📖 Journal Entry Application

A Spring Boot REST API for managing journal entries, allowing users to create, update, delete, and retrieve their thoughts securely.

🚀 Features

• 📌 CRUD Operations: Create, Read, Update, and Delete journal entries
• 🔒 Secure database storage
• 🌐 RESTful API with structured JSON responses
• 📅 Entries organized by date

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Java, Spring Boot
• Database: MySQL / PostgreSQL
• Build Tool: Maven

📥 Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Aaditya-Makwana/JournalEntryApplication.git
cd JournalEntryApplication

2️⃣ Configure the Database

• Update src/main/resources/application.properties with your MySQL/PostgreSQL credentials:

  spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/journal_db
  spring.datasource.username=root
  spring.datasource.password=yourpassword
  spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update

3️⃣ Build and Run the Application

mvn clean install  
mvn spring-boot:run

4️⃣ API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/entries	Create a new journal entry
GET	/api/entries	Get all journal entries
GET	/api/entries/{id}	Get a specific entry by ID
PUT	/api/entries/{id}	Update an existing journal entry
DELETE	/api/entries/{id}	Delete a journal entry

Test the endpoints using Postman or cURL.

📸 API Documentation

If Swagger is enabled, access API docs at:
🔗 http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui/

🛠️ Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b feature-branch-name

3. Commit and push your changes
4. Submit a pull request