Product Catalog System

Introduction

This project is a simple Product Catalog System built using Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Thymeleaf, and Bootstrap. It provides a platform for managing products and categories within a catalog. Users can add new products, view existing products, add new categories, and display categories.

Features

• Add Product: Users can add products to the catalog by providing details such as product name, price, and category.
• Display Product: Users can view all products in the catalog in a sortable tabular format, including their names, prices, and categories.

Technologies Used

• Java: The primary programming language used for backend development.
• Spring Boot: Provides a robust framework for building web applications with minimal configuration.
• Spring Data JPA: Simplifies data access and manipulation by providing a higher-level abstraction over JPA (Java Persistence API).
• Thymeleaf: A modern server-side Java template engine used for HTML templating.
• Bootstrap: A popular CSS framework for building responsive and visually appealing web pages.
• DataTables: A powerful jQuery plugin for rendering tables with enhanced features such as searching, sorting, pagination, and more.
• H2 Database: A lightweight in-memory database used for simplicity in this demonstration project.

Folder Structure

Your folder structure seems well-organized. Here's a breakdown of the structure:

product-catalog/
│
├── src/
│   ├── main/
│   │   ├── java/
│   │   │   └── com/
│   │   │       └── springjpa/
│   │   │           └── productcatalog/
│   │   │               ├── controller/
│   │   │               │   └── ProductController.java
│   │   │               ├── entity/
│   │   │               │   └── Product.java
│   │   │               ├── repository/
│   │   │               │   └── ProductRepository.java
│   │   │               ├── service/
│   │   │               │   └── ProductService.java
│   │   │               └── ProductCatalogApplication.java
│   │   └── resources/
│   │       ├── static
│   │       └── templates/
│   │           ├── addProduct.html
│   │           ├── displayProducts.html
│   │           └── index.html
│   └── test/
│       └── java/
│           └── com/
│               └── springjpa/
│                   └── productcatalog/
│                       └── ProductcatalogApplicationTests.java
└── pom.xml

• src/main/java/com/springjpa/productcatalog/controller: Contains the controller classes responsible for handling HTTP requests and responses.
• src/main/java/com/springjpa/productcatalog/entity: Contains the entity classes representing the data model of the application.
• src/main/java/com/springjpa/productcatalog/repository: Contains the repository interfaces responsible for database operations.
• src/main/java/com/springjpa/productcatalog/service: Contains the service classes that implement the business logic of the application.
• src/main/java/com/springjpa/productcatalog: Contains the main application class (ProductCatalogApplication.java).
• src/main/resources/static: Contains static resources such as CSS, JavaScript, and image files.
• src/main/resources/templates: Contains Thymeleaf HTML templates for rendering web pages.
• src/test/java/com/springjpa/productcatalog: Contains test classes for unit and integration testing.
• pom.xml: Maven configuration file that defines dependencies and build settings for the project.

This structure follows common conventions in a Spring Boot project, making it easy to navigate and understand the codebase.

Installation and Setup

1. Clone this repository: Use git clone command to clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Install Java and Maven: Ensure you have Java JDK 8 or higher and Apache Maven installed on your system.
3. Open the project: Open the cloned project directory in your preferred IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
4. Run the application: Locate the ProductCatalogApplication.java file and run it as a Java application.
5. Access the application: Once the application is running, access it through the provided URLs in your web browser.

Usage

• Home Page: Navigate to the home page to access options such as adding products and displaying products
• Add Product: Fill out the product information form to add new products to the catalog.
• Display Product: View all products in the catalog in a tabular format, including their details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, enhancements, or bug fixes, feel free to fork this repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the [MIT License]. You are free to use, modify, and distribute this software as per the terms of the license.