This 2-hour tutorial from Programming with Mosh guides Java developers through building REST APIs with Spring Boot in a step-by-step approach. Learn essential concepts starting with Spring MVC fundamentals and web basics before diving into creating controllers, working with view templates, and developing full RESTful APIs. Master practical skills including creating dynamic routes, setting HTTP status codes, working with DTOs, implementing MapStruct for object mapping, customizing response data, handling query parameters and request headers, and performing CRUD operations. Complete hands-on exercises building product endpoints and a complete CRUD API. Perfect for developers ready to advance beyond basic Java programming into professional API development.
Overview
Syllabus
0:00:00 Welcome
0:01:31 What You’ll Learn
0:03:41 Prerequisites
0:04:59 Starter Project
0:09:07 How to Take This Course
0:10:29 Spring MVC
0:11:19 How the Web Works
0:16:31 What is Spring MVC?
0:18:09 Creating a Controller
0:22:23 View Templates
0:25:50 Passing Data to Views
0:27:49 Building an API
0:32:18 Spring Boot Course
0:32:51 RESTful APIs
0:33:49 Creating Your First RESTful API
0:37:49 Calling APIs with Postman
0:40:25 Creating Dynamic Routes
0:43:54 Setting HTTP Status Codes
0:46:56 Data Transfer Objects
0:51:47 Mapping Objects Using MapStruct
0:56:43 Customizing Response Data
1:01:45 Extracting Query Parameters
1:09:58 Exercise: Building Product Endpoints
1:20:17 Extracting Request Headers
1:23:07 Extracting Request Body
1:26:25 Creating Resources
1:35:52 Updating Resources
1:41:38 Deleting Resources
1:43:31 Handling Action-Based Updates
1:48:25 Exercise: Building a CRUD API
1:59:40 Spring Boot Course
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Programming with Mosh
