Assignment: Mapping in Spring Data JPA
Objective
Create a console-based Spring Boot application that demonstrates a One-to-Many mapping
between Department and Employee.
Task 1: Project Setup
1. Create a new Spring Boot project using Spring Initializr.
2. Select dependencies:
o Spring Data JPA
o PostgreSQL Driver
Task 2: PostgreSQL Setup
1. Install and start PostgreSQL.
2. Create a database named employee_department_db.
3. Note down:
o Database name
o Username
o Password
o Port (default: 5432).
Task 3: Configure Application
In application.properties:
• Configure database connection (spring.datasource.url, username, password).
• Set Hibernate DDL mode to auto-create tables (spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-
auto=create).
• Enable SQL logging (spring.jpa.show-sql=true).
Task 4: Entity Design
1. Create an Employee entity with:
o id (Primary Key, auto-generated)
o name
o role
2. Create a Department entity with:
o id (Primary Key, auto-generated)
o name
o One-to-Many relationship with employees (unidirectional).
o Use @JoinColumn so that a department_id foreign key is created in the
Employee table.
Task 5: Repository Layer
1. Create a DepartmentRepository extending JpaRepository.
2. Create an EmployeeRepository extending JpaRepository.
3. Add custom finder methods in repositories:
o In EmployeeRepository:
▪ List<Employee> findByRole(String role);
▪ List<Employee> findByNameContaining(String keyword);
o In DepartmentRepository:
▪ Department findByName(String name);
Task 6: Console Interaction (Runner Class)
1. Implement CommandLineRunner in a separate class.
2. Inside run() method:
o Insert one department with multiple employees.
o Save them into PostgreSQL.
o Retrieve all departments and employees and print them on the console.
o Call custom finder methods and print results on the console.
▪ Example:
▪ Find all employees with role = "Developer".
▪ Find all employees whose name contains "A".
▪ Find department by name "IT Department".
Task 7:
• Accept department and employee details from the console (Scanner) instead of
hardcoding.
• Add more custom queries, e.g.,
o findByRoleAndName(String role, String name)
o findByDepartmentId(Long deptId)
