What is the Axelix Spring Boot Starter?

Axelix Starter (also known as ASBS - Axelix Spring Boot Starter) is a Spring Boot starter dependency that enables your Spring Boot applications to integrate seamlessly with the Axelix platform. It's the bridge between your applications and the Axelix Master management console.

Overview

Axelix Starter transforms your standard Spring Boot application into a "managed service" that can be monitored, debugged, and controlled through the Axelix Master interface. It works by extending Spring Boot's native capabilities and providing additional endpoints and functionality.

Key Capabilities

Automatic Service Discovery & Registration

Automatic Discovery: Axelix Master automatically register instances
Multi-Environment Support: Works in Kubernetes, Docker Compose
Self-Healing Registration: Automatic re-registration if connections are interrupted

Enhanced Monitoring & Debugging

Real-time Bean Analysis: View all Spring beans.
Configuration Property Inspection: See property values and their sources
Runtime Metrics: Application performance and health metrics
State export: Export state of application instance (including heap-dump, thread-dump, env, etc.)

When to Use Axelix Starter

Development & Testing

Debug configuration issues in different environments (local, staging, production)
Understand bean wiring and dependencies without deep code inspection
Test configuration changes without redeployment or restarts
Validate property resolution across multiple configuration sources
Toggle Scheduled Tasks: Test different scheduling scenarios by enabling/disabling @Scheduled methods
Cache Management: Verify cache behavior by clearing or disabling caches during testing

Production Operations

Monitor application health across multiple environments and instances
Perform emergency debugging during production incidents
Manage configuration across multiple application instances
Audit application state and configuration for troubleshooting