• Tools/approaches for Java projects
  • Common
  • Local environment
    • Inbox Zero
    • Total Commander
    • Notepad++
    • Intellij IDEA
      • Jetbrains Toolbox
      • Jetbrains Mono
      • IDEA plugins
      • IDEA required plugins for the project
  • Code repository
    • .gitignore file
    • .gitattributes file
    • EditorConfig
    • Renovate
    • Dependabot
    • Branching strategy
  • Java & JVM languages
    • Gradle
    • Maven
      • Maven wrapper
      • Maven Tiles
  • Testing
    • Test Pyramid
    • JUnit 5
    • Mockito
    • Testcontainers
    • Spring Cloud Contract
    • PIT Mutation Testing
  • Static analysis
    • Checkstyle
    • SonarQube
    • Nullity annotations
  • Spring Framework
  • Libraries
    • Lombok
    • Immutables
    • Hibernate Validator
    • Mapstruct
    • Flyway
    • Liquibase

Tools/approaches for Java projects

Common

• (:ru:) "Что такое Работающий Продукт и как его делать": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwPrt17wcZs

Local environment

Inbox Zero

An approach to email management aimed at keeping the inbox empty.

• https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/inbox-zero
• https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/290175

Total Commander

A file manager for Windows.

• https://www.ghisler.com/

Notepad++

A free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.

• https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
• EditorConfig plugin: https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-notepad-plus-plus

Intellij IDEA

Jetbrains Toolbox

Install and update Jetbrains tools easily.

• https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/

Jetbrains Mono

A font for developers.

• https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/

IDEA plugins

• Lombok: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6317-lombok
• Maven Wrapper (for IDEA versions below 2020.2): https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/10160-maven-wrapper-intellij-idea-plugin
• Laconic POM: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/10580-laconic-pom
• .ignore: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7495--ignore
• Advanced Java Folding: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9320-advanced-java-folding
• Checkstyle-IDEA: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/1065-checkstyle-idea
• SonarLint: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7973-sonarlint
• Save actions: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7642-save-actions

IDEA required plugins for the project

How to set plugins that are required for the project. This configuration can be shared within the team and IDEA will notify developers if they miss some plugins.

• https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/settings-required-plugins.html

Code repository

.gitignore file

Specifies intentionally untracked files to ignore

• https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
• https://github.com/github/gitignore
• .gitignore for Jetbrains products (most of IDE settings are commited): https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Global/JetBrains.gitignore

.gitattributes file

Git attributes per path.

• https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes
• https://github.com/alexkaratarakis/gitattributes
• https://dev.to/deadlybyte/please-add-gitattributes-to-your-git-repository-1jld

EditorConfig

EditorConfig helps maintain consistent coding styles for multiple developers working on the same project across various editors and IDEs

• https://editorconfig.org/
• IDEA code style can be managed from EditConfig: https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2019/06/managing-code-style-on-a-directory-level-with-editorconfig/

Renovate

Automated dependency updates. Supports http://github.com/, https://gitlab.com/, https://bitbucket.org/.

• https://renovate.whitesourcesoftware.com/

Dependabot

Automated dependency updates for http://github.com/.

• https://docs.github.com/en/github/managing-security-vulnerabilities/configuring-github-dependabot-security-updates

Branching strategy

• GitFlow: https://medium.com/@okandavut/what-is-gitflow-c0be7a659992
• GitHub flow: https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/

Java & JVM languages

• (:ru:) "Как нам спасти Java": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSAlj04_tkA + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPXTozVjSHo
• Javac params: https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/tools/javac.html
• JPMS
  • Split Packages issue: https://www.logicbig.com/tutorials/core-java-tutorial/modules/split-packages.html

Gradle

Build tool

• https://gradle.org/
• Plugins: https://plugins.gradle.org/

Maven

Build tool

• https://maven.apache.org/

Maven wrapper

The Maven Wrapper is an easy way to ensure a user of your Maven build has everything necessary to run your Maven build.

• https://github.com/takari/maven-wrapper
• http://jakub.marchwicki.pl/posts/2015/06/04/maven-wrapper/
• IDEA natively supports Maven Wrapper from 2020.2: https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2020/05/intellij-idea-2020-2-early-access-program-is-starting/

Maven Tiles

• https://github.com/repaint-io/maven-tiles

Testing

Test Pyramid

• https://martinfowler.com/articles/practical-test-pyramid.html

JUnit 5

• https://junit.org/junit5/docs/current/user-guide/
• Migration from JUnit 4: https://junit.org/junit5/docs/current/user-guide/#migrating-from-junit4

Mockito

• https://site.mockito.org/
• Mocking a final class: https://www.baeldung.com/mockito-final

Testcontainers

• https://www.testcontainers.org/

Spring Cloud Contract

• https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud-contract

PIT Mutation Testing

• https://pitest.org/
• Gradle plugin: https://gradle-pitest-plugin.solidsoft.info/

Static analysis

Checkstyle

• https://checkstyle.sourceforge.io/
• Checkstyle-IDEA plugin: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/1065-checkstyle-idea

SonarQube

• https://www.sonarqube.org/
• SonarLint plugin: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7973-sonarlint

Nullity annotations

• https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/inferring-nullity.html
• Spring Null-Safety Annotations: https://www.baeldung.com/spring-null-safety-annotations, https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/5.2.9.RELEASE/spring-framework-reference/core.html#null-safety
• Spring Data null-safety: https://docs.spring.io/spring-data/commons/docs/current/reference/html/#repositories.nullability.annotations

Spring Framework

• https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/html/spring-boot-features.html#boot-features-external-config-vs-value
• https://www.baeldung.com/configuration-properties-in-spring-boot
• https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/html/appendix-configuration-metadata.html#configuration-metadata-annotation-processor
• https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/wiki/Spring-Boot-2.0-Migration-Guide#configuration-properties-migration

Libraries

Lombok

• https://projectlombok.org/
• https://projectlombok.org/features/configuration
• projectlombok/lombok#2044

Immutables

Java annotation processors to generate simple, safe and consistent value objects

• https://immutables.github.io/

Hibernate Validator

• https://hibernate.org/validator/
• https://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/validator/7.0/reference/en-US/html_single/#validator-annotation-processor
• https://beanvalidation.org/2.0/

Mapstruct

Java mapper library

• https://mapstruct.org/
• https://mapstruct.org/documentation/dev/reference/html/#mapping-with-constructors
• https://mapstruct.org/documentation/dev/reference/html/#mapping-with-builders

Flyway

Database migrations tool

• https://flywaydb.org/

Liquibase

Database migrations tool

• https://www.liquibase.org/