WebScholar
Tools
Java
Node JS
Springboot
MYSQL
DOCKER
JUNIT 5
Mockito
Contributions
Account Microservice
Backend Development
API Endpoints
Unit Testing
Documentation
The WebScholar project was my senior capstone project at Weber State University. The project is ongoing and is meant to offer an engine to search and apply for scholarships available to students. Microservice Architecture was a focal point of the project, and each team of 3 to 5 students was tasked with handling a different service of the overall application. My team handled the backend for Account Services.
Microservice Architecture
As the backend team for the Account Services, we were tasked with implementing functionality for users to create and manage their account data. Registering users, logging in, updating profile information, and password management all fell under this umbrella. To comply with the microservice architecture foundation, we ensured that our service could run independently of the others, with a separate database, repository calls, and API prefixes. Much of this work was done in tandem with the frontend team for Account Services, to provide them with the API calls that they needed to retrieve information and display it as needed.
JUnit tests
Unit tests were implemented with JUnit and Mockito to ensure that our backend was functioning as intended. At build time, Maven runs the test file, and reports any failed tests that may have occurred during compilation. By using Mockito, we were able to mock services, such as the Account Repository and Java Mail Sender, allowing us to test the backend methods in isolation.