With Docker, we can create portable Java CLI applications for various environments by pre-building container images. This could make deployment a lot easier and less messy in particularly in Production environments. This post briefly demonstrates how to create a Docker image with a Java CLI application. Continue Reading
In batch processing, there are use-cases that require event triggers to start operations on data sources, e.g., files or remote web endpoint. These could be user-initiated events like clicking a button. They could even be system-generated ones like file creation. This post demonstrates how to monitor a local file system directory for new files for processing using only Java. Continue Reading
This post shows how to execute codes during application shutdown possibly to clean up resources, notify remote systems or display an farewell message. Continue Reading
Did you miss writing out an XML element end tag in your Java codes? It is fine when generating a small XML document because it is easy to spot the erring codes. Continue Reading
This short post demonstrates how to convert LocalDateTime object to OffsetDateTime object at the current zone offset where the codes are run. Continue Reading
This post demonstrates how to use BASIC Authentication is a web application in Java using Tomcat. Continue Reading
Using @Conditional with @Configuration in Spring allows us to group @Bean objects that are loaded on a specific condition without resorting to using @Profile and too many @Bean/@Conditional. Continue Reading
