ChatSupport

This project is a REST API for the Masai ChatSupport application. The API allows users to chat with customer support, as well as register and log in to the application.

Tech Stack

• Java
• Spring Framework
• Spring Boot
• Spring Data JPA
• MySQL
• Swagger UI
• Lambok
• Maven

Validation

• This project uses validation annotations to ensure that user input is in the correct format. The following validations are implemented:

• First Name: Must not contain numbers or special characters

• Last Name: Must not contain numbers or special characters

• Email: Must be in a valid email format

• Password: Must be alphanumeric and contain 6-12 characters with at least one special character, one upper case, one lowercase, and one digit

Exception Handling

• Custom exceptions are used for handling errors in the application.
• A global exception handler is used to handle exceptions globally. Authentication
• Basic authentication is implemented for user registration and login.

Installation & Run

• Before running the API server, you should update the database config inside the application.properties file.
• Update the port number, username and password as per your local database configuration.

    server.port=8080

    spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/ChatSupportDB;
    spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver
    spring.datasource.username=root
    spring.datasource.password=root

API Root Endpoint

https://localhost:8080/

http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui/