Springplus

Springplus is a modular, enterprise-grade application framework designed to extend the Spring ecosystem for building Java applications. It aims to simplify the development of large, cloud-native systems by providing opinionated abstractions, cohesive configuration, and integrated tooling that complement Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.

Springplus originated as a community-driven open-source project to address boilerplate and fragmentation in complex Spring-based deployments. The project is maintained by a community governance model with a public repository, issue tracking, and contribution guidelines.

Core features include automatic configuration and feature toggles that span multiple modules, a modular architecture that allows gradual adoption, and optional components for reactive programming, messaging, data access, and security. It provides built-in support for service discovery, load balancing, and centralized configuration inspired by Spring Cloud, along with observability and resilience tooling such as metrics, tracing, circuit breakers, and centralized logging. Data access is integrated with Spring Data and JPA conventions, and the framework promotes cohesive data migrations and transactional safety.

In practice, Springplus is typically added as a dependency in Maven or Gradle projects, and features are enabled through configuration and module selection. It is commonly used for microservices architectures deployed on Kubernetes and is designed to be compatible with existing Spring Boot applications.

Reception to Springplus has been mixed, reflecting its status as a newer, community-driven project. Advocates point to reduced boilerplate and faster onboarding, while critics note the potential for larger runtime footprints and evolving compatibility with established Spring components.

See also: Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Micronaut.