Chapter 1. What is Spring Roo?
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You’re about to be introduced to a powerful new tool that makes your life as a Java application developer less stressful and more productive. That tool is Spring Roo. With a simple command-line shell, Roo can create and manage Spring-based applications, adding and configuring features such as the Java Persistence API (JPA), the Java Message Service (JMS), email, and Spring Security. Roo generates Spring MVC web applications. These allow you to manage and edit your database data, configure tests using frameworks such as JUnit and Selenium, and choose from a variety of ORM APIs and databases. At the same time, Roo reduces the amount of code written by you and rolls out efficient, customizable generated code.
In this chapter, we discuss the challenges of working with Enterprise Java applications, create a sample application with the Roo shell, and take a quick tour of Roo’s features. We then review the Roo sample script file and discuss the architectural models available to you when crafting your application.