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Spring Boot REST API Demo

Building a REST API with Spring Boot

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This demo presents a limited REST API that could represent an inventory system for a shop. The inventory holds items, each with an ID, name, price, and count.

The API

The following operations are supported:

GET /items: Return all items in the inventory. Returns a JSON array.

GET /items/{id}: Get one specific item, looked up by the ID. Returns a JSON object, or 404 if the item does not exist.

POST /items: Create a new item. Must provide a name, price, and count as a JSON object. An ID will be automatically generated. Ex. {"name": "My Item", "price": 12.99, "count": 11}. Returns 201 if the creation was successful, as well as the new item as a JSON object.

PUT /items/{id}: Update an existing item, identified by the ID. Can accept a new price, count, or both provided as a JSON object. Ex. {"price": 17.99, "count": 43}. Returns the updated item as a JSON object, or 404 if the item does not exist.

DELETE /items/{id}: Delete an existing object, returning 200 if successful, or 404 if the object does not exist.

Running The Code

The code can be ran as a standard Spring Boot application:

./mvnw spring-boot:run

Sending Requests With cURL

> curl http://localhost:8080/items

[{"id":1,"name":"Keyboard","price":29.99,"count":76},{"id":2,"name":"Mouse","price":19.99,"count":43},{"id":3,"name":"Monitor","price":79.99,"count":7},{"id":4,"name":"PC","price":749.99,"count":2},{"id":5,"name":"Headphones","price":19.99,"count":14}]
> curl http://localhost:8080/items/1

{"id":1,"name":"Keyboard","price":29.99,"count":76}
> curl -XPOST http://localhost:8080/items -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "Speakers", "price": 49.99, "count": 30}'

{"id":6,"name":"Speakers","price":49.99,"count":30}
> curl -XPUT http://localhost:8080/items/1 -d '{"count": 75, "price": 27.99}' -H "Content-Type: application/json"

{"id":1,"name":"Keyboard","price":27.99,"count":75}

Tests

Tests are also provided for each operation, located in the HttpRequestsTest.java file.

By default, all tests are ran when the code is built with Maven (ie. ./mvnw clean package). You can also run the tests independently with ./mvnw test.