README.md

Student

A spring boot application using postgreSQL and java 11. The project is used for learning purposes of how to build and structure an application.

Tech stack:

• Java 11
• PostgreSQL
• Spring boot

Setup:

In the terminal: Start psql locally and enter the psql CLI

psql -h localhost

Create the student database instance

CREATE DATABASE student

Grant yourself all privileges to the database

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE "student" TO [insert your local username]

Get an overview over the current roles and permissions in the different postgreSQL databases

\l

Connecting to the student database

\c student

Run the project

• The @Table annotations should come into effect, and tell the database how to map student

Get an overview over the current scheme in the student db

7. select * from student;   

• This can also be viewed on this URL when the server is running: http://localhost:8080/api/v1/student

Recommended tools for testing:

• ####PostgreSQL

      brew install postgresql
      brew services restart postgresql

• ####Postman
  • To use and test the different API calls:
    • GET: http://localhost:8080/api/v1/student
      • Getting all students
    • POST: http://localhost:8080/api/v1/student
      • Needs a student payload to be sent with the call
    • DELETE: http://localhost:8080/api/v1/student/1
      • 1 is the ID of the student to be deleted
    • PUT: http://localhost:8080/api/v1/student/1?name=Johan&[email protected]
      • This call requires a name and email to be available update parameters

  PGAdmin - to see the database changes live instead of having to use the terminal and querying every time.

  • IntelliJ Ultimate has this functionality build in.