Building REST APIs
5 Topics
1
@RestController, @RequestMapping, and HTTP Method Annotations
Configuring REST endpoints and mapping GET, POST, PUT, DELETE operations.
2
@PathVariable, @RequestParam, @RequestBody — Handling Request Data
Parsing JSON payloads, query paths, and URL parameters.
3
ResponseEntity — Full Control Over HTTP Responses
Configuring custom HTTP headers, response bodies, and status codes.
4
DTOs and MapStruct — Separating API Contracts from Domain Models
Designing data transfer structures and automating conversion mapping compilation.
5
API Versioning Strategies — URL, Header, and Content Negotiation
Pros and cons of API routing version patterns in production.