The Spring Framework provides a comprehensive programming and configuration
model for modern Java-based enterprise applications - on any kind of deployment
model for modern Java-based enterprise applications -- on any kind of deployment
platform. A key element of Spring is infrastructural support at the application
level: Spring focuses on the "plumbing" of enterprise applications so that teams
can focus on application-level business logic, without unnecessary ties to
specific deployment environments.
The framework also serves as the foundation for [Spring Integration][], [Spring
Batch][] and the rest of the Spring [family of projects][]. Browse the repositories
under the [Spring organization][] on GitHub for a full list.
The framework also serves as the foundation for [Spring Integration][], [Spring Batch][]
and the rest of the Spring [family of projects][]. Browse the repositories under
the [Spring organization][] on GitHub for a full list.
## Downloading Artifacts
See [downloading Spring artifacts][] for Maven repository information. Unable to
use Maven or other transitive dependency management tools? See [building a
distribution with dependencies][].
use Maven or other transitive dependency management tools?
See [building a distribution with dependencies][].
## Documentation
See the current [Javadoc][] and [reference docs][].
## Getting Support
Check out the [Spring forums][] and the [spring][spring tag] and
[spring-mvc][spring-mvc tag] tags on [Stack Overflow][]. [Commercial support][]
Check out the [spring][spring tags] tags on [Stack Overflow][]. [Commercial support][]
is available too.
## Issue Tracking
Report issues via the [Spring Framework JIRA]. Understand our issue management
Report issues via the [Spring Framework JIRA][]. Understand our issue management
process by reading about [the lifecycle of an issue][]. Think you've found a
bug? Please consider submitting a reproduction project via the
[spring-framework-issues][] GitHub repository. The [readme][] there provides
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[building a distribution with dependencies]: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/wiki/Building-a-distribution-with-dependencies