BAEL-3091: The Prototype Pattern in Java (changed code based on valid comments from a reader)

spring-rest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/controllers/ViewController.java

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+package com.baeldung.controllers;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+
+@Controller
+public class ViewController {
+
+    @GetMapping("/")
+    public String welcome() {
+        return "index";
+    }
+
+}