Setting Up MyBatis with Maven

Adding the Dependency

Add the MyBatis library to your project. Both the core library and the Spring Boot starter are available on Maven Central.

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.mybatis</groupId>
    <artifactId>mybatis</artifactId>
    <version>3.5.16</version>
</dependency>

For Spring Boot

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.mybatis.spring.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>mybatis-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
    <version>3.0.3</version>
</dependency>

Add a JDBC Driver

<!-- MySQL -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
    <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
</dependency>

Minimal Project Layout

src/
  main/java/com/example/app/
    domain/Customer.java
    mapper/CustomerMapper.java
  main/resources/
    mybatis-config.xml
    mapper/CustomerMapper.xml
    application.properties

Key Points

• Add the mybatis dependency (or the Spring Boot starter).
• Include the JDBC driver for your database.
• Organize code into domain objects and mapper interfaces.
• XML mapper files live under main/resources.