Creating a Book Search Engine from Scratch Using Java and GitHub Copilot

Introduction

• Modern Java development
• Course overview and objectives
• Prerequisites and learning goals

1. Setting Up Java, Maven, and Spring Boot

• Setting up Java
• Installing Maven
• Setting up a Maven project
• Setting up Visual Studio Code
• Introduction to the Spring Boot framework
• Creating a hello world API

2. Dockerizing the Project with PostgreSQL

• Setting up Docker
• Configuring PostgreSQL in Docker

3. Designing the Database Schema and Implementing Full-Text Search

• Designing the book schema
• Create a database schema in PostgreSQL
• Navigating the database using a web browser
• Introduction to full-text search
• Implementing full-text search in PostgreSQL

4. Ingesting and Validating Data

• Overview of data ingestion
• Automating data ingestion
• Validating data integrity

5. Implementing Business Logic and Writing Tests

• Introduction to business logic
• Developing business logic functions
• Writing unit tests

6. Designing and Creating APIs

• Developing the service layer
• Implementing the book search API
• Writing integration tests

Conclusion

• Conclusion