Full Stack Development with Spring Boot 3 and React: Build modern web applications using the power of Java, React, and TypeScript

Key FeaturesUse Spring Boot 3 to create powerful, complex, and secure backends for your applicationsLeverage React to build slick, high-performance frontendsGet introduced to TypeScript, Vite, and React Query for React developmentBook DescriptionIf you’re an existing Java developer who wants to go full stack or pick up another frontend framework, this book is your concise introduction to React. In this three-part build-along, you’ll create a robust Spring Boot backend, a React frontend, and then deploy them together.This new edition is updated to Spring Boot 3 and includes expanded content on security and testing. For the first time ever, it also covers React development with the in-demand TypeScript.You’ll explore the elements that go into creating a REST API and testing, securing, and deploying your applications. You’ll learn about custom Hooks, third-party components, and MUI.By the end of this book, you'll be able to build a full stack application using the latest tools and modern best practices.What you will learnMake fast and RESTful web services powered by Spring Data RESTCreate and manage databases using ORM, JPA, Hibernate, and moreExplore the use of unit tests and JWTs with Spring SecurityEmploy React Hooks, props, states, and more to create your frontendHarness the Material UI component library to customize your frontendUse the fetch API, Axios, and React Query for networkingAdd CRUD functionality to your appsDeploy your apps using AWS and DockerWho this book is forThis book is for Java developers who have basic familiarity with Spring Boot but don’t know where to start when it comes to building full stack applications. Basic knowledge of JavaScript and HTML will help you to follow along.You'll also find this book useful if you're a frontend developer with knowledge of JavaScript basics and looking to learn full stack development, or a full stack developer experienced in other technology stacks looking to learn a new one.About the AuthorJuha Hinkula is a software development lecturer at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Finland. He received an MSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Helsinki and he has over 17 years of industry experience in software development. Over the past few years, he has focused on modern full stack development. He is also a passionate mobile developer with Android-native technology, and also uses React Native. Table of ContentsSetting Up the Environment and Tools – BackendUnderstanding Dependency InjectionUsing JPA to Create and Access a DatabaseCreating a RESTful Web Service with Spring BootSecuring Your BackendTesting Your BackendSetting Up the Environment and Tools – FrontendGetting Started with ReactIntroduction to TypeScriptConsuming the REST API with ReactUseful Third-Party Components for ReactSetting up the Frontend for Our Spring Boot RESTful Web ServiceAdding CRUD FunctionalitiesStyling the Frontend with MUITesting React AppsSecuring Your ApplicationDeploying Your Application