A comprehensive Spring Boot application for sharing and managing interview experiences. Built with ❤️ using Java 17, Spring Boot 3.x, and PostgreSQL.

• Secure authentication with JWT
• Profile management with personal details
• Social links (GitHub, LinkedIn)
• Password management with strong validation

• Share detailed interview experiences
• Add multiple rounds per interview
• Mark experiences as anonymous
• Rich text descriptions
• Company and role-based organization

• Search by company, role, or keywords
• Filter by job type and interview status
• Sort by date, company, or relevance

• Personal interview statistics
• Success rate analysis
• Common interview topics
• Company-wise experience breakdown

• Java 17 - Core programming language
• Spring Boot 3.x - Application framework
• Spring Security - Authentication & Authorization
• Spring Data JPA - Data access
• Hibernate - ORM
• PostgreSQL - Primary database
• Maven - Dependency management
• Lombok - Boilerplate reduction

• Swagger/OpenAPI - Interactive API documentation

• Java 17 or higher
• Maven 3.6.3+
• PostgreSQL 13+

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/VenkateshW22/PlacePrep.git
   cd placeprep

2. Configure Database

   • Create a new PostgreSQL database
   • Update application.properties with your database credentials

3. Build and Run

   mvn clean install
   mvn spring-boot:run

4. Access the Application

   • API Docs: http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html
   • API Base URL: http://localhost:8080/api

• POST /api/auth/signup - Register a new user
• POST /api/auth/login - Authenticate user

• GET /api/users/me - Get current user profile
• PUT /api/users/update/me - Update profile
• GET /api/users/me/experiences/summary - Get user's experience summary

• GET /api/experiences - Get all experiences (filterable)
• POST /api/experiences - Create new experience
• GET /api/experiences/{id} - Get experience by ID
• PUT /api/experiences/{id} - Update experience
• DELETE /api/experiences/{id} - Delete experience
• GET /api/experiences/summary - Get experiences summary

• JWT-based authentication
• Role-based access control
• Password encryption with BCrypt
• Input validation
• CORS configuration

src/main/java/com/vk/placeprep/
├── config/           # Configuration classes
├── controller/       # REST controllers
├── dto/              # Data Transfer Objects
├── exception/        # Custom exceptions
├── model/            # JPA entities
├── repository/       # Data access layer
├── security/         # Security configuration
└── service/          # Business logic

1. Fork the project
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

• Built with Spring Boot
• Inspired by platforms like LeetCode and InterviewBit
• Thanks to all contributors who have participated in this project