BookReviews

Overview

BookReviews is a Spring Boot application designed to allow users to create, read, update, and delete book reviews. It leverages various Spring technologies, including Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, and Thymeleaf, to provide a seamless user experience and robust backend functionalities.

Features

• User authentication and authorization using Spring Security
• Create, read, update, and delete book reviews
• RESTful API endpoints for interacting with book reviews
• In-memory H2 database for development and testing
• Thymeleaf-based frontend for dynamic content rendering

Technologies Used

• Java 17
• Spring Boot 3.2.4
• Spring Data JPA
• Spring Security
• Thymeleaf
• H2 Database
• Lombok
• Maven for dependency management

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Java 17
• Maven

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/alexbascevan/BookReviews.git
cd BookReviews

Build the Project

To build the project and install dependencies, run:

mvn clean install

Running the Application

You can run the application using the following command:

mvn spring-boot:run

The application will be available at http://localhost:8080.

Accessing the Application

Once the application is running, you can access the web interface at:

• Home Page: http://localhost:8080/
• Book Reviews: Available on the home page after logging in.

Database

The application uses an in-memory H2 database. You can access the H2 console by visiting:

http://localhost:8080/h2-console

JDBC URL: jdbc:h2:mem:testdb

Username: sa

Password: (leave blank)

Testing

To run tests, use the following command:

mvn test

Acknowledgments

• Spring Boot
• Thymeleaf
• H2 Database