Hands-On Reactive Programming in Spring 5: Build cloud-ready, reactive systems with Spring 5 and Project Reactor

Explore the reactive system and create efficient microservices with Spring Boot 2.1 and Spring Cloud

Key Features
Understand the kind of system modern businesses require with Spring
Gain deeper insights into reactive programming with Reactor and Spring Cloud
Get in-depth knowledge on asynchronous and nonblocking communication with Spring 5 WebFlux

Book Description
These days, businesses need a new type of system that can remain responsive at all times. This is achievable with reactive programming; however, the development of these kinds of systems is a complex task, requiring a deep understanding of the domain. In order to develop highly responsive systems, the developers of the Spring Framework came up with Project Reactor.

Hands-On Reactive Programming in Spring 5 begins with the fundamentals of Spring Reactive programming. You'll explore the endless possibilities of building efficient reactive systems with the Spring 5 Framework along with other tools such as WebFlux and Spring Boot. Further on, you'll study reactive programming techniques and apply them to databases and cross-server communication. You will advance your skills in scaling up Spring Cloud Streams and run independent, high-performant reactive microservices.

By the end of the book, you will be able to put your skills to use and get on board with the reactive revolution in Spring 5.1!

What you will learn
Discover the difference between a reactive system and reactive programming
Explore the benefits of a reactive system and understand its applications
Get to grips with using reactive programming in Spring 5
Gain an understanding of Project Reactor
Build a reactive system using Spring 5 and Project Reactor
Create a highly efficient reactive microservice with Spring Cloud
Test, monitor, and release reactive applications

Who this book is for
This book is for Java developers who use Spring to develop their applications and want to build robust and reactive applications that can scale in the cloud. Basic knowledge of distributed systems and asynchronous programming will help you understand the concepts covered in this book.

Table of Contents
Why Reactive Spring
Reactive Programming in Spring - Basic Concepts
Reactive Streams - the new Streams' Standard
Project Reactor - the Foundation for Reactive Apps
Going Reactive with Spring Boot 2
Async nonblocking communication with Spring 5 WebFlux
Reactive Database access
Scale up with Spring Cloud Streams and Reactive Microservices
Testing the Reactive Application
And, Finally Release It