In the previous chapter, we learned about how to create a starting application template, add some basic functionalities, and set up a connection to a database. In this chapter, we will continue to evolve our BookPub application and give it a web presence.
In this chapter, we will learn about the following topics:
- Creating a basic RESTful application
- Creating Spring Data REST service
- Configuring custom servlet filters
- Configuring custom interceptors
- Configuring custom HttpMessageConverters
- Configuring custom PropertyEditors
- Configuring custom type formatters