Spring Cookbook

Using Spring in a standard Java application

In this recipe, we will build a standard Java application (not a web application) using Spring. We will:

• Create a new Maven project
• Add Spring to it
• Add a class to configure Spring
• Add a User class
• Define a User singleton in the Spring configuration class
• Use the User singleton in the main() method

How to do it…

In this section, we will cover the steps to use Spring in a standard (not web) Java application.

Creating a new Maven project in Eclipse

1. In Eclipse, in the File menu, select New | Project....
2. Under Maven, select Maven Project and click on Next >.
3. Select the Create a simple project (skip archetype selection) checkbox and click on Next >.
4. For the Group Id field, enter com.springcookbook. For the Artifact Id ...