Title: Backend Development with Java Spring Boot and Hibernate - Lecture Notes
Instructor: [Instructor Name]
Overview:
These lecture notes cover key concepts for building RESTful backend services using Java, Spring
Boot,
and Hibernate. Topics include project structure, dependency management, entity mapping, and
performance
considerations.
1. Project Setup
- Maven vs Gradle
- Spring Initializr configuration: Web, JPA, MySQL, Security
2. Application Layers
- Controller layer: REST endpoints, request mapping, validation
- Service layer: business logic, transactions
- Repository layer: JPA repositories, custom queries
3. Entity Modeling
- Annotations: @Entity, @Table, @Id, @GeneratedValue, @ManyToOne, @OneToMany
- Cascading and fetch strategies
4. REST API Design
- Resource naming, HTTP verbs, status codes
- Pagination and sorting
- Exception handling using @ControllerAdvice
5. Database Optimization
- Indexing strategies, query profiling
- Using connection pools (HikariCP)
- Writing efficient JPQL and native queries
6. Security and Testing
- Spring Security basics, JWT authentication
- Unit testing with JUnit 5 and Mockito
- Integration testing with @SpringBootTest
7. Best Practices
- DTO pattern and mapping (MapStruct)
- Clean code, logging, and monitoring
- Containerization with Docker
Appendix: sample controller code and entity example.