Build REST APIs with Spring Data REST & Spring Boot

🌟 Build REST APIs with Spring Data REST & Spring Boot 🌟

Course Headline: Learn to build robust and efficient REST APIs using the Java Spring Framework and Spring Data JPA, mastering concepts like validations, pagination, sorting, projection, and excerpt.

Course Description:

Are you looking to expose your databases as RESTful services? Spring Data REST is your answer! In this comprehensive course, we dive deep into the world of Spring Data REST coupled with Spring Data JPA and MySQL Database. By mastering these technologies, you can extend your reach to other databases like MongoDB, Neo4j, and more. 🛠️

This course is meticulously designed for developers who are eager to harness the full potential of RESTful services by leveraging the power of Spring Framework's ecosystem. Here's what you'll cover:

Course Topics & Lectures:

• Introduction To Spring Data REST

  • What is Spring Data?
  • Understanding the Problem Statement
  • Exploring Spring Data REST
  • Demystifying HATEOAS and HAL

• Basics of Spring Data JPA

  • Setting up MySQL Database
  • Creating a Spring Boot application with JPA integration
  • Establishing a connection between Spring Boot and MySQL with JPA
  • Crafting your first entity class
  • Implementing the first repository using @Repository annotation
  • Fetching all, single, and updating records through JPA
  • Deleting records via JPA

• Getting Started with Spring Data REST

  • Overview of Spring Data REST functionalities
  • Initializing a Spring Boot application with Spring Data REST
  • Demonstrating Spring Data REST in action
  • Exposing ID fields and creating records through Spring Data REST
  • Performing partial updates, patch operations, and deletions using Spring Data REST
  • Configuring API paths and collection keys
  • Setting the base path for your resources

• Customize JSON Using Jackson Library

  • Utilizing @JsonProperty for precise JSON control
  • Ignoring specific fields with @JsonIgnore

• Spring Data REST Using SQL Relationships

  • Overview of MySQL database and its relationship capabilities
  • Defining and implementing SQL relationships using Spring Data JPA
  • Handling cascading deletes and exposing related resources as REST entities

• Validations with Spring Data REST

  • Introducing the importance of validations in your API
  • Creating custom validators for robust data integrity checks
  • Registering and applying validators within your application
  • Ensuring validation on updates and form submissions

• Pagination & Sorting

  • Understanding pagination and sorting functionalities in REST APIs
  • Implementing pagination with default page sizes and custom query parameters
  • Adding sorting capabilities to your API endpoints for better data retrieval

• Custom APIs Using Spring Data REST

  • Crafting custom REST APIs using findBy fields
  • Querying multiple fields for advanced search capabilities
  • Defining custom paths for your APIs
  • Applying pagination to custom APIs

• Projection & Excerpt In Spring Data REST

  • Learning the power of projections to customize API responses
  • Creating and applying projections for concise data representation
  • Utilizing excerpts for aggregating multiple fields into a single value

• HAL Explorer

  • Introduction to the interactive tool, HAL Explorer
  • Using HAL Explorer to interact with your REST API endpoints
  • Debugging and testing your API responses in real-time

Why Take This Course?

By completing this course, you'll gain a solid understanding of how to build scalable and maintainable REST APIs using Spring Data REST. You'll learn best practices for data validation, pagination, sorting, and more, ensuring that your APIs are robust, user-friendly, and aligned with the needs of modern web services.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is designed for:

• Developers looking to build RESTful web services with Java Spring technologies
• Software engineers seeking to enhance their skills in API design and implementation
• Anyone interested in learning about Spring Data REST, Spring Data JPA, and the intricacies of HATEOAS and HAL

Ready to Dive In? 🚀

Embark on your journey to become a Spring Data REST expert today. Enroll in this course and transform the way you build web APIs!

With hands-on lectures and practical examples, this course will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to create efficient, secure, and scalable REST APIs using Spring Data REST. Don't miss out on the opportunity to elevate your development prowess with the Java Spring ecosystem! 🤝💻

Join us now and let's build something amazing together!