REST APIs with Spring, JPA, and Springfox

Delve into creating REST APIs with Spring Framework, integrating databases with JPA, implementing Aspect-Oriented Programming, unit testing, and documenting with Springfox, and monitoring with Spring Boot Actuator.

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73 Lessons

23h

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9 Quizzes

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9 Quizzes

Course Overview

In this advanced-level course, you’ll learn to create REST APIs using the Spring Framework. The course gives a detailed experience in designing, implementing, and documenting REST APIs with end-to-end features like database integration and monitoring. Firstly, you'll set up a Spring Boot project and create fully-functional REST APIs to manage your to-do lists. Secondly, you’ll learn database integration using Spring Data JPA and consume APIs using various tools such as cURL, Postman, and the Swagger UI. Th...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Rest Api

Unit Testing

Database Design

Web Frameworks

What You'll Learn

The ability to implement REST APIs using the Spring Framework

Hands-on experience of integrating the database using Spring Data JPA

Familiarity with Aspect Oriented Programming with Spring

A working knowledge of consuming REST APIs using cURL and Postman

An understanding of the Spring Framework Unit Testing

The ability to document REST APIs using Springfox and Spring REST Docs

What You'll Learn

The ability to implement REST APIs using the Spring Framework

Course Content

Introduction to Spring Boot

Get familiar with Spring Boot's setup, dependency management, and application start-up processes.

Spring Boot—Framework, Project, and Package Structure

Dependency Management

Configuration and Application Start-Up

Summary: Introduction to Spring Boot

Develop REST APIs

Walk through developing efficient CRUD REST APIs, implementing POJOs, and handling JSON/XML.

Develop the POJOs

Develop the REST Controllers

Develop the Services

Implement REST APIs for CRUD Operations - Part 1

Implement REST APIs for CRUD Operations - Part 2

REST APIs for TodoType

REST APIs Request and Response

Handle JSON Request and Response

Handle XML Request and Response

Summary: Develop REST APIs

Database Integration With Spring Data JPA

Examine integrating Spring Data JPA with a database, covering entities, repositories, REST APIs, and validations.

Spring Data JPA

Setup Entities

Setup JPA Repositories

Setup Services

Integrate POST REST APIs to JPA Repository

Integrate the GET REST APIs to JPA Repository

Integrate PUT REST APIs to JPA Repository

Integrate DELETE REST APIs to JPA Repository

Pagination and Sorting

Derived Query Methods in Repositories

Custom JPA methods Using @Query and @NamedQuery

Bean Validation Using The Hibernate Validator

Create Custom Validator

Domain Events

Summary: Database Integration With Spring Data JPA

REST APIs With Spring Data REST

Grasp the fundamentals of creating customizable, hypermedia-driven REST APIs with Spring Data REST.

REST APIs for Repository Resources

Support for Paging and Sorting

ETags for REST APIs

Customize Spring Data REST URL Path

Customize Supported HTTP Methods

Custom HTTP Method and Overriding Response Handler

Customize Resource JSON Output

Summary: REST APIs With Spring Data REST

Aspect Oriented Programming

Explore Spring AOP for modularizing concerns, logging, exception handling, and audit logging enhancements.

Spring AOP Setup

Implement Cross-Cutting Concerns Using AspectJ Annotations

Exception Handling Using AOP

AOP Introductions

Summary: Aspect Oriented Programming

Spring Framework Testing

10 Lessons

Follow the process of testing strategies in Spring, leveraging JUnit5, Mockito, and various Spring annotations.

Consuming APIs

2 Lessons

Practice using tools like cURL and Postman to interact with and test APIs.

API Documentation With Swagger

5 Lessons

Get familiar with generating interactive API documentation using Swagger and Springfox in Spring projects.

API Documentation Using Spring REST Docs

5 Lessons

Walk through API documentation with Spring REST Docs and Asciidoctor.

10.

Spring Boot Actuator

7 Lessons

Go hands-on with Spring Boot Actuator for monitoring, custom endpoints, and enhanced application insights.

11.

Wrapping Up

2 Lessons

Enhance your skills in designing, implementing, and documenting REST APIs with Spring Boot.

Course Author

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Anthony Walker

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Evan Dunbar

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Carlos Matias La Borde

Software Developer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Vinay Krishnaiah

Software Developer

Eric Downs

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Kenan Eyvazov

DevOps Engineer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Eric Downs

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Anthony Walker

@_webarchitect_

Evan Dunbar

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