How to write a custom Spring Data Base Repository
Introduction In this article, we are going to see how we can write a custom Spring Data base Repository that you could use instead of the default ones, like the overly common JpaRepository. Now, why would you even want to do that? Well, most of the default repositories extend the CrudRepository, which provides some very questionable defaults, like findAll or deleteAll that shouldn’t be really inherited by every single data access Repository instance.
The best way to write a custom Spring Data Repository
Introduction In this article, I’m going to show you the best way to write a custom Spring Data Repository. While the default JpaRepository methods, as well as the query methods, are very convenient in many situations, there might be times when you need custom Repository methods that can take advantage of any JPA provider-specific functionality.