Spring Config Files, Locations, Names and Structures

Quickly finding all spring config files

spring-configs(){
 git grep --name-only "http://www.springframework.org/" -- '*.xml' 
}

Now let's compare several "boilerplate, demo, sample projects" (just from what I have on my hd):

PetClinic: https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-petclinic/

src/main/resources/spring/business-config.xml
src/main/resources/spring/datasource-config.xml
src/main/resources/spring/mvc-core-config.xml
src/main/resources/spring/mvc-view-config.xml
src/main/resources/spring/tools-config.xml
src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/VisitsViewTests-config.xml

STS Wizard generated project (Templated Project, MVC)

src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/spring/appServlet/servlet-context.xml
src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/spring/root-context.xml

STS Wizard generated project (Templated Project, Utility)

src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/app-context.xml
src/test/resources/x/y/z/ExampleConfigurationTests-context.xml

Spring Roo Project (STS Wizard)

src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/applicationContext.xml

DI Styles (SpringSourceDemonstration) https://github.com/cbeams/distyles.git

style-1-xml/src/main/com/bank/config/app-config.xml
style-2-namespace/src/main/com/bank/config/app-config.xml
style-3-autowired/src/main/com/bank/config/app-config.xml
style-5-hybrid/src/main/com/bank/config/app-config.xml

More Projects, Explanations and some Wrapup comming soon.