Building RESTful Web Services with DropWizard

Learn how to build RESTful APIs with Dropwizard, a lightweight framework for Java web developers.

Introduction

• RESTful web services with Dropwizard
• What you should know

1. First Steps

• Dropwizard introduction and REST APIs
• IDE for Dropwizard
• Initial setup with Maven
• Dropwizard project structure

2. Foundational Classes

• Overview of available classes
• Setup with configuration class
• Overview of application class
• Syntax of the representation class
• Syntax of the resource class

3. REST Data Model

• Create your data model
• Finalize your data model
• Create the database class

4. REST Resources

• Add POST endpoint
• Add GET endpoint
• Finalize endpoints code

5. Finalize and Testing

• HealthCheck overview for testing
• JAR compilation
• Testing final application

Conclusion

• Next steps