Please read the https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/current/spring-framework-reference/overview.html#spring-introduction[Overview] in the reference documentation for a quick introduction.

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Building from Source

The Spring Framework uses a Gradle-based build system. In the instructions below, ./gradlew is invoked from the root of the source tree and serves as a cross-platform, self-contained bootstrap mechanism for the build.

Prerequisites

Git and JDK 8 update 20 or later

Be sure that your JAVA_HOME environment variable points to the jdk1.8.0 folder extracted from the JDK download.

Check out sources

git clone git@github.com:spring-projects/spring-framework.git

Import sources into your IDE

Run ./import-into-eclipse.sh or read import-into-idea.md as appropriate.

Note: Per the prerequisites above, ensure that you have JDK 8 configured properly in your IDE.

Install all spring-* jars into your local Maven cache

./gradlew install

Compile and test; build all jars, distribution zips, and docs

./gradlew build

... and discover more commands with ./gradlew tasks. See also the Gradle build and release FAQ.

Staying in Touch

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License

The Spring Framework is released under version 2.0 of the Apache License.