Java framework for building production-ready REST APIs with auto-configuration

Architectural style for web services using HTTP verbs (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE)

Anthropic's AI terminal agent for pair programming, code generation, and review

Java testing framework for unit and integration tests with annotations (@Test, etc.)

Java mocking library for isolating units under test from their dependencies

Red→Green→Refactor cycle: write failing test first, then implementation code

POJO carrying data between layers without business logic

Abstraction over data storage; Spring Data JPA implements this automatically

Standard for documenting REST APIs; Spring Boot generates UI at /swagger-ui

Compact, signed token for stateless API authentication

Infrastructure-as-code tool for provisioning cloud resources declaratively

CI/CD automation triggered by git events (push, PR, tag)

Model Context Protocol server exposing Jira issues to Claude Code as tool calls

Test that exercises multiple layers together (controller → service → DB)

Business-logic calculation assessing UCC filing risk level