Real-Time REST APIs with Spring Boot | Blog App

Welcome to the Real-Time REST APIs project built with Spring Boot! This project is a comprehensive implementation based on the Udemy course "Building Real-Time REST APIs with Spring Boot".

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Technologies Used
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Running the Application
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Introduction

This project demonstrates how to build real-time RESTful APIs using Spring Boot. It covers essential concepts and best practices for developing scalable and maintainable web services.

Features

• CRUD operations for managing entities
• Exception handling
• Validation
• Pagination and sorting
• Security with JWT
• Real-time updates with WebSockets
• Unit and integration testing

Technologies Used

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Spring Data JPA
• Spring Security
• JWT (JSON Web Token)
• WebSockets
• MySQL (or any other preferred database)
• Maven

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• JDK 21 or higher
• Maven
• MySQL (or another database)
• An IDE (IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, etc.)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/real-time-rest-apis.git
   cd real-time-rest-apis

2. Configure the database:

   Update the application.properties file with your database configuration:

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

3. Install dependencies:

   mvn clean install

Running the Application

1. Start the application:

   mvn spring-boot:run

2. The application will be accessible at http://localhost:8080.

Usage

• API Documentation: Visit http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html for the API documentation and testing.
• Real-Time Updates: Connect to the WebSocket endpoint at ws://localhost:8080/your-websocket-endpoint.

Example API Endpoints

• Get all items: GET /api/items
• Create a new item: POST /api/items
• Update an item: PUT /api/items/{id}
• Delete an item: DELETE /api/items/{id}

Refer to the API documentation for a complete list of endpoints and their usage.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and create a pull request with your changes. Make sure to update tests as appropriate.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.