Blog Application - REST API with Spring Boot

This is a simple blog application that exposes a REST API using Spring Boot. The API allows you to create, read, update, and delete blog posts. It also includes basic features such as authentication and validation.

Features

• Create Blog Post: Allows users to create a new blog post.
• Read Blog Posts: Allows users to view a list of all blog posts or a specific blog post.
• Update Blog Post: Allows users to update the content of an existing blog post.
• Delete Blog Post: Allows users to delete a specific blog post.
• Authentication: Secures API endpoints using JWT token-based authentication.
• Validation: Basic input validation for creating and updating blog posts.

Technologies Used

• Spring Boot: Framework for building the application.
• Spring Data JPA: For database interactions and ORM support.
• H2 Database: An in-memory database for development and testing.
• Spring Security: For authentication and authorization.
• JUnit: For unit testing.

Prerequisites

• Java 8 or later
• Maven or Gradle
• IDE like IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/blog-api.git