Accelerator framework to build Microservices based on Spring Boot

The Birch Framework can be used as a parent module in any Maven project to provide a quick solution to build microservices. The stack is based on the following dependencies (defined in module):

• Spring Boot (birch-parent)
• Spring Actuator (birch-common)
• Spring Cloud Config (birch-common)
• Logback (birch-common)
• Lombok (birch-common)
• Orika (birch-common)
• Google Reflections (birch-common)
• Apache CXF JAX-RS (birch-rest-jaxrs)
• Open API (birch-rest-jaxrs)
• Apache Kafka (birch-kakfa-utils, birch-spring-kafka)
• Spring Security OpenID Connect (OIDC) (birch-security-oauth-spring)

Birch Framework also provides support for messaging bridges between the following JMS providers and Apache Kafka:

• Apache ActiveMQ
• IBM MQ
• Tibco EMS

NOTE: the aforementioned product dependencies must be included when using the bridge module. They are not included by the Birch Framework.

Bridge stack uses the following dependencies:

• Apache Camel (birch-bridge-jms-kafka)

Refer to birch-starter documentation on how to include aggregator dependency of Birch Framework.

Execute the following from the root of the project (birch-parent):

mvn clean install