@Controller
public class UnsafeController {

    @RequestMapping("/path")
    public void writeData() {
        // State-changing operations performed within this method.
    }
}

@Controller
public class SafeController {

    /**
     * For methods without side-effects use @GetMapping.
     */
    @GetMapping("/path")
    public String readData() {
        // No state-changing operations performed within this method.
        return "";
    }

    /**
     * For state-changing methods use either @PostMapping, @PutMapping, @DeleteMapping, or @PatchMapping.
     */
    @PostMapping("/path")
    public void writeData() {
        // State-changing operations performed within this method.
    }

    /**
     * You can also use @RequestMapping if you specify a method
     */
    @RequestMapping(value = "/path2", method = RequestMethod.GET)
    public String readData2() {
        return "";
    }
}