My Fridge

My Fridge is a web application that helps user track the food items in their fridge. It allows users to add, view, update, and delete foot items, including their names, types, and expiration date.

Features

• View all food items in the fridge with their details (name, type, and expiration date).
• Add new food items to the fridge.
• Update existing food items.
• Delete food items.
• Simple, user-friendly interface using Spring Boot and Thymeleaf.

Technology Stack

• Java (JDK 17) - The backend of the application is built using Java.
• Spring Boot 3.4.3 - Backend framework used for the app.
• Spring Data JPA - For database interaction.
• MySQL - Database for storing food items.
• Thymeleaf - Templating engine for rendering HTML views.
• CSS - For styling the frontend.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Java 11 or higher
• Maven (or use the Maven wrapper)
• MySQL
• An IDE like IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse

Clone the repository

  git clone https://github.com/yourusername/myfridge.git
  cd myfridge

Setup the Database

1. Create a MySQL Database

   • Create a new database named myfridge in MySQL.

2. Configure Database Connection

   • Create a application.properties file at src/main/resources/.
   • Configure the spring.datasource settings to connect to your database:

   spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/myfridge
   spring.datasource.username=root
   spring.datasource.password=yourpassword
   spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver
   spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
   spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL5InnoDBDialect

   • Replace yourpassword with your actual MySQL password.

Running the Project

1. Build the Project

   • Run the following command to build the project:

   mvn clean install

2. Run the Application

   • You can run the Spring Boot application using:

   mvn spring-boot:run

3. Access the Application

   • Once the application is running, navigate to the following URL in your browser:

   http://localhost:8080/fridge-items
   

Screenshots

Here are some previews of MyFridge in action:

• The homepage to open the fridge.
  
• Food list page the user can see all of their food in the fridge.
• Add Food page where the user can add food.