Spring Boot Project for Beginners


Summary

The video provides a comprehensive overview of a Spring Boot project, covering tools, application structure, and backend development. It delves into setting up the project, configuring PostgreSQL, and interacting with the database. Further discussions include handling API testing, HTTP status codes, implementing services for quizzes, and processing quiz submissions for scoring. This tutorial equips viewers with the knowledge to create a robust backend application using Spring Boot and Postgres.


Introduction to Project and Tools

Introduction to the project, tools used (Spring Boot, IDE, Postgres), and the structure of the application (backend without frontend).

Building Services for Testing APIs

Discussion on the services required for testing APIs, understanding the project output, and enabling interaction with the application.

Creating a Simple Spring Boot Project

Guidance on creating a Maven project using Spring Initializer, defining project details, including dependencies (Spring Web, Lombok), and setting up the development environment.

Configuring PostgreSQL and Database

Setting up PostgreSQL, configuring data source properties, enabling ddl auto, configuring Hibernate dialect, and running the project.

Fetching Questions from Database

Fetching questions from the database using JPA repository, implementing service and DAO layers, and handling exceptions while fetching data.

Adding and Deleting Questions

Implementing methods to add and delete questions, handling JSON data, sending requests using Postman, and updating the database with new questions.

Handling HTTP Status Codes

Explaining HTTP status codes (200, 400, 404), associating status codes with responses, and using ResponseEntity to return data along with status codes.

Setting up Postman and Handling Quizzes

Explains how to set up Postman for handling quizzes, creating a quiz controller, working with different roles, fetching and creating Java questions, and storing quiz data in a database.

Creating Quiz Service and Mapping for Questions

Discusses creating a quiz service, defining mapping for questions, setting up the quiz DAO, creating a quiz model, and configuring database storage for questions and quizzes.

Fetching Quiz Data and Wrapping Question Responses

Covers fetching quiz data, creating a method to fetch questions for a particular quiz, converting questions into question wrappers, and handling responses for quiz submissions.

Submitting Quiz and Calculating Score

Details the process of submitting quiz responses, calculating scores, setting up submit quiz method, and iteratively checking and counting right answer submissions for scoring.

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