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A Spring Boot + MyBatis example backend implementing the RealWorld (Medium clone) API spec with CRUD, JWT auth, pagination, and both REST and GraphQL endpoints. It demonstrates DDD layering and CQRS patterns as a reference codebase for Java backend developers.

Use cases

• learn how to structure a Spring Boot backend with DDD layers
• see a working JWT authentication implementation in Spring Security
• reference implementation of the RealWorld API spec in Java
• example of MyBatis data mapper persistence
• compare REST and GraphQL adapters over a shared domain layer
• starting point for building a Medium-style article backend

When to choose

• you want a canonical, spec-compliant RealWorld backend in Spring Boot
• you are learning DDD/CQRS patterns in a Java web app
• you need a working example pairing Spring Boot with MyBatis and SQLite

When to avoid

• you need a production-ready application rather than a teaching example
• you prefer JPA/Hibernate over MyBatis
• you are not targeting the JVM/Spring ecosystem

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