Guestbook

A digital guest book application to post / manage customer feedback for hospitality. Frontend uses Next.js and backend uses Java Spring boot.

Run the project

git clone https://github.com/twilsonn/guestbook.git
cd ./guestbook

Backend (requires Java 11)

cd ./backend
mvn clean compile exec:java

Frontend (requires Node.js)

cd ./frontend
npm install
npm run build
npm run start

default users

username	password	is_admin
admin	pasword	TRUE
jane.smith	pasword	FALSE

Application Task

Requirements:

Create a guestbook application which consists of two types of users.

Guests
Administrator

The tool should be developed with OOP/MVC approach. The structure of the database tables should fit to the model/entity classes.

Technologies to use (Please use most recent supported versions available):

• Backend Framework - Java/Spring
• Frontend Framework – Thymeleaf/Bootstrap/React
• Database - Any DB MySQL/MongoDB etc.
• JUnit
• Git

Guests

• User needs to login in order to write a new entry in the guestbook
• Guestbook entry can be either a single image or a text

Administrator

• View all the entries posted by all the users
• Approve the entries
• Remove the entries

Unit tests

• Unit test to test the services/functions

Summary:

• Write a guestbook application
• A guestbook entry can be an image or text
• Guest users need to login to write an entry
• Administrator can view, edit, approve or delete entries
• Share Github or Bitbucket URL

API Endpoints

Endpoint	Description	Permission Level
POST /api/auth/login	log user in	ALL
GET /api/auth/refresh	refresh auth token	ALL
GET /api/post	get all approved (pending for admins) posts	ALL
POST /api/post	create a new post	USER
DELETE /api/post	delete a post (if admin)	ADMIN
PUT /api/post	edit a post (if admin)	ADMIN
GET /api/post/{id}	approve a post with ID {id}	ADMIN