A MVC blog with Play Java 2.5

Requirements

• JDK8
• Mysql5

Launch local server

$ cd BlogMVC-PlayFramework2
$ ./bin/activator run

Server will compile files and then open Netty server on port 9000. Open http://localhost:9000

Database configuration

Create mysql database named "blogmvc" from dump.sql root file. You can edit configuration in conf/application.conf file, on the "db" namespace (at the bottom). If you want to try another database engine, follow details here https://www.playframework.com/documentation/2.5.x/JavaDatabase

Improvements TODO

• Comments feature
• Small REST API sample for comments feature
• CSRF token security sample
• Tests samples (Unit , Functionnal and Integration)
• Improve this documentation

Resources / Going further

Why is Play Framework so fast ? by Lightbend (Play's distributor) https://www.lightbend.com/blog/why-is-play-framework-so-fast

The ultimate guide by YEVGENIY BRIKMAN (Play developer at LinkedIn) http://www.ybrikman.com/writing/2014/03/10/the-ultimate-guide-to-getting-started/

Enjoy!