# Self-review your working diff before committing in Spring with Atlas in 2026 > Spring developers in 2026 use Atlas to self-review uncommitted diffs, ensuring JUnit 5 tests pass and Spotless formatting is correct before committing. In 2026, Spring developers use Atlas to catch mistakes in their uncommitted diffs by leveraging its ability to read git status and diffs, run JUnit 5 via mvn test via bash, and check code formatting with Spotless. This ensures code quality before changes reach a reviewer or CI, streamlining the development workflow for Spring Boot applications. ## Key takeaways - Atlas reads git diffs for comprehensive self-review in Spring Boot projects. - Run `JUnit 5 via mvn test` directly through Atlas's `bash` tool for immediate feedback. - Check `Spotless` formatting with Atlas's `bash` tool to maintain Spring code style. - Atlas's `grep` tool efficiently finds debugging leftovers like `System.out.println` in Spring code. - Session revert safely undoes unwanted Spring code changes, backed by snapshots. - Atlas understands Spring project structure via AST indexing for precise modifications. ## How Atlas helps Spring developers review uncommitted changes Atlas, the terminal-native AI coding agent, helps Spring developers in 2026 review uncommitted changes by reading git branches, status, and diffs directly. It presents a unified diff for every file edit, allowing you to inspect changes across your Spring Boot controllers, services, and configuration files. Before committing any changes in a Spring Boot project, it is crucial to review the working diff end to end. Atlas facilitates this by connecting to your local git repository and surfacing the raw diff. Unlike reviewing only the files you remember touching, Atlas can display all modifications across your entire codebase, including changes to `pom.xml`, `application.properties`, and various Spring components. This comprehensive view, rendered in Atlas's TUI, ensures that no unintended changes slip through, providing a robust self-review mechanism for Spring developers. Atlas's ability to read and present these diffs is a core part of its workflow, allowing for thorough inspection of every line of code before it is staged or committed. ## Running Spring tests and linters with Atlas's bash tool In 2026, Spring developers can run their JUnit 5 tests and Spotless formatter checks directly through Atlas using its integrated bash tool. This allows for immediate validation of code changes, ensuring that new features or bug fixes in Spring Boot applications do not introduce regressions or formatting issues. After making changes to a Spring Boot application, verifying functionality and code style is a critical self-review step. Atlas integrates direct with your existing Spring toolchain by exposing a `bash` tool. You can instruct Atlas to execute `mvn test` to run all `JUnit 5` tests, ensuring that your Spring controllers, services, and data layers function as expected. Similarly, to maintain consistent code style, Atlas can run `Spotless` checks via `bash`, for example, `mvn spotless:check` or `mvn spotless:apply`. This immediate feedback loop within the Atlas TUI helps Spring developers catch errors and formatting discrepancies before they reach a CI pipeline or a peer reviewer, significantly improving code quality and reducing rework. ## Identifying and removing debugging artifacts in Spring code with Atlas Atlas helps Spring developers in 2026 identify and remove common debugging leftovers like temporary logging or skipped tests using its powerful `grep` tool. This ensures that no extraneous code, such as `System.out.println` statements or `@Disabled` JUnit 5 tests, makes it into your production Spring Boot codebase. Debugging often leaves behind temporary code that should not be committed. In a Spring Boot project, this might include `System.out.println` statements, commented-out blocks of code, or `JUnit 5` tests temporarily marked with `@Disabled`. Atlas's `grep` tool is invaluable for catching these artifacts. You can ask Atlas to `grep` your working diff for specific patterns, such as `System.out.println`, `// TODO remove`, or `@Disabled`. This targeted search helps Spring developers proactively clean up their code, preventing debugging remnants from cluttering the codebase or causing unexpected behavior in deployed Spring applications. Atlas's ability to search code with hybrid semantic and keyword retrieval fused by reciprocal rank fusion further enhances its capability to find relevant patterns. ## Safely reverting unwanted changes in Spring projects with Atlas's session revert Atlas provides a robust session revert mechanism for Spring developers in 2026, allowing them to safely undo unwanted changes. This feature restores files from a snapshot, ensuring that any accidental or incorrect modifications made during a coding session in a Spring Boot project can be rolled back without manual effort. Sometimes, during the self-review process, a Spring developer might identify changes that should not have been made or were introduced by mistake. Atlas's session revert flow is designed for precisely this scenario. Backed by snapshots, it allows you to restore your files to a previous state, effectively undoing unwanted edits. For instance, if Atlas added a REST endpoint to a Spring controller that you decide is incorrect, you can use the session revert. A key safety feature is that revert refuses to run on a busy session, preventing a half-written turn from being rolled back mid-flight. This ensures that your Spring Boot project's integrity is maintained, and you can confidently experiment with changes knowing you have a reliable rollback option. ## Atlas's deep understanding of Spring Boot project structure Atlas builds its code index using AST declarations via tree-sitter, not blind line windows, giving it a deep understanding of Spring Boot project structures in 2026. This allows Atlas to intelligently navigate and modify Spring controllers, services, and configuration files like `application.properties` with precision. For a Spring developer, working with an AI agent that understands the nuances of their codebase is essential. Atlas achieves this by indexing code using AST declarations, powered by tree-sitter. This means Atlas doesn't just see lines of text; it understands the structure of your Java classes, Spring beans, annotations, and `pom.xml` dependencies. When you ask Atlas to add a REST endpoint to a Spring controller or modify a service, it leverages this structural understanding. This deep indexing capability, combined with its ability to build its code index with local Ollama embeddings, ensures that Atlas can interact with your Spring Boot project intelligently and keep your code off third-party servers, providing both accuracy and privacy for your development workflow. ## Steps 1. Run Atlas in your Spring Boot project with a `pom.xml` to initialize its understanding of your codebase. 2. Ask Atlas to display the current working diff, reviewing all changes across your Spring controllers, services, and `application.properties`. 3. Read each changed Spring file in full within Atlas's TUI to check the modification against its surroundings. 4. Instruct Atlas to `grep` for debugging leftovers, such as `System.out.println` or `@Disabled` `JUnit 5` tests, using its `grep` tool. 5. Execute `JUnit 5` tests by telling Atlas to run `bash -c "mvn test"` to verify functionality in your Spring application. 6. Check code formatting by running `Spotless` via Atlas's `bash` tool, for example, `bash -c "mvn spotless:check"`. 7. If any change should not have been made, use Atlas's session revert to restore from a snapshot, ensuring the session is not busy first. 8. Approve the final unified diff presented by Atlas and instruct it to stage and create the commit on your behalf. ## FAQ ### How does Atlas integrate with Maven for Spring projects? Atlas integrates with Maven in Spring projects by allowing you to execute any Maven command, such as `mvn test` or `mvn spotless:check`, through its `bash` tool. This enables Atlas to leverage your existing `pom.xml` configuration for building, testing, and formatting your Spring Boot application. ### Can Atlas run JUnit 5 tests in a Spring Boot application? Yes, Atlas can run `JUnit 5` tests in a Spring Boot application. You can instruct Atlas to use its `bash` tool to execute the `mvn test` command, which will run all configured `JUnit 5` tests and report the results directly within the Atlas TUI. ### How does Atlas help find debugging code like System.out.println in Spring? Atlas helps find debugging code like `System.out.println` in Spring projects using its `grep` tool. You can ask Atlas to search your working diff or entire codebase for specific patterns, ensuring that temporary logging or commented-out blocks are removed before committing. ### What happens if I make an unwanted change in my Spring project with Atlas? If you make an unwanted change in your Spring project with Atlas, you can use its session revert feature. This restores your files from a snapshot, effectively undoing the change. Atlas ensures the session is not busy before reverting, preventing data loss during active work. ### Does Atlas understand Spring-specific file structures like application.properties? Yes, Atlas understands Spring-specific file structures, including `application.properties`, controllers, and services. It indexes code by AST declarations using tree-sitter, providing a deep structural understanding of your Spring Boot project beyond simple text matching. ### Can Atlas enforce Spotless formatting in my Spring codebase? Atlas can enforce `Spotless` formatting in your Spring codebase by executing `mvn spotless:check` or `mvn spotless:apply` via its `bash` tool. This allows you to integrate `Spotless` checks into your self-review workflow, ensuring consistent code style across your Spring Boot project. ### How does Atlas ensure code quality before a Spring commit? Atlas ensures code quality before a Spring commit by enabling comprehensive self-review. 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