gistfile1.java

// SIMPLE

boolean cacheResources = true;

registry.addResourceHandler("/resources/**")
        .addResourceLocations("classpath:META-INF/static")
        .setCachePeriod(3600)
        .resourceChain(cacheResources)
            .add(new VersionResolver().addContentVersionStrategy("/**").addFixedVersionStrategy("abc", "/**/*.js"))
            .add(new AppCacheManifestTransformer());

// FULL CONTROL

registry.addResourceHandler("/resources/**")
        .addResourceLocations("classpath:META-INF/static")
        .setCachePeriod(3600)
        .resourceChain(myResolvers, myTransformers);

resource-handling.xml

// SIMPLE
<mvc:resources mapping="/resources/**" location="/, classpath:/META-INF/">
        <mvc:resource-chain>
		<mvc:cache-resources cache="myCache"/>
                <mvc:resolvers>
                        <mvc:version-resolver>
                                <mvc:content-strategy patterns="/**"/>
                                <mvc:fixed-strategy version="abc" patterns="/**/*.js"/>
                        </mvc:version-resolver>        
                </mvc:resolvers>
                <mvc:transformers>
                        <bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.AppCacheManifestTransformer"/>
                </mvc:transformers>
        </mvc:resource-chain>
</mvc:resources>

<bean id="myCache" class="org.example.MyCache"/>

// FULL CONTROL

<mvc:resources mapping="/resources/**" location="/, classpath:/META-INF/">
        <mvc:resource-chain auto-registration="false">
		<mvc:resolvers>
			<bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.CachingResourceResolver"/>
			<mvc:version-resolver>
				<mvc:content-strategy patterns="/**"/>
				<mvc:fixed-strategy version="abc" patterns="/**/*.js"/>
			</mvc:version-resolver>
			<ref bean="gzipResourceResolver" />
			<bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.PathResourceResolver"/>
		</mvc:resolvers>
		<mvc:transformers>
			<bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.AppCacheManifestTransformer"/>
			<bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.CachingResourceTransformer"/>
		</mvc:transformers>
	</mvc:resource-chain>
</mvc:resources>