Employee Management Application

Introduction

This Employee Management Application is built using Spring Boot framework and utilizes REST API for communication. It provides CRUD operations for managing employee data stored in a MySQL database. The application also includes API testing using Postman.

Technologies Used

• Spring Boot
• REST API
• Spring Boot
• JPA (Java Persistence API)
• MySQL
• Postman

Features

• Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) operations for managing employee data.
• Secure endpoints using Spring Security.
• API documentation using Swagger UI.
• API testing using Postman.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/employee-management.git

2. Import project into IDE:
   • Import the project into your preferred IDE (Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, etc.).
3. Configure MySQL database:
   • Create a MySQL database named employee_management.
   • Update application.properties with your database configuration.
4. Run the application:
   • Run the EmployeeManagementApplication.java class to start the Spring Boot application.

Usage

• Access the application at http://localhost:8080.
• Use Postman or any other API client to interact with the endpoints.
• API documentation can be accessed at http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html.

API Endpoints

• GET /api/employees: Get all employees.
• GET /api/employees/{id}: Get employee by ID.
• POST /api/employees: Create a new employee.
• PUT /api/employees/{id}: Update an existing employee.
• DELETE /api/employees/{id}: Delete an employee by ID.

API Testing

• Import the Postman collection provided in the postman directory.
• Run the collection to test the API endpoints.