Spring + Thymleaf

@Configuration
@EnableWebMvc
@ComponentScan
public class SpringWebConfig implements WebMvcConfigurer , ApplicationContextAware {
	
	private static final String[] CLASSPATH_RESOURCE_LOCATIONS = {
            "classpath:/META-INF/resources/", "classpath:/resources/",
            "classpath:/static/", "classpath:/public/" };
	
	private ApplicationContext applicationContext;

    public SpringWebConfig() {
        
    }

	@Override
	public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext) throws BeansException {
		this.applicationContext = applicationContext;
	}
	
	/* ******************************************************************* */
    /*  GENERAL CONFIGURATION ARTIFACTS                                    */
    /*  Static Resources, i18n Messages, Formatters (Conversion Service)   */
    /* ******************************************************************* */
	
	@Override
    public void addResourceHandlers(final ResourceHandlerRegistry registry) {
		registry.addResourceHandler("/**")
        .addResourceLocations(CLASSPATH_RESOURCE_LOCATIONS);
        //registry.addResourceHandler("/images/**").addResourceLocations("/images/");
        //registry.addResourceHandler("/css/**").addResourceLocations("/css/");
        //registry.addResourceHandler("/js/**").addResourceLocations("/js/");
    }

    @Bean
    public ResourceBundleMessageSource messageSource() {
        ResourceBundleMessageSource messageSource = new ResourceBundleMessageSource();
        messageSource.setBasename("Messages");
        return messageSource;
    }

    @Override
    public void addFormatters(final FormatterRegistry registry) {
        //registry.addFormatter(varietyFormatter());
        registry.addFormatter(dateFormatter());
    }


    @Bean
    public DateFormatter dateFormatter() {
        return new DateFormatter();
    }



    /* **************************************************************** */
    /*  THYMELEAF-SPECIFIC ARTIFACTS                                    */
    /*  TemplateResolver <- TemplateEngine <- ViewResolver              */
    /* **************************************************************** */

    @Bean
    public SpringResourceTemplateResolver templateResolver(){
        // SpringResourceTemplateResolver automatically integrates with Spring's own
        // resource resolution infrastructure, which is highly recommended.
        SpringResourceTemplateResolver templateResolver = new SpringResourceTemplateResolver();
        templateResolver.setApplicationContext(this.applicationContext);
        templateResolver.setPrefix("classpath:/templates/");
        templateResolver.setSuffix(".html");
        // HTML is the default value, added here for the sake of clarity.
        templateResolver.setTemplateMode(TemplateMode.HTML);
        // Template cache is true by default. Set to false if you want
        // templates to be automatically updated when modified.
        templateResolver.setCacheable(true);
        return templateResolver;
    }

    @Bean
    public SpringTemplateEngine templateEngine(){
        // SpringTemplateEngine automatically applies SpringStandardDialect and
        // enables Spring's own MessageSource message resolution mechanisms.
        SpringTemplateEngine templateEngine = new SpringTemplateEngine();
        templateEngine.setTemplateResolver(templateResolver());
        // Enabling the SpringEL compiler with Spring 4.2.4 or newer can
        // speed up execution in most scenarios, but might be incompatible
        // with specific cases when expressions in one template are reused
        // across different data types, so this flag is "false" by default
        // for safer backwards compatibility.
        templateEngine.setEnableSpringELCompiler(true);
        return templateEngine;
    }

    @Bean
    public ThymeleafViewResolver viewResolver(){
        ThymeleafViewResolver viewResolver = new ThymeleafViewResolver();
        viewResolver.setTemplateEngine(templateEngine());
        return viewResolver;
    }
}