Amper Boot

Amper Boot is a template for quickly starting a Spring Boot project using the JetBrains Amper build system.

Why Amper?

• Simple configuration. Unlike Maven’s bulky XML and Gradle’s complex DSL, Amper uses an intuitive YAML format.
• Fast builds. Incremental mode and caching speed up builds even for very large projects.
• Native IDE support. Excellent integration with IntelliJ IDEA and Fleet.

Links

• JetBrains Amper (GitHub): https://github.com/JetBrains/amper
• JetBrains Amper (Blog): https://blog.jetbrains.com/amper/
• Spring Boot (Official site): https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot
• Spring Boot (Documentation): https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/html/

Requirements

• JetBrains Amper version ≥ 0.7.0
• Java Development Kit (JDK) version ≥ 17
• IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1.2 Preview or later (recommended)

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository and navigate into the project folder:

 git clone https://github.com/wordyarc/amper-boot.git
cd amper-boot

2. Build and run the application:

./amper build
./amper run

Configuration

In the module.yaml file you can configure:

• product: module type (jvm/app, jvm/lib, etc.).
• springBoot: enables Spring Boot support.
• dependencies: list of dependencies.
• test-dependencies: dependencies for testing.
• settings: BOM, JDK version, and other options.

all options DSL documentation

Amper Commands

To see the list of all commands and options:

./amper --help

Frequently used commands:

./amper init # create a new Amper project.

./amper build # compile and build all modules.

./amper test# run tests.

./amper run # run the application.

./amper clean # remove artifacts and caches.

Updating Amper

To update the wrapper scripts and CLI distribution:

./amper update

Add the --dev option if you want to try pre-release (dev) builds.

Contributing

PRs are welcome!

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.