LinkedIn Clone Backend

This repository keeps track of development of the Java Spring backend code of the LinkedIn Clone project

For developers

The project is developed using the IntelliJ IDEA, therefore most of the setup steps will be related to this IDE.

In order to setup the project with Prettier formatting tool on your workstation using IntelliJ IDEA:

1. In IntelliJ welcome screen choose the Import Project option and open the project folder
2. Choose Import project from external model option and choose Maven from the list and click finish
3. Run npm install inside of the project folder in order to install all necessary libraries locally.
4. Install a Prettier plugin in IntelliJ IDEA.
5. Navigate to Languages & Frameworks > JavaScript > Prettier inside Preferences of IntelliJ and choose desired Node interpreter and Prettier package (both should be autodetected by the IDE, if not the prettier package can be found in node_modules/prettier folder inside the project folder)
6. In order to trigger the formatter press Shift+Command+A (for macOS) and Shift+Control+A (for Windows/Linux) to trigger Find Action and search for Reformat with Prettier option
7. Other recommended plugins for IntelliJ IDEA are:
   • Lombok