Contentstack Web Application using Java SDK and Spring Boot

A Sample Web Application created using Spring Boot and Contentstack Java SDK.

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to get up and running quickly with Spring Boot and create a web application with it using Contentstack Java SDK.

If you want to create your own Spring Boot-based project, visit Spring Initializr, fill in your project details, select your options, and download the project as a zip file.

Step 1: Set up the Essentials

• Any text editor or IDE

• JDK 1.8 or later

• Gradle 4+ or Maven 3.2+

• Contentstack account

Step 2: How to Use this Project

• To start from scratch, visit Spring Initializr.

• Or if you want to skip the basic setup and use our sample, perform the following steps:

• Download and unzip the source repository for this guide, or clone it using Git: git clone https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-java-news-web-app-example.git

• cd contentstack-java-news-web-app-example

• Run the Application.

Step 3: Add Contentstack Dependency

add dependency:

For Maven

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
       <groupId>com.contentstack.sdk</groupId>
       <artifactId>java</artifactId>
       <version><latest></version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

For Gradle

implementation 'com.contentstack.sdk:java:1.5.3'
implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf:2.3.3.RELEASE'
implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:2.3.3.RELEASE'

Step 4: Run the Application

To run the application, run the following command in a terminal window (in the complete) directory

./gradlew bootRun

If you have used Maven for this project then run the following command in a terminal window (in the complete) directory:

./mvnw spring-boot:run

Now run the service with curl (in a separate terminal window), by running the following command (shown with its output):

$ curl localhost:8080

Or Open your favorite browser and try calling: http://localhost:8080

Read Documentation

We have hosted our webapp on Herokuapp:

https://contentstack-news.herokuapp.com