Spring Boot REST Controller Example

REST CRUD Example for Spring Boot

How to run

1. To Run this project locally:

   $ mvn spring-boot:run

2. To build and run from executable war:

   $ mvn package
   $ java -jar target/movies-0.3.war

3. To build and run on standalone Tomcat server:

   $ mvn package -Ptomcat
   $ cp target/movies-0.3.war <Tomcat Root>/webapps/

4. To access Movies app, open: http://localhost:8081/v1/movies
5. To access Movies app deployed on Tomcat: http://localhost:8080/movies-0.3/v1/movies
6. To access swagger-ui, open: http://localhost:8081/swagger-ui.html

Hot Deploy

Local Update in Idea IntelliJ

1. Settings -> Build-Execution-Deployment -> Compiler -> Select "Build Project Automatically"

2. Press ctrl+shift+alt+/ and search for the registry. In the registry, enable : compiler.automake.allow.when.app.running

3. Run app from IntelliJ: in Application.java click right mouse button on the main() method and select Debug 'Application.java'

Remote Update on Maven running app

1. Set <excludeDevtools>false</excludeDevtools> in pom.xml

2. Set PASSWORD and $DEBUG_PORT for remote update in application.properties

3. Run app in debug mode without choosing the port: mvn spring-boot:run -Drun.jvmArguments="-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n"

4. In Intellij add new Configuration and Run it

   • Run –> Edit Configurations… -> Add (+) -> Application
   • Use org.springframework.boot.devtools.RemoteSpringApplication as the main class.
   • Add http://$HOST:$DEBUG_PORT to the Program arguments

5. Edit some Java file end reload it: Build -> Build Projekt (Ctrl+F9) - server should reload and restart automatically