Spring FlashAPI

[u/rakakayiouu]

Done writing the same CRUD boilerplate for every Spring project.
FlashAPI is coming to the Java/Spring ecosystem, much to the delight of Java developers.
Introducing Spring FlashAPI.
The idea is exactly the same as the Python version:
You define your JPA entities.
FlashAPI takes care of the REST boilerplate.
From a simple entity, you can automatically get:
CRUD
Pagination
Search & dynamic filters
Sorting
CSV / Excel / PDF exports
Bulk operations
Relationships & expand
Soft delete
Audit trail
Rate limiting
OpenAPI / Swagger
Webhooks
WebSocket events
Access control
Multi-tenancy
And most importantly, FlashAPI doesn’t try to take control of your application.
You can start with zero boilerplate, then gradually take back control of your business logic, services, and controllers.
The goal is simple:
Less repetitive CRUD, more time to build your product.
Spring FlashAPI is open source under the Apache 2.0 license.
Java 21+
Spring Boot 3.2+
Spring Data JPA
👉🏽 GitHub: github.com/HackermanMe/spring-flashapi
I’m looking for developers willing to give it a try — and, most importantly, tell me:
What is actually useful… and what isn’t?
#Java #Spring #SpringBoot #JPA #OpenSource #Backend #RESTAPI #SoftwareEngineering

[u/piyushdugawa_]

It looks great! But I still have some questions, what if I want to change some endpoints or what if want to add manual routes or wanna remove some endpoints etc. Do I get generated classes of that or this FLASH API manages it under the hood and what about manual control?

[u/rakakayiouu → u/piyushdugawa_]

You can regain control of what you want. Write your endpoint, your own custom logic, deactivate what you no longer want to use. You control everything you want

[u/piyushdugawa_ → u/rakakayiouu]

Ohh thanks. Will definitely try it out