Full Reactive Stack: Spring Boot 2 & Spring WebFlux

Gain insights into building Reactive Web Applications with Spring Boot 2 and Spring WebFlux, from database integration to front-end. Explore Reactive vs MVC, performance, and deployment with Docker.

Intermediate

33 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into building Reactive Web Applications with Spring Boot 2 and Spring WebFlux, from database integration to front-end. Explore Reactive vs MVC, performance, and deployment with Docker.

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Course Overview

This course is your guide to using Spring Boot 2 and Spring WebFlux to create Reactive Web Applications. You will learn how to build a full-reactive system from the database (MongoDB reactive) to the front-end (Angular), using a Reactive programming strategy leveraged by Spring WebFlux, with the simplicity offered by Spring Boot 2. Beyond that though, you will be able to compare the Spring WebFlux with the standard MVC approach as well, covering the main aspects such as simplicity, performance, user exp...Show More

What You'll Learn

Learn how to build a Reactive web application, both backend and frontend.

Analyze the pros and cons of Reactive (and asynchronous) patterns applied to the web.

Understand the basic concepts of Project Reactor and WebFlux: Fluxes, Monos, and Backpressure.

Implement a Reactive database access layer with Spring Data and MongoDB.

Write a reactive API at the controller level with Reactor's Fluxes.

Get the basics about Server-Sent Events and put them into practice.

Build a basic Angular frontend that consumes the reactive APIs.

Understand the EventSource API and how it can be linked to an RxJS Observable.

Learn how to run performance tests against blocking and non-blocking APIs under simulated slow network conditions.

Compare Blocking APIs and Reactive APIs in terms of performance, user experience, and ease of development.

What You'll Learn

Learn how to build a Reactive web application, both backend and frontend.

Course Content

Reactive Web

Learn how to use reactive web patterns, Spring WebFlux, and Project Reactor.

Introduction to the Full Reactive Stack Reactive Web Patterns WebFlux and Project Reactor Advantages of Using Reactive Web Is Non-Blocking the Same as Reactive?The Client Web Application Quiz: Reactive Web

Full Reactive Stack Backend

Walk through creating a reactive backend with Spring Boot, WebFlux, MongoDB, and Docker.

Introduction to the Reactive Backend Project Reactor: Main Features WebFlux: Main Features

Creating the Backend Application Designing the Backend Application Repository Layer Reactive Controller Enabling CORS in Spring WebFlux and Returning a Flux Blocking Controller and Repository Loading Data Into MongoDB With an ApplicationRunner Running the Backend Playing With Reactive and Classic Endpoints Quiz: Full Reactive Stack Backend

Connecting Angular With the WebFlux Backend

Go hands-on with connecting Angular frontend to a reactive Spring WebFlux backend.

Introduction to Angular Frontend Angular Reactive Service Angular Components Running the Frontend Quiz: Connecting the Frontend With the WebFlux Backend

Go Green: Create a Recycling App Using Angular and Spring Boot

Project

Conclusion

Break down the steps to implementing and evaluating a full reactive stack with WebFlux.

WebFlux vs. Blocking (MVC): User Experience WebFlux vs. Blocking (MVC): Performance WebFlux vs. Blocking (MVC): Ease of Development Suitability, Testing, and Conclusions Quiz: WebFlux vs. the Blocking Approach Reflection on the Journey

Appendix

Use Docker and Docker Compose to deploy and manage full-stack applications.

Running the Application in Docker Putting Everything Together With Docker Compose

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