Introduction

This is a simplified version of the main dropwizard-example project. The main purposes is to demonstrate the usage of the Jackson Xml Message Provider.

See Dropwziard Example for more detailed overview of the other sample features.

Running The Application

To test the example application run the following commands.

• To package the example run:

    gradlew shadowJar
  

• To setup the h2 database run:

    java -jar build/dropwizard-xml-example.jar db migrate pirates.yml
  

• To run the server run:

    java -jar build/dropwizard-xml-example.jar server pirates.yml
  

• To hit the Hello XML Pirates example (hit refresh a few times):

    http://localhost:8080/pirates
  

• To post data into the application. Use PostMan REST Client and load the following collection file:

    HellXMLPirates.json
  

• To reset the database:

    java -jar build/distributions/dropwizard-example-xml-all.jar db drop-all helloxml.yml --confirm-delete-everything