Overview

A RESTful API service built using Spring Boot to manage the exam enrollment process for a Learning Management System (LMS). The application uses MySQL to persist user data.

Features

• CRUD Operations: Perform Create, Read, Update and Delete operations for Students, Subjects and Exams.
• Enrollment Logic: Ensure students can only register for exams after enrolling in corresponding subjects.
• Exception Handling: Gracefully handle errors and return appropriate HTTP status codes.
• GlobalExceptionHandler: Centralized exception handling using @ControllerAdvice for improved code maintainability.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher
• MySQL
• Postman for API testing

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/pgprajwal/Learning-Navigator.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Learning-Navigator

Configuration

1. Open the application.properties file located in src/main/resources directory.

2. Configure the MySQL database connection settings:

   spring.datasource.url = jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/learning_navigator
   spring.datasource.username = root
   spring.datasource.password = password

   Replace localhost, 3306, root, and password with your MySQL host, port, username and password respectively.

3. Save the changes to the application.properties file.

Running the Application

• Run the application using Gradle:

  ./gradlew bootrun

API Endpoints

You can find the API endpoints and test them using the provided Postman Collection