Spring E-Commerce Backend

Introduction

This project aims to develop a Spring Boot backend prototype for e-commerce applications that allows users to create orders. It handles race conditions and transactional concerns when creating orders.

How to Run

Prerequisites

• Java 21
• Docker

Running the Application Locally

./gradlew runLocal

Running the Tests Locally

./gradlew testLocal

See build.gradle for more details.

Engineering Practices

This project includes automated tests and continuous integration.

For testing, the distinction between unit tests and integration tests is not clearly defined in our current setup; some tests directly interact with the database without using fakes or mocks. We have chosen this approach because it is less complex for a smaller-scale project. Should the project expand, we can further separate the integration tests from unit tests, employing fakes or mocks for the unit tests to enhance test isolation and speed.