Project Name: Straw Social

Welcome to the Straw Social Project! This README file serves as a guide to help you understand the project structure, dependencies, and how to get started with development.

1. Introduction

This project is built using the Spring Framework, a powerful and widely-used framework for building Java applications. It provides comprehensive infrastructure support for developing Java applications rapidly.

2. Getting Started

To start working on this project, follow these steps:

Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>

Import project into IDE:

Import the project into your favorite IDE (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse).

Build the project:

Use Maven to build the project and resolve dependencies.

mvn clean install

Run the application:

Run the main application class (Application.java) in your IDE.

Access the application:

Once the application is running, access it using the specified URL http://localhost:8080.

3. Available Commands

In this project, you can use the following Maven commands:

This will create:

• mvn clean: Cleans the project.
• mvn compile: Compiles the source code.
• mvn test: Runs the tests.
• mvn package: Packages the compiled code into a distributable format
• mvn install: Installs the packaged artifact into the local Maven repository.