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Reactive Microservices with Project Reactor

Architect highly scalable, resilient Java applications using non-blocking reactive programming patterns and Spring WebFlux for enterprise-grade solutions.

AdvancedEnglish4 sections4 hours394 students

Published by Onlearn 247 LLC · Updated November 2026

YOUR NEXT SKILLS

What you’ll be able to do

  • Master advanced Project Reactor operators for complex data transformations and flow control.
  • Implement effective backpressure strategies in reactive streams to manage resource consumption.
  • Design and apply robust error handling and resilience patterns in reactive microservices.
  • Develop and test reactive RESTful APIs using Spring WebFlux and Project Reactor.
  • Integrate reactive patterns with external services and databases efficiently.
  • Optimize reactive microservices for performance and scalability.

Inside this course

4 sections · 18 activities · 4 hours total length

01Deep Dive into Project Reactor Fundamentals
  • Reviewing Core Reactive Principles and Project Reactor Basics10:00
  • Advanced Flux and Mono Operators: Combination and Transformation15:00
  • Understanding Schedulers and Execution Contexts12:00
  • Hands-on Exercise: Building Complex Reactive Pipelines20:00
  • Quiz: Reactor Core Concepts and Operators5:00
02Resilience, Backpressure, and Error Handling in Reactive Flows
  • Implementing Backpressure Strategies with Project Reactor15:00
  • Robust Error Handling Patterns: `onErrorReturn`, `onErrorResume`, `retry`15:00
  • Circuit Breaker and Timeout Patterns in Reactive Microservices12:00
  • Hands-on Exercise: Implementing Resilient Reactive Services20:00
  • Quiz: Resilience and Backpressure5:00
03Reactive Microservices with Spring WebFlux
  • Building Reactive RESTful APIs with Spring WebFlux15:00
  • Functional Endpoints vs. Annotation-based Controllers10:00
  • Integrating with Reactive Data Access (Spring Data R2DBC/MongoDB Reactive)15:00
  • Hands-on Project: Reactive Product Catalog Service20:00
04Testing and Advanced Topics
  • Testing Reactive Flows with StepVerifier and TestPublisher15:00
  • Debugging Reactive Applications10:00
  • Reactive Interoperability: Bridging with Traditional APIs10:00
  • Project: Adding Advanced Features to the Product Catalog15:00

About this course

Unlock the power of asynchronous, non-blocking applications with Project Reactor. This advanced course dives deep into building high-performance, resilient reactive microservices.

Who this is for

  • Experienced Java developers looking to build high-performance, scalable microservices.
  • Software architects planning to implement reactive patterns in their systems.
  • Backend developers seeking to improve resource utilization and responsiveness of their applications.
  • Anyone interested in mastering Project Reactor for advanced concurrency challenges.

Before you begin

  • Solid understanding of Java 8+ features (Lambdas, Streams, Optional).
  • Familiarity with Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC).
  • Basic knowledge of asynchronous programming concepts.
  • Development environment with Java JDK 11+ and an IDE (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code).
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