Spring Starter v2

A clean Spring Boot starter project for learning and sharing.

What this project includes

• A proper Spring Boot entry point
• A separate controller class
• A root endpoint for browser testing
• A /hello endpoint with a query parameter
• A /ping endpoint for quick checks
• Basic tests for context loading and endpoint behavior
• Gradle Wrapper for easier setup

Tech stack

• Java 17
• Spring Boot
• Gradle Wrapper

Project structure

spring-starter-v2/
├── build.gradle
├── settings.gradle
├── gradlew
├── gradlew.bat
├── gradle/wrapper/
├── src/main/java/live/learnwithchampak/demo/
│   ├── DemoApplication.java
│   └── controller/
│       └── HelloController.java
├── src/main/resources/
│   └── application.properties
└── src/test/java/live/learnwithchampak/demo/
    ├── DemoApplicationTests.java
    └── controller/
        └── HelloControllerTest.java

Run the project

Windows

gradlew.bat bootRun

macOS / Linux

./gradlew bootRun

The application starts on:

http://localhost:8080

Try the endpoints

Open these in your browser:

http://localhost:8080/
http://localhost:8080/ping
http://localhost:8080/hello
http://localhost:8080/hello?name=Champak

Example responses

GET /

Spring Starter v2 is running.

GET /ping

pong

GET /hello

Hello World!

GET /hello?name=Champak

Hello Champak!

Run tests

Windows

gradlew.bat test

macOS / Linux

./gradlew test

Notes

• Use the Gradle Wrapper instead of a system Gradle install when possible.
• The first run may download dependencies from Maven Central.
• Java 17 should be installed and available on your system.

Suggested next steps

• Add a service layer
• Return JSON instead of plain text
• Add POST endpoints
• Connect a database later

License

This project includes the existing license file from the original demo.