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What is the primary purpose of Spring Data REST when added to a project?
What is the primary purpose of Spring Data REST when added to a project?
Which of the following is a requirement for Spring Data REST to function properly?
Which of the following is a requirement for Spring Data REST to function properly?
How does Spring Data REST determine the structure of the REST endpoints?
How does Spring Data REST determine the structure of the REST endpoints?
What is the Maven dependency needed to enable Spring Data REST in a project?
What is the Maven dependency needed to enable Spring Data REST in a project?
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What does the EmployeeRepository extending JpaRepository signify?
What does the EmployeeRepository extending JpaRepository signify?
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What HTTP method is used to update an existing employee's information?
What HTTP method is used to update an existing employee's information?
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What is the structure of the API endpoint to delete an employee by ID?
What is the structure of the API endpoint to delete an employee by ID?
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In an application architecture that includes a REST Controller, which component is responsible for the data access layer?
In an application architecture that includes a REST Controller, which component is responsible for the data access layer?
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What would be a primary use case for creating another DAO in the context provided?
What would be a primary use case for creating another DAO in the context provided?
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Which part of the REST architecture receives the response containing updated employee info after an update request?
Which part of the REST architecture receives the response containing updated employee info after an update request?
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What is the purpose of the findAll
method in the EmployeeDAO interface?
What is the purpose of the findAll
method in the EmployeeDAO interface?
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Which annotation is used to indicate that the EmployeeDAOJpaImpl class is a Spring component?
Which annotation is used to indicate that the EmployeeDAOJpaImpl class is a Spring component?
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What is the role of the EntityManager
in the EmployeeDAOJpaImpl class?
What is the role of the EntityManager
in the EmployeeDAOJpaImpl class?
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In the DAO implementation, how is the EntityManager injected?
In the DAO implementation, how is the EntityManager injected?
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Which configuration file must be updated to connect to the database?
Which configuration file must be updated to connect to the database?
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Which step is not part of the development process for modifying employee data?
Which step is not part of the development process for modifying employee data?
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Which of the following methods is used to retrieve a single employee's information?
Which of the following methods is used to retrieve a single employee's information?
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Which step comes immediately after adding a new employee?
Which step comes immediately after adding a new employee?
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In what context is Spring Boot mentioned in the development process?
In what context is Spring Boot mentioned in the development process?
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What action is taken to remove an employee from the database?
What action is taken to remove an employee from the database?
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What is the main resource or entity identified for the Employee Directory API?
What is the main resource or entity identified for the Employee Directory API?
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Which HTTP method is used to create a new employee in the API?
Which HTTP method is used to create a new employee in the API?
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How would a client retrieve a single employee using the API?
How would a client retrieve a single employee using the API?
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Which of the following is an example of a REST anti-pattern?
Which of the following is an example of a REST anti-pattern?
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What action does the DELETE HTTP method perform in the context of the API?
What action does the DELETE HTTP method perform in the context of the API?
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What should the endpoint for updating an employee look like in the API design?
What should the endpoint for updating an employee look like in the API design?
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What type of API is being designed according to the requirements?
What type of API is being designed according to the requirements?
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Which statement correctly describes the purpose of the GET method in the API design?
Which statement correctly describes the purpose of the GET method in the API design?
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Which resource naming convention is recommended for the Employee Directory API?
Which resource naming convention is recommended for the Employee Directory API?
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If a client wants to update the details of an existing employee, which HTTP method should they use?
If a client wants to update the details of an existing employee, which HTTP method should they use?
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What is the correct endpoint to fetch the list of all employees in the API?
What is the correct endpoint to fetch the list of all employees in the API?
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What should be avoided in REST API endpoint design?
What should be avoided in REST API endpoint design?
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The operation to retrieve specific employee data by ID is performed using which HTTP method?
The operation to retrieve specific employee data by ID is performed using which HTTP method?
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When designing the API, what is the first step in the process?
When designing the API, what is the first step in the process?
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Study Notes
Spring Data REST
- Spring Data REST will scan your project for JpaRepository.
- It will expose REST APIs for each entity type for your JpaRepository.
- By default, Spring Data REST will create endpoints based on entity type.
- Spring Data REST will create endpoints in a simple pluralized form:
- The first character of the entity type is lowercase.
- It adds an "s" to the entity.
- Spring Data REST will create an API endpoint for each entity.
- For example, if you have an Employee entity, Spring Data REST will create an endpoint at
/employees
.
Spring Data REST Development Process
- Spring Data REST can be added to your Maven POM file in one step.
- Spring Data REST will scan for JpaRepository when you add it to your POM file.
- Spring Data REST requires 3 specific items to work:
- An entity (e.g.,
Employee
) - A JpaRepository (e.g.,
EmployeeRepository extends JpaRepository
) - RESTful endpoints (e.g., GET
/employees
, PUT/employees
, DELETE/employees
)
- An entity (e.g.,
RESTful Endpoints
- RESTful endpoints allow you to interact with your application's data using HTTP methods.
- You can use the following HTTP methods to interact with your Employee entities:
-
POST: To create a new employee (
/api/employees
) -
GET: To get a list of employees (
/api/employees
) -
GET: To get a single employee by ID (
/api/employees/{employeeId}
) -
PUT: To update an existing employee (
/api/employees
) -
DELETE: To delete an existing employee (
/api/employees/{employeeId}
)
-
POST: To create a new employee (
Spring Data JPA in Spring Boot
- Spring Data JPA helps reduce a lot of your coding responsibilities.
- Spring Data JPA provides a layer on top of the JPA API to simplify data access.
Spring Data JPA Architecture
- Spring Boot uses the
EmployeeService
class as the primary component for interacting with employee data. - The
Employee
class represents the entity that will be stored in the database. - The
EmployeeDAO
interface defines methods for interacting with theEmployee
entity. - The
EmployeeDAOJpaImpl
class provides the implementation for theEmployeeDAO
interface. - Spring Data JPA utilizes the
EntityManager
to interact with the database.
Problem with JPA API
- The JPA API requires a lot of boilerplate code for common database operations such as creating, reading, updating, and deleting entities.
- You need to create a DAO for each entity type.
- If you have multiple entities, you need to repeat the same code for each one.
DAO Interface
- The
EmployeeDAO
interface defines the basic CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations that can be performed on theEmployee
entity.
DAO Implementation
- The
EmployeeDAOJpaImpl
class implements theEmployeeDAO
interface using theEntityManager
. - Spring Boot automatically handles the injection dependencies of the
EntityManager
intoEmployeeDAOJpaImpl
. - This implementation uses the
EntityManager
to perform CRUD operations on theEmployee
entity. - The
findAll()
method uses a TypedQuery to retrieve a list of all employees.
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This quiz explores the fundamentals of Spring Data REST, including how it works with JpaRepository and the automatic creation of RESTful endpoints. Learn about the development process and the requirements needed to set up your Spring Data REST environment effectively.