🛠 How to Use – Spring Boot Blogging Application This guide explains how to test all APIs using Swagger UI with JWT Authentication.
1️⃣ Open Swagger UI Go to your deployed Swagger UI link: Swagger UI
2️⃣ Register a New User Expand /api/auth/register endpoint.
Click Try it out.
Fill the request body:
json { "name": "John Doe", "email": "johndoe@example.com", "password": "yourpassword" } Execute and confirm success.
3️⃣ Login to Get JWT Token Expand /api/auth/login.
Provide:
json { "username": "johndoe@example.com", "password": "yourpassword" } Click Execute → Copy the token from response.
4️⃣ Authorize Swagger with JWT Click Authorize (top-right green button).
In the value field, paste:
php-template Bearer <your_token_here> Click Authorize → Close.
5️⃣ Test the APIs Once authorized, you can:
Users Controller → View and manage users.
Posts Controller → Create, read, update, delete posts.
Category Controller → Manage blog categories.
Comments Controller → Add or delete comments.
SavePost Controller → Save posts for a user.
Upload Post Image → Upload images for posts.
6️⃣ Entity Relationships Refer to the diagram in the ApplicationPreview folder to understand:
User ↔ Post ↔ Comment relationships
Category linking with posts
Saved Posts mapping
7️⃣ Notes
-> Token expires after a set time — re-login if required. -> Only authorized users can create/update/delete posts or comments.
🔗 Related Links
GitHub Repo: https://github.com/NikStack20/JAVA-Spring-Boot-Project
License: Apache License 2.0