Movies API & Frontend

Movies is a full-stack application consisting of a Spring Boot backend (Movies API) and a React frontend. The backend provides a simple API related to movies, leveraging Spring Data MongoDB, while the frontend interacts with this API to present movie information and reviews.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Technologies Used
• Getting Started
• Usage
• Configuration
• Contributing

Features

• Movie Information: Retrieve details about movies, including title, release date, trailer link, and more.
• Review System: Allow users to add reviews for movies.
• Data Persistence: Store movie information and reviews in a MongoDB database using Spring Data MongoDB.
• RESTful Endpoints: Expose RESTful endpoints for easy integration with other applications.
• Frontend UI: A React-based frontend for a user-friendly interface.

Technologies Used

Backend

• Java
• Spring Boot
• MongoDB
• Lombok

Frontend

• JavaScript
• React
• Axios

Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Damples06/movies-api-react-hub.git
   cd WeatherWebApp

2. Build and Run:

   ./mvnw clean install
   ./mvnw spring-boot:run

3. Access the Application:

   Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:5454.

Usage

Movie Information

To retrieve details for a specific movie, use the following endpoint:

   GET /api/v1/movies/{imdbId}

Example:

     curl http://localhost:5454/api/v1/movies/tt1234567

Reviews

To create a review for a movie, use the following endpoint:

   POST /api/v1/reviews

Example:

   curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"reviewBody": "Great movie!", "imdbId": "tt1234567"}' http://localhost:5454/api/v1/reviews

Configuration

Configure the application properties in application.yml for MongoDB connection.

   server:
     port: 5454
   spring:
     data:
       mongodb:
         database: ${MONGO_DATABASE}
         uri: mongodb+srv://${MONGO_USER}:${MONGO_PASSWORD}@${MONGO_CLUSTER}

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues and pull requests.