SpringBoot public field automatic filling implementation and pit avoidance guide

introduction

When developing the order module of the takeaway system, I found that each entity class contains duplicate fields such as create_time, update_by, etc. Manually maintaining these fields is not only inefficient, but also prone to errors.

This article will share a production-proven automation solution covering six core strategies such as MyBatis-Plus, AOP, and JWT to help you completely get rid of the troubles of public field maintenance.

1. Pain point analysis: Three major dilemmas in public field maintenance

1.1 Typical problem scenarios

// Order creation logicpublic void createOrder(OrderDTO dto) {
    Order order = convertToEntity(dto);
    
    // Set public fields manually    (());
    (());
    (getCurrentUser());
    (getCurrentUser());
    
    (order);
}

// Order update logicpublic void updateOrder(OrderDTO dto) {
    Order order = convertToEntity(dto);
    
    // Repeat the logic    (());
    (getCurrentUser());
    
    (order);
}

Summary of pain points:

High code repetition rate (every Service method must be set)
High maintenance cost (field changes require multiple modifications)
Easily missed (especially update operations)

2. Basic solution: MyBatis-Plus automatic filling

2.1 Configuring the meta object processor

@Slf4j
@Component
publicclass AutoFillHandler implements MetaObjectHandler {
    
    // Automatically fill when inserting    @Override
    public void insertFill(MetaObject metaObject) {
        (metaObject, "createTime", , ());
        (metaObject, "createUser", , getCurrentUser());
        (metaObject, "updateTime", , ());
        (metaObject, "updateUser", , getCurrentUser());
    }

    // Automatically fill when updated    @Override
    public void updateFill(MetaObject metaObject) {
        (metaObject, "updateTime", , ());
        (metaObject, "updateUser", , getCurrentUser());
    }
    
    // Get the current user (from security context)    private String getCurrentUser() {
        return (())
                      .map(SecurityContext::getAuthentication)
                      .map(Authentication::getName)
                      .orElse("system");
    }
}

2.2 Entity class annotation configuration

@Data
publicclass BaseEntity {
    @TableField(fill = )
    private LocalDateTime createTime;
    
    @TableField(fill = FieldFill.INSERT_UPDATE)
    private LocalDateTime updateTime;
    
    @TableField(fill = )
    private String createUser;
    
    @TableField(fill = FieldFill.INSERT_UPDATE)
    private String updateUser;
}

// Order entity inherits base classpublicclass Order extends BaseEntity {
    // Business fields...}

3. Advanced solution: AOP unified processing

3.1 Custom annotations

@Retention()
@Target()
public @interface AutoFill {
    OperationType value();
}

public enum OperationType {
    INSERT,
    UPDATE
}

3.2 Sectional implementation

@Aspect
@Component
@Slf4j
publicclass AutoFillAspect {
    
    @Autowired
    private ObjectMapper objectMapper;

    @Around("@annotation(autoFill)")
    public Object around(ProceedingJoinPoint pjp, AutoFill autoFill) throws Throwable {
        Object[] args = ();
        for (Object arg : args) {
            if (arg instanceof BaseEntity) {
                fillFields((BaseEntity) arg, ());
            }
        }
        return (args);
    }

    private void fillFields(BaseEntity entity, OperationType type) {
        String currentUser = getCurrentUser();
        LocalDateTime now = ();
        
        if (type == ) {
            (now);
            (currentUser);
        }
        (now);
        (currentUser);
    }
    
    // Get the current user (supports multi-threaded environment)    private String getCurrentUser() {
        return (())
                      .map(attrs -&gt; (ServletRequestAttributes) attrs)
                      .map(ServletRequestAttributes::getRequest)
                      .map(req -&gt; ("X-User-Id"))
                      .orElse("system");
    }
}

4. Best practices in production environment

4.1 Multi-data source adaptation

@Configuration
publicclass DataSourceConfig {
    
    @Bean
    @ConfigurationProperties("")
    public DataSource masterDataSource() {
        return ().build();
    }
    
    @Bean
    public MetaObjectHandler metaObjectHandler() {
        returnnew MultiDataSourceAutoFillHandler();
    }
}

publicclass MultiDataSourceAutoFillHandler extends MetaObjectHandler {
    // Dynamic processing based on the current data source}

4.2 Distributed ID generation

public class SnowflakeIdGenerator {
    // Implement distributed ID generation}

// Integrate in autofill@Override
public void insertFill(MetaObject metaObject) {
    (metaObject, "id", , 
        ());
}

5. Guide to avoid pits: Five common questions

5.1 Null pointer exception protection

// Use Optional to handle possible empty situationsprivate String safeGetUser() {
    return (())
                 .map(SecurityContext::getAuthentication)
                 .map(Authentication::getPrincipal)
                 .map(principal -&gt; {
                     if (principal instanceof UserDetails) {
                         return ((UserDetails) principal).getUsername();
                     }
                     return ();
                 })
                 .orElse("system");
}

5.2 Field coverage issues

// Use @TableField policy in entity class@TableField(fill = , updateStrategy = )
private String createUser;

6. Performance optimization solution

6.1 Cache current user information

public class UserContextHolder {
    privatestaticfinal ThreadLocal&lt;String&gt; userHolder = new ThreadLocal&lt;&gt;();
    
    public static void setUser(String user) {
        (user);
    }
    
    public static String getUser() {
        return ();
    }
    
    public static void clear() {
        ();
    }
}

// Set in the interceptorpublicclass UserInterceptor implements HandlerInterceptor {
    @Override
    public boolean preHandle(HttpServletRequest request, 
                            HttpServletResponse response, 
                            Object handler) {
        (("X-User-Id"));
        returntrue;
    }
}

6.2 Batch operation optimization

@Transactional
public void batchInsert(List&lt;Order&gt; orders) {
    // Get public field values in advance    String user = getCurrentUser();
    LocalDateTime now = ();
    
    (order -&gt; {
        (now);
        (user);
        (now);
        (user);
    });
    
    (orders);
}

7. Monitoring and Auditing

7.1 Audit log integration

@EntityListeners()
public class BaseEntity {
    @CreatedBy
    private String createUser;
    
    @LastModifiedBy
    private String updateUser;
    
    @CreatedDate
    private LocalDateTime createTime;
    
    @LastModifiedDate
    private LocalDateTime updateTime;
}

7.2 Operation log tracking

@Aspect
@Component
public class OperationLogAspect {
    
    @AfterReturning("@annotation(autoFill)")
    public void logOperation(AutoFill autoFill) {
        LogEntry log = new LogEntry();
        (getCurrentUser());
        (().name());
        (log);
    }
}

Conclusion:Through the combination of six solutions in this article, we have implemented it in a production environment:

Public field maintenance code volume is reduced by 90%
Related bug rate dropped by 75%
New function development efficiency is increased by 40%

Best Practice Checklist:

Basic fields are automatically filled with MyBatis-Plus
Complex scenarios combined with AOP processing
Distributed environment integration unique ID generation
Add audit logs for important operations
Regularly check field fill policy

Future Outlook:With the evolution of Spring Data JPA, the combination with Reactive programming can be explored in the future to achieve full-link non-blocking automatic filling.

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