Spring boot - @Service class calling another @Service class

Question

Is it fine to have a @Service annotated class calling another @Service annotated class? Or it is a bad practice?

Eg.:

@Service
public class MyService {

    // ...
    
    @Autowired
    private MyOtherService myOtherService;
    
    // ...

}

EDIT - after 3 years

It's ok to have dependencies from one service to another. This is mainly because of reusability. If circular dependencies happen between two services from the same module, that's ok.

You should only avoid circular dependencies between modules.

Answer 1

It is not any restriction calling a service from another one. Unless you make circular dependency between services.

Circular dependency : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_dependency

Circular dependency in spring : https://www.baeldung.com/circular-dependencies-in-spring

Answer 2

Its good practice since utility class are being ignored these days, approach getting motivated by horizontal scaling... Surely services got to interact with other.

No need to worry, its like one service manager needs services of another manager.

just only one should be dependent on other, not both.