This is the backend service for the Boilerplate Webapp, implemented with Kotlin and Spring Boot.

Features

• Spring Boot application with embedded web server.
• Simple REST API exposing a /hello endpoint returning a greeting message.
• Easily extendable for additional backend functionality.
• Comprehensive tooling for testing, static analysis, formatting, and security scanning.
• Integrated unit and integration testing with coverage reports.
• Security scanning with OWASP Dependency-Check, Trivy, and automated SAST workflows.

Prerequisites

• JDK 17+ (recommended JDK 21 for Kotlin compilation)
• Gradle (or use the provided Gradle wrapper)
• Docker (for development environment with Docker Compose)

Running Locally

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <https://github.com/ghdrope/boilerplate-webapp.git>
   cd boilerplate-webapp/backend
   

2. Run the Spring Boot application in development mode:

   make dev
   

3. Access the backend endpoint:

• Open your browser or use curl to access: https://localhost:8080/hello.

Build and Test Commands