This project shows a very simple example project using Gradle, which has an HTTP server with a very simple API and backend.
In this example Vert.x is used embedded. I.e. we use the Vert.x APIs directly in our own classes rather than deploying the code in verticles.
To run the service, Java 8 needs to be available on your machine.
To use the project in Eclipse, first run
./gradlew eclipse
to generate an Eclipse project that you can import into your workspace.
If you prefer to use IntelliJ Idea you can just open the project directly (as Gradle project).
You can run or debug the service in your IDE by running the main class (BookService).
When running the application is available at http://localhost:8080 with a simple "Hello world" response.
The scripts/ folder contains some example API calls w/ curl.
The build.gradle uses the Gradle shadowJar plugin to assemble the application and all it's dependencies into a single "fat" jar.
To build the "fat jar"
./gradlew shadowJar
Because the application plugin is being used, you may directly run the application:
./gradlew run
Now point your browser at http://localhost:8080