This hands-on course guides learners through the design, development, and deployment of a real-world RESTful API using Spring Boot and Java. Structured around the creation of an Employee Management System, the course helps learners progress from project setup to the implementation of controller logic, business services, data access layers, and application configuration.
RESTful API Project - Employee Management System Tool
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This module introduces learners to the foundational setup of a RESTful API-based Employee Management System using Spring Boot. It covers the initial project creation, configuration of dependencies, and development of core domain classes such as Department and Employee. The module further guides learners through designing repositories and service layers that form the structural and business logic foundation of the application. By the end of this module, learners will have constructed a fully functional backend scaffold with cleanly separated concerns using industry-standard patterns.
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7 videos3 assignments
This module focuses on creating and configuring the API endpoints necessary for managing employee and department data in a RESTful service architecture. Learners will design controller classes to handle HTTP requests, structure the main application entry point, and apply essential Spring Boot configuration using the application.properties file. The emphasis is on practical implementation of RESTful design principles and fine-tuning runtime behavior through modular, annotation-based programming.
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