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Spring Framework

The Spring Framework is an application framework and inversion of control container for the Java platform. The framework's core features can be used by any Java application, but there are extensions for building web applications on top of the Jakarta EE platform. The framework does not impose any specific programming model. The framework has become…

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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)

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Spring4Shell vulnerability

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Spring Framework

Nodes155
Edges154
Triples161
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012903
Components1

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Spring Framework

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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

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spring framework java container application configuration using objects applications web access data provides management support websocket aop needed transaction mvc

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Spring FrameworkDeveloperVMware1.00infobox
Spring FrameworkLicenseApache License 2.01.00infobox
Spring FrameworkPlatformJakarta EE1.00infobox
Spring FrameworkRelease1 October 2002; 23 years ago (2002-10-01)1.00infobox
Spring FrameworkRepositorygithub.com/spring-projects/spring-framework1.00infobox
Spring FrameworkStable release7.0.5 / 18 February 2026; 6 months ago (18 February 2026)1.00infobox
Spring FrameworkTypeApplication framework1.00infobox
Spring FrameworkWebsitespring.io/projects/spring-framework1.00infobox
Spring FrameworkWritten inJava1.00infobox
Spring Frameworkis aapplication framework and inversion of control container for the Java platform0.90text
Spring Frameworkis aonly framework available in Java that offers managed data access environments outside of an application server or container0.90text
Servlet 6.0instance ofwith a focus on the recently released Jakarta EE 10 APIs0.80text

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