Spring Framework

There are some best practices to develop Spring Framework applications that can run successfully in a WebSphere® Application Server environment.

The Spring Framework is an open source project that provides a framework for simple Java™ objects that enables them to use the Java EE container through wrapper classes and XML configuration.

You can use the Spring Framework with WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.2 and later, but some supported features require a specific release of the product. When this situation applies, it is stated in the relevant topic.

For WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 or later, you must use Spring Framework Version 2.5.5 or later.

In general, if both WebSphere Application Server and the Spring Framework provide a service, it is preferable to design your application to use the service in the application server directly. In this way, you ensure that the application is based on the open standards that the application server supports and has flexibility for future deployment. Also, you ensure that the application can use the qualities of service that the application server provides, such as security, workload management, and high availability.