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+# Employee Management System API w/SpringBoot&MySql
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+This is a RESTful API for managing employees in a company. It is developed using Spring Boot and utilizes a local MySQL database for data storage.
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+## Features
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+- Create, read, update, and delete employees,industries and departments.
+- Retrieve a list of all employees or search for employees by specific criteria.
+- Supports basic CRUD operations for managing employee data.
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+## Getting Started
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+To get started with the Employee Management System API, follow the instructions below.
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+### Prerequisites
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+- Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on your machine.
+- XAMPP or any other MySQL server installed for managing the database.
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+### Setup
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+1. Clone the repository:
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+   ```shell
+   git clone <repository_url>
+   ```
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+2. Set up the MySQL database:
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+Install XAMPP or any other MySQL server.
+Create a new database called employee_management_system using a MySQL client or the command line.
+Configure the database connection:
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+Open the application.properties file located in the src/main/resources directory.
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+Modify the following properties to match your MySQL database configuration:
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+properties
+```
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/employee_management_system
+spring.datasource.username=<your_database_username>
+spring.datasource.password=<your_database_password>
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+```
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+3. Build and Run
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+```
+mvn clean install
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+java -jar target/employee-management-system-api.jar
+```
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+The API will be accessible at http://localhost:8080/api/v1/ 
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+## Contributions 
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+Feel free to do whatever you want with this , i don't really care it's some basic stuff for newbies :')
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