JPA CRUD Application

A CRUD application that is written using the JPA framework

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About

This project was a group assignment while studying at IT-Högskolan. The goal was to learn how JPA and ORMs work.

Technologies & Libraries

• Java - Core programming language used.
• JPA - ORM used to talk to the database.
• MySQL - Database used.

Learnings

This project allowed us to dive deep into:

• JPA - A deeper understanding of ORMs and their function.
• Entity & Repository layout - Learned how to structure a JPA application

Installation and Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/voffie/db-hr-proj.git
   cd db-hr-proj

2. Ensure you have Java & Docker installed (this project is developed with JDK 23)

3. Open the project in IntelliJ IDEA:

   • Go to File > Open and select the project folder
   • Intellij should detect the project structure and automatically set up the necessary configurations.

4. Create & run the database:

   • Make sure Docker is running
   • Open docker-compose.yml, and run the file. Alternatively, run docker-compose up.

5. Run the application:

   • Open main.java, and run the main function to start the application.