Spring Boot and Angular: Hands-on full stack web development with Java, Spring, and Angular

Design, build, and deploy performant and maintainable web applications using Spring, Spring Boot, and Angular
Key Features

Explore key concepts and best practices in developing full stack applications for real-world use cases
Boost your career as a full stack Java developer using advanced Spring tips and techniques
Dive into the practical concepts of frontend development with Angular without the need for theory

Book Description

Angular is a battle-tested and batteries-included JavaScript framework that is trusted by enterprises across the globe. Together with Spring Boot, it enables you to set up a resilient full stack for your web development project. This guide will help you harness the features of both these technologies and build complete Java web applications with impressive frontend.

You will begin your journey of building Java full stack apps by learning how to set up the CI/CD pipeline. Then, you’ll find out how to build the backend for your app, guided by best practices to ensure security, performance, and testability. As you progress through the chapters, you’ll discover how to build the frontend for your app, architected for enterprise. The concluding chapters will teach you all about deploying your application using GitHub Actions.

By the end of this web development book, you’ll have learned how to build a full stack web app using the most popular NPM packages for Angular and Java. You'll not just be able to build the app, but also package and deploy it through using continuous integration and continuous deployment practices.
What you will learn

Find out how to architect Angular for enterprise-level app development
Create a Spring Boot project using Spring Initializr
Build RESTful APIs for Java web applications
Understand how caching with Redis can improve your app’s performance
Discover how CORS with Spring Boot can improve your app’s security
Write tests to maintain a healthy Java Spring Boot application
Implement testing and modern deployments in full stack app development

Who This Book Is For

The book is for Java web developers with beginner-level experience in Spring Boot who want to develop complete web applications by leveraging the power of the JavaScript framework. An understanding of HTML, CSS, and Spring Boot is assumed as the book is not intended to help you get started with Angular.
Table of Contents

Spring Boot and Angular- The Big Picture
Setting Up the Development Environment
Moving into Spring Boot
Setting Up the Database and Spring Data JPA
Building APIs with Spring
Documenting APIs with OpenAPI Specification
Adding Spring Boot Security with JWT
Logging Events in Spring Boot
Writing Tests in Spring Boot
Setting Up Angular Project and Architecture
Building Reactive Forms
Managing States with NgRx
Saving, Deleting, and Updating Using NgRx
Adding Authentication in Angular
Writing Tests in Angular
Packaging Backend and Frontend with Maven
Deploying Spring Boot and Angular App