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Spring Boot Setup:
- Spring Boot provides a convenient way to create stand-alone, production-grade Spring-based applications. You can start by creating a new Spring Boot project using Spring Initializr or your preferred IDE.
- Make sure to include the necessary dependencies for Spring Web, Spring Data JPA, and any database driver (e.g., H2, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
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REST Controllers:
- Create REST controllers to handle the CRUD operations for both categories and products.
- Annotate your controller methods with @GetMapping, @PostMapping, @PutMapping, and @DeleteMapping to define the API endpoints.
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Database Configuration (RDB):
- Configure your database connection in the application.properties or application.yml file.
- Use an RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or H2 (for development/testing).
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Annotation-Based Configuration:
- Spring Boot encourages annotation-based configuration over XML.
- Use annotations like @Entity, @Table, @Column, and @OneToMany to define your data model and relationships.
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Category CRUD Operations:
- Implement the following APIs for categories:
- GET /api/categories?page=3: Retrieve all categories (with pagination).
- POST /api/categories: Create a new category.
- GET /api/categories/{id}: Retrieve a category by ID.
- PUT /api/categories/{id}: Update a category by ID.
- DELETE /api/categories/{id}: Delete a category by ID.
- Implement the following APIs for categories:
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Product CRUD Operations:
- Implement similar APIs for products:
- GET /api/products?page=2: Retrieve all products (with pagination).
- POST /api/products: Create a new product.
- GET /api/products/{id}: Retrieve a product by ID.
- PUT /api/products/{id}: Update a product by ID.
- DELETE /api/products/{id}: Delete a product by ID.
- Implement similar APIs for products:
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One-to-Many Relationship:
- Define a one-to-many relationship between categories and products.
- Annotate the appropriate fields in your entities (e.g., @OneToMany in the Category entity).
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Server-Side Pagination:
- Implement server-side pagination by using query parameters (e.g., page, size, sort).
- In your repository, use methods like findAll(Pageable pageable) to retrieve paginated results.
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Fetching Product Details with Category:
- When fetching a single product, ensure that the response includes the relevant category details.
- You can use DTOs (Data Transfer Objects) to customize the response format.