Spring Boot REST API

Description

This project is a REST API built using Spring Boot. The API provides endpoints for managing and performing CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations.

Features

• RESTful endpoints for resource management
• CRUD operations
• Exception handling
• Input validation

Installation

Prerequisites

• Java 11 or higher
• Maven

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/infernus01/REST_API_BeginnerSpring.git
   cd REST_API_BeginnerSpring

2. Build the project:

   mvn clean install

3. Run the application:

   java -jar target/your-app-name.jar

   Or,

   mvn spring-boot:run

Usage

Endpoints

• GET /employees - Retrieve all
• GET /employees/{id} - Retrieve a resource by ID
• POST /employees - Create a new resource
• DELETE /employees/{id} - Delete a resource

Example Requests

• GET request to retrieve one or all:

  curl -X GET http://localhost:8080/employees
  curl -X GET http://localhost:8080/employees/{id}

• POST request to create a new resource:

  curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "New Resource"}' http://localhost:8080/employees

Contribution

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/YourFeature)
3. Make your changes
4. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature')
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/YourFeature)
6. Open a Pull Request