🛠️ Contributing to the Spring Boot Backend

Thank you for contributing to the backend! This project is built using Spring Boot 3.x and follows a clean RESTful service structure.

🧱 Project Structure

src/ ├── main/ │ ├── java/com/example/project/ │ │ ├── controller/ │ │ ├── service/ │ │ ├── model/ │ │ └── repository/ │ └── resources/ │ ├── application.yml │ └── static/ └── test/ └── java/com/example/project/

🚀 Getting Started

git clone https://github.com/your-org/springboot-backend.git
cd springboot-backend
./mvnw spring-boot:run

📦 Tech Stack

Spring Boot 3.x
Spring Web (REST)
Spring Data JPA
JWT-based Security
PostgreSQL / MySQL
Maven Wrapper

✅ Contribution Guidelines

Create a feature branch from main.
Add or modify service/controller logic with clean separation.
Write unit and integration tests in src/test/.
Run ./mvnw clean install to verify your build.
Ensure meaningful commit messages and clear documentation.

🧪 Testing

./mvnw test

📄 API Documentation

If Swagger is enabled, navigate to:
http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html

🔐 Security Notes

JWT authentication is applied using a custom filter.
Use role-based access with @PreAuthorize where needed.
Never log or expose credentials in development or production.

🙌 We appreciate your contributions. Feel free to open issues or PRs!