Go to http://start.Spring.io to get started with start.Spring.io. The system behind this remarkable Bootstrap-like website should be familiar to you! You will see the following screenshot when you go to the previously mentioned link:
Indeed, the same options available with STS can be found here. Clicking on Generate Project will download a ZIP file containing our starter project.
For those of you who are addicted to the console, it is possible to curl http://start.Spring.io. Doing so will display instructions on how to structure your curl request.
For instance, to generate the same project as earlier, you can issue the following command:
$ curl http://start.Spring.io/starter.tgz \ -d name=masterSpringMvc \ -d dependencies=web \ -d language=java \ -d JavaVersion=1.8 \ -d type=gradle-project \ -d packageName=masterSpringMvc \ -d packaging=jar \ -d baseDir=app | tar -xzvf - % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 1255 100 1119 100 136 1014 123 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:-- 1015 x app/ x app/src/ x app/src/main/ x app/src/main/Java/ x app/src/main/Java/com/ x app/src/main/Java/com/geowarin/ x app/src/main/resources/ x app/src/main/resources/static/ x app/src/main/resources/templates/ x app/src/test/ x app/src/test/Java/ x app/src/test/Java/com/ x app/src/test/Java/com/geowarin/ x app/build.Gradle x app/src/main/Java/com/geowarin/AppApplication.Java x app/src/main/resources/application.properties x app/src/test/Java/com/geowarin/AppApplicationTests.Java
And viola! You are now ready to get started with Spring without leaving the console, a dream come true.