Problem Statement: Create a simple RESTful service, to create/update/view contacts.

Technical Details:

• Solution in Java.

• Java Rest - Jersey

• Request & Response in JSON

• Store the data in memory Used a simple thread-safe Java in-memory cache. Items will expire based on a time to live period. Cache will keep most recently used items if you will try to add more items then max specified.

• Build tool- Maven

• Used generic REST client FireFox Rest Client

Endpoints:

• Desc- To update Contact URL - /contacts/id Method -PUT Header - Content-Type:application/json Payload - {"first_name":"eBay55","last_name":"eBay55","phone":"eBay58","email":"eBay55", "address":"NYC66"}

http://localhost:8080/XebiaContactsService/api/contacts/80

• Desc- To create Contact URL - /contacts Method -POST Header - Content-Type:application/json Payload - {"first_name":"eBay55","last_name":"eBay55","phone":"eBay58","email":"eBay55", "address":"NYC66"}

http://localhost:8080/XebiaContactsService/api/contacts

• Desc- To get all Contacts URL - /contacts Method -GET Header - Content-Type:application/json Payload - {"first_name":"eBay55","last_name":"eBay55","phone":"eBay58","email":"eBay55", "address":"NYC66"}

http://localhost:8080/XebiaContactsService/api/contacts

• Desc- To get Contact by id URL - /contacts/id Method -GET Header - Content-Type:application/json Payload - {"first_name":"eBay55","last_name":"eBay55","phone":"eBay58","email":"eBay55", "address":"NYC66"}

http://localhost:8080/XebiaContactsService/api/contacts/80

Setup -

Prerequisites -

• JAVA version "1.8.0_31"
• Apache Tomcat v7.0 Server
• Eclipse
• External Jars- Place in ExtraDownloadJAR folder org.apache.commons.collections.jar tomcat-servlet-api-7.0.19.jar
• lib location - JavaJerseyRestCache/XebiaContactsService/WebContent/WEB-INF/lib