Learning Navigator - Exam Enrollment API

This project implements a RESTful API service using Spring Boot for managing the exam enrollment process in a Learning Management System (LMS). It uses MySQL for persistent data storage.

Features

• CRUD operations for Students, Subjects, and Exams.
• Foreign key relationships between entities.
• Validation for student enrollment in a subject before exam registration.
• Global error handling with appropriate HTTP status codes.
• Basic unit tests using MockMvc and Mockito.

Technologies

Unit Tests

• Unit tests for core functionalities are included under the src/test/java directory.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/learning-navigator.git
   cd learning-navigator

2. Install the required dependencies:

   • For Maven:

     mvn install

   • For Gradle:

     ./gradlew build

3. Configure MySQL connection details: Update the src/main/resources/application.properties file with your MySQL connection details:

   spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/yourdbname
   spring.datasource.username=yourusername
   spring.datasource.password=yourpassword
   spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update

4. Run the application:

   • For Maven:

     mvn spring-boot:run

   • For Gradle:

     ./gradlew bootRun

5. Test the API using Postman: You can import the Postman collection by clicking the button below:

   

Feel free to fork this project and contribute by adding new features or improving existing functionalities.