README.md

Meal Planner Application

This project is a meal planner application that allows users to generate weekly or daily meal plans based on their dietary preferences and target calorie intake. It leverages the Spoonacular API to fetch recipe data.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
  • Endpoints

Features

• Generate weekly or daily meal plans
• Specify dietary preferences and target calorie intake
• View detailed information about each meal, including nutritional content

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Java 8 or later
• Maven

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/meal-planner.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd meal-planner
   

3. Build the project using Maven:

   mvn clean install
   

4. Run the application:

   java -jar target/meal-planner-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
   

Usage

Endpoints

1. Generate Weekly Meal Plan:

Endpoint: /mealplanner/week

. Method: GET

. Parameters:

• targetCalories (optional): Target calorie intake for the week
• diet (optional): Dietary preferences (e.g., vegan, vegetarian)
• exclude (optional): Excluded ingredients or categories

2. Generate Daily Meal Plan:

Endpoint: /mealplanner/day

. Method: GET

. Parameters:

• targetCalories (optional): Target calorie intake for the day
• diet (optional): Dietary preferences (e.g., vegan, vegetarian)
• exclude (optional): Excluded ingredients or categories