Alumni-Social-Network

Final Project – Java Web Development
Timeframe: April 2025 – June 2025

This project was developed as the final assignment for the Java Web Development course. It is a social networking platform for alumni of the university.

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Table of Contents

• 1. Technologies Used
• 2. Project Topic
• 3. Use Case Diagram
• 4. ERD Diagram
• 5. Admin Module Demo
• 6. Client Module Demo
• 7. Installation
• Source Code
• 9. Learning Resources

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1. Technologies Used

• Admin Module:

  • Spring MVC Framework for building features, statistics, and reports
  • Spring Security for authentication and authorization
  • Hibernate for database interaction (Database-First approach)

• Client Module:

  • RESTful APIs built using Spring MVC
  • Frontend developed using ReactJS
  • Integrated with Google Mail API to send email notifications
  • Real-time messaging via Firebase Realtime Database
  • Gemini 2.5 integrated as a virtual assistant

• API Testing:

  • Postman Collection: Test APIs here

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2. Project Topic

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3. Use Case Diagram

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4. ERD Diagram

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5. Admin Module Demo (Spring MVC + Thymeleaf + Hibernate)

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6. Client Module Demo (ReactJS Frontend)

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7. Installation

1. Clone the project to your machine

2. Open the postdb_sql.sql file and import it into your database system to initialize the database (MySQL)

3. Default admin login credentials:
   2251010077phuong@ou.edu.vn / 123456

4. Open the project in NetBeans and run the SpringMVCPost source code:

   • Make sure to update the database password in database.properties
   • Click the Run Project button in NetBeans
     

5. Navigate to the postWeb folder to run the ReactJS client:

   cd postWeb
   yarn install
   yarn start

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🔗 Source Code

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/nglhongphuong/Alumni-Social-Network-project

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9. Learning Resources

To support the development of this project, the following resources were used for learning and integration:

• Gemini AI Integration (Gemini 2.5):
  • Gemini for Developers – Official Guide

These resources were essential during the research and implementation phases of the project.