The Recipe Management Application is a web-based system that allows users to create, view, update, and delete recipes. Recipes and ingredients are stored in a MySQL database and displayed through a web interface.

The application is built using Spring Boot for the backend, Thymeleaf for the frontend, and MySQL for data storage. The project is managed using GitLab for version control.

Technologies Used

Backend

Java
Spring Boot
Spring Data JPA

Frontend

Thymeleaf
HTML / CSS

Database

MySQL

Tools

Maven
GitLab
Eclipse or IntelliJ

Features

Create recipes
View all recipes
View recipe details
Update recipes
Delete recipes
Store ingredients in a database

Project Structure

src/main/java/com/example/demo
│
├── controller
├── service
├── service/impl
├── entity
├── dto
├── repository
└── exception

src/main/resources
├── templates
├── static
└── application.properties

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://gitlab.com/your-repository-name.git
cd your-repository-name

2. Create the Database

CREATE DATABASE recipe_db;

3. Configure Database Connection

Edit src/main/resources/application.properties

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/recipe_db
spring.datasource.username=root
spring.datasource.password=yourpassword

spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
spring.jpa.show-sql=true

spring.thymeleaf.cache=false

4. Run the Application

Using Maven:

mvn spring-boot:run

Or run the main Spring Boot application file in your IDE.

Access the Application

Open a browser and go to:

http://localhost:8080

GitLab Workflow

Create a branch for new features:

git checkout -b feature/feature-name

Commit changes:

git add .
git commit -m "Description of changes"

Push to GitLab:

git push origin feature/feature-name

Then create a Merge Request.

Contributors

Moon Gibson
Cristian Gonzalez
Kai HahnHansen
Madeleine Stamp
Autumn Wolf