This is a simple Spring Boot RESTful API that manages a collection of books. The application provides CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations to handle books in a library. You can filter books by category and interact with them through HTTP endpoints.
- GET /api/books - Retrieve all books or filter books by category.
- GET /api/books/{title} - Retrieve a specific book by its title.
- POST /api/books/create - Add a new book to the collection.
- PUT /api/books/{title} - Update an existing book by its title.
- DELETE /api/books/{title} - Delete a book by its title.
- Java 17
- Spring Boot 3.5.0
- Spring Web (REST API)
- Maven for project management and dependencies
Before running the project, ensure that you have the following installed:
- JDK 17+ (You can check if it’s installed by running
java -versionin the terminal) - Maven (Optional, as it is bundled with Spring Boot)
- IDE like IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse (with Spring Boot support)
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/latenightcoder-git/springboot-book-api.git cd springboot-book-api