webforJ Customer Management Tutorial App (Spring Boot)

This project demonstrates how to build a customer management app using webforJ, the full-stack Java framework, with Spring Boot. The app showcases modern web UI development while leveraging Spring’s backend ecosystem, including dependency injection, service layers, and data management.

For a complete step-by-step guide to building this app, see the webforJ Tutorial.

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Prerequisites

To run the app, ensure the following tools are installed:

• Java 21 or higher
• BBj 26.02 when running with local BBjServices
• Maven
• A Java IDE (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, VSCode)
• Web browser
• Git (recommended)

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Project Structure

webforj-tutorial
│   .gitignore
│   LICENSE
│   README.md
│   tree.txt
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├───1-creating-a-basic-app
├───2-working-with-data
├───3-routing-and-composites
├───4-observers-and-route-parameters
├───5-validating-and-binding-data  
└───6-integrating-an-app-layout 

Running the App (Spring Boot)

1. Navigate to the desired step directory (e.g., 1-creating-a-basic-app):

   cd 1-creating-a-basic-app

2. Start the Spring Boot application:

   mvn

3. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:8080.

Project Highlights

• Spring Boot integration: Autowire Spring beans directly into webforJ views and components.
• Data binding and validation: Use standard Java validation annotations and webforJ data binding features.
• Spring Data support: Connect UI components to your data layer using Spring repositories.
• Hot reload: Automatic browser refresh with Spring DevTools.
• Familiar development: Continue using Spring annotations like @Service, @Repository, and @Component.
• Flexible configuration: Combine application.properties with webforj.conf for complete control.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.