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@DerekYRC DerekYRC released this 27 Feb 23:10

We are excited to announce the complete v5.0.0 release of mini-spring!

This version marks the completion of the core framework. It provides a fully functional, lightweight Spring-like framework designed specifically for learning and understanding the internal mechanisms of Spring.

🚀 Key Features

Core & IoC Container

  • Implemented core BeanFactory and ApplicationContext architectures.
  • Complete Bean lifecycle management, including initialization, Aware interfaces, BeanPostProcessor, BeanFactoryPostProcessor, and destruction.
  • Supported Dependency Injection (DI) via constructors and properties.
  • Resolved circular dependency issues using the three-level cache mechanism.
  • Implemented resource loading and XML/Annotation-based Bean definition parsing.
  • Added support for FactoryBean.

AOP (Aspect-Oriented Programming)

  • Implemented AOP proxying using JDK Dynamic Proxies and CGLIB.
  • Supported method matchers, Pointcut expressions, and Advisors.
  • Seamless integration of AOP proxies into the Bean lifecycle via auto-proxy creators.

Context & Event Mechanisms

  • Integrated the Application Event mechanism (ApplicationEvent, ApplicationListener, ApplicationEventMulticaster).
  • Supported property placeholders (PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer) and @Value annotations.
  • Added package scanning functionality for component registration.

📝 Notes

This release is highly recommended for developers who want to study the core source code design and implementation details of the Spring Framework in a simplified, step-by-step manner.