In this post, weโll explore how to use GitHub Copilot to generate Java code and unit tests with minimal manual input. Using a real-world exampleโa mortgage calculator serviceโyouโll see how Copilot can help write both the core logic and the corresponding unit tests. Whether youโre new to AI-assisted development or curious about Copilotโs capabilities in a Java environment, this tutorial will give you practical insight into how it worksโand where human oversight still matters.
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Testing Spring Boot Rest APIs with Rest-Assured
Creating RESTful APIs with Spring Boot is a straightforward process, making it a popular choice for a variety of applications, from UI to batch processing. The same API created can be used anywhere, whether itโs called from a UI application or batch applications. However, testing these APIs to ensure they work correctly can be challenging. In this article, I’ll introduce …
Optimizing Output File Testing in Spring Batch
Attention: This article was published over 2 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.Itโs quite common to build Spring Batch jobs in which the output is a file for distribution to another team, or to another business. …
Spring Batch Job Flow Using a JobExecutionDecider
In this tutorial for Spring Batch, we’re going to take a look at Programmatic Flow decisions in a Spring Batch job using Spring’s JobExecutionDecider. Spring Batch is a pretty powerful framework and this is another useful tool to have in your Spring Batch toolbox.
To demonstrate, I’ll use a scenario that came up recently while working on my clientโs project. After explaining the situation and my goals, Iโll jump into a detailed, step-by-step guide. Letโs get started!
Using JAXB And StaxEventItemReader To Read XML Data
In one of my previous Spring Batch blog articles, I wrote about the need to read a set of data, process the data, and export the transformed data into XML for consumption by another system. In this blog, I’ll be doing the opposite. Iโll show you how to read data from an XML format instead.





