repository-namespace-reference.adoc

Namespace reference

The <repositories /> element

The <repositories /> element triggers the setup of the Spring Data repository infrastructure. The most important attribute is base-package which defines the package to scan for Spring Data repository interfaces.^[1]

Table 1. Attributes

Name	Description
base-package	Defines the package to be used to be scanned for repository interfaces extending *Repository (actual interface is determined by specific Spring Data module) in auto detection mode. All packages below the configured package will be scanned, too. Wildcards are allowed.
repository-impl-postfix	Defines the postfix to autodetect custom repository implementations. Classes whose names end with the configured postfix will be considered as candidates. Defaults to Impl.
query-lookup-strategy	Determines the strategy to be used to create finder queries. See [repositories.query-methods.query-lookup-strategies] for details. Defaults to create-if-not-found.
named-queries-location	Defines the location to look for a Properties file containing externally defined queries.
consider-nested-repositories	Controls whether nested repository interface definitions should be considered. Defaults to false.

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1. see [repositories.create-instances.spring]