REST API using Spring Boot

This is a basic REST API project developed using the Spring Boot framework. It provides a foundation for building web applications and services that follow the REST architectural style.

Features

• Exposes a set of RESTful endpoints to perform CRUD operations on data entities.
• Utilizes the Spring Data JPA library for easy database access and management.
• Implements the standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) to handle different operations.
• Supports JSON as the data exchange format.

Prerequisites

Before running the application, ensure you have the following prerequisites installed:

• Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or higher
• Maven

Installation

1. Clone the repository from GitHub: git clone https://github.com/SudarshanSirsi/Spring-boot-Rest-Api.git

2. Open Eclipse or Spring Tool Suite (STS).

3. Import the project into the IDE:

• Click on "File" -> "Import".
• Select "Existing Maven Projects" and click "Next".
• Browse to the project directory and click "Finish".

Configuration

1. Open the application.properties file located in the src/main/resources directory.

2. Modify the following properties according to your database configuration:

 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/your-database
 spring.datasource.username=your-username
 spring.datasource.password=your-password

You can change the database URL, username, and password to match your environment.

Usage

1. Start the application by running the main class RestapiApplication.java.

2. Once the application is up and running, you can access the API endpoints using a tool like cURL or an API testing tool like Postman.

The base URL for the API is http://localhost:8080.

3. Use the available endpoints to perform CRUD operations on the data entities. Here are the basic endpoints:

• GET /courses: Retrieves all entities.
• GET /courses/{id}: Retrieves a specific entity by ID.
• POST /courses: Creates a new entity.
• PUT /courses/{id}: Updates an existing entity by ID.
• DELETE /courses/{id}: Deletes an entity by ID.

Contributing

Contributions to this project are welcome. If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request on the GitHub repository.