Spring Boot Media Service

Welcome to the Spring Boot Media Service! This is a simple Spring Boot REST API service designed for storing image data in a MySQL database and retrieving it later.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Clone and Run
• Features
• Getting Started
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Introduction

This project aims to provide a straightforward solution for handling image data through a Spring Boot-based RESTful API. It leverages a MySQL database to store and retrieve images efficiently.

Clone and Run

To clone and run this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Vimal1464/spring-boot-media-service.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd spring-boot-media-service

3. Build the project using Maven:

   mvn clean install

4. Run the application:

   java -jar target/spring-boot-media-service.jar

The application will start, and you can access the API at http://localhost:8080.

Features

• Image Storage: Upload and store image files in the MySQL database.
• Image Retrieval: Retrieve previously stored images based on their unique identifiers.

Getting Started

Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your machine:

• Java Development Kit (JDK)
• Maven
• MySQL database

Update the application.properties file with your MySQL database configuration.

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/your_database
spring.datasource.username=your_username
spring.datasource.password=your_password

Usage

1. Upload Image:

   • Send a POST request to /file/upload with the image file as a multipart form data.
   • Example:

     curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" -F "file=@/path/to/your/image.jpg" http://localhost:8080/file/upload

2. Retrieve Image:

   • Send a GET request to /file/{imagename} to retrieve the image with the specified Image Name.
   • Example:

     curl http://localhost:8080/file/test.png --output retrieved_image.jpg

3. Additional Operations:

   • Explore other API endpoints for more operations, such as listing all images or deleting an image.

Contributing

Feel free to contribute to the development of this project. Fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.