spring-projects/spring-framework
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Spring Framework observed · 2026-09-29
Health v2 · maintenance only
96/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 91
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 21.5
- age_days: 5796
- days_rel: 61
- days_push: 22
- n_releases_24m: 37
Adoption not part of the score
60263 stars · 38760 forks observed · 2026-09-29
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Spring Framework is the foundational application framework for Java-based enterprise applications, providing dependency injection, AOP, transaction management, data access, and web frameworks (Spring MVC and WebFlux). It offers a comprehensive programming and configuration model that handles infrastructure 'plumbing' so developers can focus on business logic.
Use cases
- build a REST API in Java
- dependency injection container for enterprise Java apps
- build reactive web applications with WebFlux
- manage database transactions and JDBC access in Java
- write integration and unit tests for Java web apps
- schedule background tasks and jobs in a Java application
- build a traditional MVC web application in Java
When to choose
- building enterprise-grade Java or Kotlin applications
- you need a mature, battle-tested ecosystem with extensive documentation and community support
- you want comprehensive infrastructure support: DI, transactions, web, testing, and integration in one framework
- you plan to use Spring Boot or other Spring projects, which build on this foundation
When to avoid
- building small scripts or micro-utilities where a lightweight framework suffices
- working outside the JVM ecosystem (e.g., Python, Go, JavaScript)
- you need a minimal footprint and cannot accommodate a large dependency tree
- you prefer a code-first, unopinionated approach without convention-over-configuration
Facets
framework · maturity stable
web-framework api-framework orm middleware testing scheduling caching serialization routing web-development backend developer-tools apis erp jvm cross-platform dependency-injection spring-mvc webflux reactive aop enterprise-java spring-boot ioc-container
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework · fetched 2026-09-29 · 009a08a1b31d
- homepage: https://spring.io/projects/spring-framework · fetched 2026-09-07 · a5ba47acc2ff
- site_page: https://spring.io/quickstart · fetched 2026-09-07 · fc64dd950363
- site_page: https://spring.io/projects/spring-restdocs · fetched 2026-09-07 · 1e2a101b77d3
- site_page: https://enterprise.spring.io · fetched 2026-09-07 · 85ac7d6d5114
- site_page: https://enterprise.spring.io/lts-releases · fetched 2026-09-07 · 3251cc8760b6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| spring-projects/spring-framework | main | 96 |
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