[Spring] REST API with Spring Boot

Building REST API with Spring Boot (1)

/ REST API with Spring Boot /

Building REST API with Spring Boot - Goals

• Why Spring Boot?
  • You can build REST API without Spring Boot
  • What is the need for Spring Boot?
• HOW to build a great REST API?
  • Identifying Resources (/users, /users/{id}/posts)
  • Identifying Actions (GET,POST,PUT,DELETE,…)
  • Defining Request and Response structures
  • Using appropriate Response Status (200, 404, 500…)
  • Understanding REST API Best Practices
    • Thinking from the perspective of your consumer
    • Validation, Internationalization - i18n, Exception Handling, HATEOAS, Versioning, Documentation, Content Negotiation and a lot more!

Building REST API with Spring Boot - Approach

• 1. Build 3 SImple Hello World REST API
     • Understand the magic of Spring Boot
     • Understand fundamentals of building REST API with Spring Boot
     • @RestController, @RequestMapping, @PathVariable, JSON conversion
• 1. Build a REST API for a Social Media Application
     • Design and Build a Great REST API
     • Choosing the right URI for resources(/users, /users/{id},/users/{id}/posts)
     • Choosing the right request method for actions (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE,…)
     • Designing Request and Response structures
     • Implementing Security, Validation and Exception Handling - Build Advanced REST API Features
     • Internationalization, HATEOAS, Versioning, Documentation, Content Negotiation, ..
• 1. Connect your REST API to a Database
     • Fundamentals of JPA and Hibernate
     • Use H2 and MySQL as database