JdbcTemplate object is null in my springboot application - using postgres - postgresql

Question

Here are my spring.datasource properties in application.properties-
spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://<hostname goes here>
spring.datasource.username=<username goes here>
spring.datasource.password=password
spring.datasource.driverClassName=org.postgresql.Driver
My main class is as follows:
#PropertySources(value = {#PropertySource("classpath:application.properties")})
#PropertySource(value = "classpath:sql.properties")
#SpringBootApplication
public class MyApp implements CommandLineRunner{
public static void main(String[] args) {
SpringApplication.run(MyApp.class, args);
}
#Override
public void run(String... strings) throws Exception {
Execute execute = new Execute();
execute.executeCleanUp();
}
}
The Execute class is as follows:
import com.here.oat.repository.CleanUpEntries;
import com.here.oat.repository.CleanUpEntriesImpl;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
import java.io.IOException;
/***
*
*/
public class Execute {
#Autowired
private CleanUpEntries cleanUpEntries;
public void executeCleanUp() throws IOException {
cleanUpEntries = new CleanUpEntriesImpl();
cleanUpEntries.delete();
}
}
Here is the implementation class - CleanupEntriesImpl:
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
#Component
public class CleanUpEntriesImpl implements CleanUpEntries{
#Autowired
private JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;
#Value(value = "${delete.query}")
private String deleteQuery;
#Override
public int delete() {
int id= jdbcTemplate.queryForObject(deleteQuery, Integer.class);
return id;
}
}
pom.xml has the following dependencies:
<!--jdbc driver-->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jdbc</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
<version>9.4-1201-jdbc41</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>
Not sure why jdbcTemplate object is null when the delete() method is called. Any ideas?

Answer 1

The issue was resolved by removing all new operators from my classes and autowiring everything and making Execute a Component class.
Thanks!