Lab 7

Spring Boot
Continue the application created at lab 6, integrating the following functionalities:

• Implement REST services that offer CRUD operations for the resources stored in the database (movies, actors, etc).

The main specifications of the application are:

Compulsory (1p)

• Create a Spring Boot project.
• Create a REST controller containing a method for:
  • obtaining the list of movies, via a HTTP GET request.
• Test your service using Postman, RestMan, or a similar tool.

Homework (2p)

• Create REST services for:
  • adding a new movie, via a HTTP POST request.
  • modifying the properties of a movie, via a HTTP PUT request.
  • changing the score of a movie, via a HTTP PATCH request.
  • deleting a movie, via a HTTP DELETE request.
• Create a global exception handler.
• Create a simple client application that invokes the services above, using the support offered by Spring Boot.
• Document your services using Swagger or a similar tool.

Advanced (2p)

• Create a new service that determines a list of movies subject to the following constraints:
  • the movies must be unrelated (see previous lab) and
  • the number of movies in the list must be greater than a given parameter.
  In order to solve the problem use a constraint programming solver, such as Choco-Solver or OR-Tools.

• Secure your service(s) using JSON Web Tokens.

Resources

• What is REST?
• Spring Boot Reference Documentation

Objectives

• Understand the concept of application framework.
• Get familiar with Spring Boot.
• Understant REST software architectural style.
• Write programs that communicate with other programs on the network, using HTTP.