I was just trying to create a docker container lmao

Docker container? For testing, you mean?

oh no, for a simple deployment instance. The build wouldn't go without those tests being fixed, but I've spent way too long tonight trying to figure out what's wrong

As far as testing integration behavior, that's fine.

I'm looking to deploy this application so I can get around to authentication

I hate to go without testing, but all of spring boot is a new area for me.

If it's just a simple api, and you don't need all the bells and whistles, I could recommend Ktor, they now have pretty good docs, and support a bunch of authentication types.

Spring is supposedly feature rich, but is renowned as being a bit of a monster...

"bloated" is a word that consistently comes to mind

you'll have to excuse my typing, I'm pretty damn sure I'm noticing the effects of the net neutrality repeal in effect

Running Slack on a remote server to keep your laptop battery from dying? Good idea. 😉

it's not just slack being slow, sadly

and the remote server is for github 🙂 hoping for twitter as well

One of the absolutely most important aspects of picking a framework should be how easy it is to test. Being able to exercise all the app behaviour outside of a running http server is great for many reasons, not least of which is that it leads to super fast builds without the need to risk things like port clashes which hamper the ability to run tests in parallel.

I'd definitely recommend javalin. Simple and great ease to use.

Spring with Spring Boot is easy to test. There are tons of ways to test. It's just a big framework that takes a while to learn but it is super powerful. I am not saying you have to use Spring Boot for your pet project or tiny microservice but if you are building something extensive it is pretty much your only choice.

“only choice”? Surely not

How did we ever get anything written before Spring Boot was released, I wonder

before Spring Boot we had Spring or JEE

Before Spring we had just JEE

it sucked major balls if you ask me

can use https://www.dropwizard.io/1.3.2/docs/ too

which is just a bunch of nice Java web frameworks mashed together

There were always plenty of options.

I’ve used it a couple times before

Embedded Jetty has been an option for a very long time, and that’s just the most prominent of the alternative choices.

i always used embedded jetty and jax-rs. so simple and no nonsense

Here’s me in 2011, not using Spring: http://blog.palominolabs.com/2011/08/15/a-simple-java-web-stack-with-guice-jetty-jersey-and-jackson/

How is embedded Jetty a replacement for Spring Boot lol

Spring Boot actually uses embedded Jetty in it's one-jar packaging