Building RESTful Web Services with DropWizard

1h 12mIntermediate2020-06-30

Authors

Emmanuel Henri

Executive with 20+ years of experience in programming and design

Course details

Learn how to build RESTful APIs with Dropwizard, a lightweight framework for Java web developers. Instructor Emmanuel Henri takes you step by step through your first project with Dropwizard, including setting up your development environment and exploring the project structure of a Dropwizard application. Next, take a tour of the foundational classes, including the configuration, application, representation, and resource classes. Discover how to create and refine your data model and add the endpoints necessary to post, retrieve, and update data from your API. In the final chapters, Emmanuel covers testing, compiling, and publishing the API in your local environment. Everything you learn in this course can be easily transferred to your own RESTful Dropwizard APIs.

Topics include:
Dropwizard basics
Project setup
Foundational Dropwizard classes
Creating your data model
Adding endpoints
Testing your API
Compiling the JAR file

Skills covered

DropWizardJavaScript FrameworksJavaOracleProjectWeb Development

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - RESTful web services with Dropwizard
02 - What you should know

1. First Steps

03 - Dropwizard introduction and REST APIs
04 - IDE for Dropwizard
05 - Initial setup with Maven
06 - Dropwizard project structure

2. Foundational Classes

07 - Overview of available classes
08 - Setup with configuration class
09 - Overview of application class
10 - Syntax of the representation class
11 - Syntax of the resource class

3. REST Data Model

12 - Create your data model
13 - Finalize your data model
14 - Create the database class

4. REST Resources

15 - Add POST endpoint
16 - Add GET endpoint
17 - Finalize endpoints code

5. Finalize and Testing

18 - HealthCheck overview for testing
19 - JAR compilation
20 - Testing final application

Conclusion

21 - Next steps