Photoz Clone

Overview

Photoz Clone is a simple Spring Boot REST API for uploading, retrieving, and deleting photos. It uses an H2 in-memory database for storage and follows a layered architecture with models, repositories, services, and controllers.

Features

• Upload photos via a REST API
• Retrieve all uploaded photos
• Retrieve a photo by ID
• Download photos
• Delete photos

Technologies Used

• Spring Boot 3.3.0
• Spring Web (for REST API)
• Spring Data JDBC (for database access)
• Spring Boot Validation
• H2 Database (for in-memory storage)
• Maven (for dependency management)

Project Structure

photoz-clone/
│── src/
│   ├── main/java/com/ezahema/photoz/clone/
│   │   ├── model/        # Entity classes
│   │   ├── repository/   # Data access layer
│   │   ├── service/      # Business logic layer
│   │   ├── web/          # REST controllers
│   │   ├── PhotozCloneApplication.java # Main application entry point
│   ├── test/java/com/ezahema/photoz/clone/ # Test cases
│── pom.xml              # Maven configuration
│── .gitignore           # Git ignore rules
│── README.md            # Project documentation

API Endpoints

Upload a Photo

POST /photoz

Request

• multipart/form-data
• Parameter: data (file)

Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "fileName": "example.jpg",
  "contentType": "image/jpeg"
}

Get All Photos

GET /photoz

Response

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "fileName": "example.jpg",
    "contentType": "image/jpeg"
  }
]

Get a Photo by ID

GET /photoz/{id}

Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "fileName": "example.jpg",
  "contentType": "image/jpeg"
}

Download a Photo

GET /download/{id}

Response

• Returns the file as an attachment.

Delete a Photo

DELETE /photoz/{id}

Response

• 204 No Content

Running the Project

Prerequisites

• Java 17+
• Maven

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-repo/photoz-clone.git
   cd photoz-clone

2. Build and run the application:

   mvn spring-boot:run

3. Access the API at http://localhost:8080/

Future Improvements

• Add user authentication
• Support for external databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Frontend UI for photo management

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.