#13 Spring Boot Web

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1. @Controller Marks a class as a Spring MVC Controller. Primarily used to handle web page navigation by returning view names. It is often combined with a view template engine (e.g., Thymeleaf, JSP). By default, methods in a @Controller class return a view name (not raw data). Example: java Copy code @Controller public class HomeController { @RequestMapping("/home") public String homePage() { return "home"; // Resolves to home.jsp or home.html (view template). } } 2. @RestController Combines @Controller and @ResponseBody. Indicates that the class is designed for REST APIs. Methods return data (e.g., JSON, XML) directly instead of a view name. Example: java Copy code @RestController public class ApiController { @RequestMapping("/api/data") public String getData() { return "This is JSON data"; // Response body returned directly. } } 3. @ResponseBody Indicates that a method's return value should be written directly to the HTTP response body (as JSON or plain text) instead of rendering a view. Often used in @Controller methods when returning raw data. Example with @Controller: java Copy code @Controller public class DataController { @RequestMapping("/api/message") @ResponseBody public String getMessage() { return "Hello, this is a response from @Controller with @ResponseBody."; } } 4. @RequestMapping Maps HTTP requests to specific handler methods. Can be used on classes (for a base URL) or methods (for specific endpoints). Supports additional attributes like method (e.g., GET, POST). Example with Method Mapping: java Copy code @RestController public class RequestController { @RequestMapping(value = "/api/users", method = RequestMethod.GET) public List<String> getUsers() { return List.of("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"); } } Example with Class-Level Mapping: java Copy code @RestController @RequestMapping("/api") public class UserController { @RequestMapping("/users") public List<String> getUsers() { return List.of("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"); } @RequestMapping("/roles") public List<String> getRoles() { return List.of("Admin", "User", "Guest"); } } Differences and Use Cases Annotation Use Case @Controller For rendering views (e.g., JSP, Thymeleaf). Often used in web applications. @RestController For building RESTful APIs. Methods return data directly (e.g., JSON). @ResponseBody Converts method return values to HTTP response body (use in @Controller for raw data). @RequestMapping Maps HTTP requests to handler methods. Flexible for REST and traditional controllers.

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00:01 Understanding client-server architecture and its application in web and mobile development 02:03 Server used to send layout and data, but now separate applications for front and back end 04:04 Adding Spring Web dependency for Spring Boot Web startup project 05:59 Spring Boot allows running a web project without coding 08:08 Creating a controller class to handle server requests 10:20 Using @Controller in Spring Boot for handling multiple requests 12:24 Spring web returning data 14:24 Using Rest Controller to return data 16:31 Introduction to Spring MVC front controller 18:22 Sending data from client to server

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