Inversion of control
- Container Servlet container
- Java platform
- Web applications Web application
- Jakarta EE
- Programming model
- Enterprise JavaBeans
- Free and open source software Free and open-source software
- Beans JavaBeans
- XML
- Java annotations Java annotation
- Constructors Constructor (computer science)
- Properties Property (programming)
- Factory methods Factory method pattern
- JSR 250
- Front-controller Front controller
- Jakarta Server Pages
- Thymeleaf
- Spring Boot
- Convention-over-configuration Convention over configuration
- Stand-alone Standalone program
- Tomcat Apache Tomcat
- Jetty Jetty (web server)
- WAR WAR (file format)
- Project Object Models Project Object Model
- Maven Maven (software)
- Gradle
- Metrics Software metrics
- Java Java (programming language)
Version history
- Rod Johnson Rod Johnson (programmer)
- Apache 2.0 license Apache License
- Jolt productivity award Jolt Awards
- JAX Innovation Award JAX Innovation Award?action=edit&redlink=1
- Groovy Groovy (programming language)
- WebSocket
- Reactive Streams
- APIs API
Modules
- Aspect-oriented programming
- Cross-cutting concerns Cross-cutting concern
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Spring Security
- Spring Roo
- Data access
- Relational database management systems RDBMS
- Java Database Connectivity
- Object-relational mapping
- NoSQL
- Dependency injection
- Message queues Message queue
- JMS Java Message Service
- Model–view–controller
- HTTP
- Servlet Java Servlet API
- RESTful REST
- Remote procedure call
- Marshalling Marshalling (computer science)
- RMI Java remote method invocation
- CORBA
- Web services
- SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) SOAP (protocol)
- Transaction management Transaction processing
- Java Management Extensions
- Testing Software testing
- Unit tests Unit testing
- Integration tests Integration testing
- Netty Netty (software)
Spring4Shell vulnerability
- Remote code execution
- CVE CVE (identifier)
- Log4Shell
Advanced semantic analysis
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Map overview Semantic statistics
Number of nodes, edges, triples, density and central hubs. Use it to gauge the size and connectivity of the map.Spring Framework
Nodes155
Edges154
Triples161
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012903
Components1
How this topic connects Entity context
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Spring Framework
Top relations
related to Modules · 57
Spring Framework → Acegi Security System, AOP, APIs, Architecture, Aspect-oriented, Authentication, BeanFactoryandApplicationContext, Common Object Request Broker, Convention, CORBA, Data, HTTP, HTTP-based, In, Inversion, IoC, Jakarta XML Binding, Java, Java Database Connectivity, Java Management Extensions
related to history · 24
Spring Framework → Apache, December, Development, Expert One-on-One J2EE Design, Groovy, It, Java, Java EE, Java SE, JAX Innovation Award, Jolt, July, June, March, Notable, November, October, Rod Johnson, Sept, Spring
related to Model–view–controller framework · 15
Spring Framework → All, However, In, Jakarta Struts Web, Like Struts, MVC, Servlet API, Spring, Spring MVC, The, The Spring, The Spring Framework, This, Web, Web-based
related to Aspect-oriented programming framework · 9
Spring Framework → AOP, Aspect-oriented, It, On, Spring, The, The Spring AOP, The Spring Framework, This
related to Spring4Shell vulnerability · 9
Spring Framework → April, CVE, It, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Log4Shell, Spring4Shell, Wikisource-logo
related to Relationship with Jakarta Enterprise Beans (EJB) · 7
Spring Framework → EJB, Enterprise JavaBeans, However, Pitchfork, Some, SpringSource, The
related to Inversion of control container · 6
Spring Framework → In, IoC, It, Java, The, The Spring
is a · 2
Spring Framework → application framework and inversion of control container for the Java platform, only framework available in Java that offers managed data access environments outside of an application server or container
Developer · 1
Spring Framework → VMware
License · 1
Spring Framework → Apache License 2.0
Important terminology Word statistics
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Important terminology
spring framework java container application configuration using objects applications web access data provides management support websocket aop needed transaction mvc
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Framework | Developer | VMware | 1.00 | infobox |
| Spring Framework | License | Apache License 2.0 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Spring Framework | Platform | Jakarta EE | 1.00 | infobox |
| Spring Framework | Release | 1 October 2002; 23 years ago (2002-10-01) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Spring Framework | Repository | github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework | 1.00 | infobox |
| Spring Framework | Stable release | 7.0.5 / 18 February 2026; 6 months ago (18 February 2026) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Spring Framework | Type | Application framework | 1.00 | infobox |
| Spring Framework | Website | spring.io/projects/spring-framework | 1.00 | infobox |
| Spring Framework | Written in | Java | 1.00 | infobox |
| Spring Framework | is a | application framework and inversion of control container for the Java platform | 0.90 | text |
| Spring Framework | is a | only framework available in Java that offers managed data access environments outside of an application server or container | 0.90 | text |
| Servlet 6.0 | instance of | with a focus on the recently released Jakarta EE 10 APIs | 0.80 | text |
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