KetchupAPI

This is the REST API for the ketchup system. It acts as a backend for the KetchupDesktop pomodoro timer and KetchupDashboard panel.

Getting started - development

Configuring persistence

To enable the application to connect to a database create an application.properties file under src/main/resources/

Set the first line to spring.profiles.active=base and specify the datasource credentials for the following properties:

spring.datasource.url
spring.datasource.username
spring.datasource.password

Running in IDE

Run the main method in class app.Application.

Program argument --port=<some-port> may be supplied to override the default port specified in application-base.properties. More information about the subject can be found here.

Running jar

Package the project according to packaging.

Run with java -jar KetchupAPI-<version-number>.jar

Running with gradle

Run the gradle task bootRun.

Running with docker

Package the project according to packaging.

Build image with docker build -t <image-name> . from the project root.

Run docker run <image-name>.

Options can be added after run. To redirect the port, use the option -p hostPort:containerPort where containerPort is set to 8080 in the Dockerfile. To detach container from terminal use the option -d. If the container does not stop on ctrl+c, run docker ps and docker stop <CONTAINER ID>.

Packaging

To package jar, run gradle task gradle bootRepackage. The output is available under the /build/libs/ directory.

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