1. Software

Make sure you have the following software installed before proceeding:

Also, these tools are useful:

  1. curl or httpie

  2. Json Formatter for Google Chrome

1.1. Verify Installations

Verify that Java is installed with this command:

➜  java -version

java version "1.8.0_152"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_152-b16)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.152-b16, mixed mode)

..that gradle is installed:

➜  gradle --version

------------------------------------------------------------
Gradle 4.4.1
------------------------------------------------------------

Build time:   2017-12-20 15:45:23 UTC
Revision:     10ed9dc355dc39f6307cc98fbd8cea314bdd381c

Groovy:       2.4.12
Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.9 compiled on February 2 2017
JVM:          1.8.0_152 (Oracle Corporation 25.152-b16)
OS:           Mac OS X 10.13.2 x86_64

..and that git is installed:

➜  git --version
git version 2.15.1

2. Plugins

2.1. STS Gradle Plugin

If you are using the Spring Tool Suite, proceed to install the Gradle plugin for STS, as follows:

  1. Launch STS

  2. From the Help menu, select Eclipse Marketplace

  3. In the Eclipse Marketplace dialog’s Find field, type Gradle and press Enter

  4. Look for a plugin named "Buildship Gradle Integration" with an elephant icon, like this:

    gradle sts plugin

  5. Click the Install button and follow the on-screen instructions (you may have to restart the IDE after installation is complete)

2.2. Lombok

Lombok can be very convenient when doing Java development. If you’re using Spring Tool Suite, follow these instructions to install Lombok:

  1. If it is running, exit the STS application

  2. Download the lombok.jar file

  3. Navigate to the folder containing lombok.jar

  4. Launch the jar file (in the file explorer, just double-click on it)

  5. Lombok should automatically locate your Spring Tool Suite IDE and list it

  6. Click the Install button and quit

lombok installer

Now, re-launch STS, from the Help menu, click 'About Spring Tool Suite'. The About dialog content should confirm that lombok is indeed installed.

lombok sts installed

If you’re using IntelliJ, be sure to install the Lombok plugin:

  • Navigate to IntelliJ IDEA  Preferences  Plugins

  • Search for the plugin named lombok

  • Install it and restart the IDE