Spring-boot:Thymeleaf application consuming OMDB API

Running Application

Application Flow

• User types in the movie title in /index page which sends a POST request to /result with the movie title as parameter
• result controller recieves the movieTitle, sends an HTTP request through RestTemplate.class to OMDB Server
• Response from OMDB is mapped to the defined DTOs in the project
• The DTO is added as an attribute to the model and is processed by thymeleaf in result.html which is then returned as the view

Local Setup

• Requirements
  • Java 16
  • Maven
• Generate OMDB API key HERE
• Enter above recieved key in application.properties
• Run the below commands in the core
  • mvn clean install
  • mvn spring-boot:run
• Go to the below URI in any browser
  • http://localhost:9090