/spring-api-request

Starting platform for a Spring project with Vue as a frontend tool that pulls data from an external API and caches the result. (includes responsive template with Bootstrap)

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Welcome to Spring-api-request 👋

Version License: MIT

This project is a starting platform for a Spring project with Vue as a frontend tool that pulls data from an external API and caches the result. The project includes a responsive Bootstrap template.

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✨ Demo (OpenWeatherMap-Api - Current weather in Stuttgart, Germany)

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screenshot of the demo application

Prerequisit

  • java 1.17
  • maven (or use mvnw)

Installation

mvn install

Application properties

You can set the following properties in the file src/main/resources/application.properties:

NAME required Comment
config.apikey yes You can get your own free OpenWeatherApi key on this website: https://home.openweathermap.org/users/sign_up

Make your own copy of the application.properties file and add the keys.

cd src/main/resources/
cp ./application.properties_default ./application.properties

Learn more about the OpenWeatherMap API: https://openweathermap.org/api

Testing

You can test the backend and the connection to the openweather api with

mvn test

Getting Started

First, compile and pack the application:

mvn clean package

And run the development server:

java -jar target/spring-api-request-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar

Open http://localhost:8080 with your browser to see the result.