Build Complete REST API with Spring Data JPA and MongoDB - Todo Application

A simple Todo REST API built with Spring Data JPA that connects to the Mongodb database to perform the basic database operations such as Create, Read, Update and Delete

Requirements

1. Java - 1.8.x

2. Maven - 3.x.x

3. Mongodb - 4.x.x

Steps to Setup

1. Clone the application

git clone https://github.com/scbushan05/springboot-mongodb-youtube-playlist.git

2. Create Mongodb database

use todo-manager-api

3. Change mysql username and password as per your installation

• open src/main/resources/application.properties

• change spring.datasource.username and spring.datasource.password as per your mysql installation

4. Build and run the app using maven (springbootmongodb)

mvn package
java -jar target/springbootmongodb-v1.jar

Alternatively, you can run the app without packaging it using -

mvn spring-boot:run

The app will start running at http://localhost:8080/.

Explore Rest APIs

The app defines following CRUD APIs.

GET /todos

POST /todos

GET /todos/{id}

PUT /todos/{id}

DELETE /todos/{id}

You can test them using postman or any other rest client.

Learn more

You can find the tutorial for this application on my blog -

https://bushansirgur.in/spring-boot-and-mongodb-rest-api-crud-tutorial-updated-2021/