Bookstore Application

A Spring Boot bookstore management application developed as part of backend programming studies at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.

Features

• User authentication and role-based access control
• Book management (view, add, delete)
• Category management for books
• RESTful API endpoints
• Secure handling of user credentials

Technologies

• Java (JDK 17)
• Spring Boot 3.3.5
• Spring Security
• Spring Data JPA
• Thymeleaf templates
• Bootstrap CSS
• MySQL database
• Maven for dependency management

Screenshots

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/bookstore.git
   

2. Configure MySQL database

   • Create a MySQL database named test
   • Update database credentials in src/main/resources/application.properties if needed

3. Build and run the application

   ./mvnw spring-boot:run
   

4. Access the application

   • Open your browser and navigate to: http://localhost:8080
   • Login with pre-configured credentials:
     • Regular user: user/user
     • Admin user: admin/admin

API Endpoints

• GET /api/books - Get all books
• GET /api/books/{id} - Get book by ID

Testing

Run tests using Maven:

./mvnw test

Future Improvements

• Add book editing functionality
• Implement sorting and pagination for book list
• Add more detailed book information
• Enhance user management features

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0