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+This project illustrates how a Java class can be made to describe the Spring configuration
+where the objects returned by methods in the class are made to be the Spring beans.
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+The class is annotated with @Configuration which indicates that the primary purpose of the
+class is to act as a source of bean definitions.
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+@Bean is used with a method to indicate that the method instantiates, configures, and
+initializes a new object to be managed by the Spring IoC container. It plays the same role
+as the <bean/> element.
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+It is not necessary for the classes from which beans are instantiated to have annotations
+like @Component or @Autowired since the @Bean annotated methods perform the configuration.