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Is there a tool to generate Spring application context dependency diagram/graph?

Is there a tool to generate diagram/graph of Spring application context?

The tool should take into consideration also annotation driven configuration (like @Autowired).

The tool may generate the dependency diagram by 'dumping' BeanDefinitions in runtime. I.e. I don't require the tool to make static code analysis.

Solution

  • The Spring IDE + Eclipse or the Spring Source Tool Suite can generate simple graphs of your dependencies.

    To do that open the view called "Spring Explorer" and choose your project. Then click right mouse -> Properties and combine some/all of your context files into a "Config Set". After saving you can right click on it in the Spring Explorer and choose "Open dependency graph".

    The graph is static and quite untidy, but this might help.