Videothek Example Project

This is an example project with the sole purpose of learning Kotlin with Springboot. It can be used as an example to see how to implement and integrate something.

Technologies

This project utilizes the Springboot Framework in a combination with Kotlin and Gradle.

Furthermore it contains a simple UI built with the templating engine FreeMarker alongside REST endpoints. By default, the project is connected to a MongoDB database, but it's easily swappable with an in-memory "database".

Topics Covered

• MongoDB connection
• Filtering & sorting mechanisms
• Logging
• FreeMarker templating engine
• Configuration & environments
• Basic Security
• Caching

Local Setup

To start the API locally, follow these steps:

1. Start MongoDB instance (docker is recommended)

   docker run -d --name videothek-mongodb -p 27017:27017 -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=Videothek -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=ZpaEVfrd4QBTRgI0bRxbLgjDP7K1w4 mongo

2. Start the app

   ./gradlew bootRun --args='--spring.config.location=file:src/main/resources/application.properties --spring.profiles.active=local'

Screenshots

API Endpoints inside Insomnium

Web UI Page

Why the title?

Videothek is the german word for video library or store.