Online News Portal (Backend)

Overview

The Online News Portal is a backend application developed using Spring Boot. It provides RESTful APIs to manage news articles, users, roles, categories, comments, and advertisements. This project offers a robust, scalable backend to support real-time news posting and user interactions in a digital news platform.

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Key Features

• CRUD operations for articles, categories, and advertisements
• Role-based access control for Admins and Users
• User registration and login functionality
• Commenting on articles
• Categorization and filtering of news content
• Swagger integration for API testing and documentation

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Tech Stack

Component	Technology
Backend Framework	Spring Boot (Spring Tool Suite)
Database	MySQL
API Documentation	Swagger
Hosting	(Optional) AWS / Google Cloud / Azure

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Modules & Entities

1. Authentication & User Management

• Login: Handles authentication.
• User: Stores user details like name, mobile number, email, and address.
• Roles: Defines Admin and User roles.
• Permission: Assigns access levels to roles.

2. News & Content Management

• News: Stores articles with type, description, and metadata.
• Latest Post: Highlights recently added articles.
• Contents: Stores various media contents linked to articles.

3. User Interaction

• Comment: Allows users to comment and edit on articles.

4. Admin Functionalities

• Admin: Can manage users, articles, and advertisements.
• Advertisement: Stores ads with title, description, type, and date.

5. Structure & Categorization

• NewsPortal: Manages system structure and news categories.
• Category: Organizes articles under specific categories.

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How to Run the Project

Prerequisites

• Java 17
• Spring Boot
• MySQL
• Maven

  Configure MySQL

1. Create a database named: news_portal.

2. Update application.properties:

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/news_portal
spring.datasource.username=root
spring.datasource.password=yourpassword

###Run the application:

./mvnw spring-boot:run

Access Swagger API Docs:
http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui/

 ##User Roles:
Role	Permissions

Admin-	Create, update, delete articles, manage users & ads
User-	View articles, post comments, edit profile

Sample API Endpoints:
Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/news	List all news articles
POST	/api/news	Create a new article
GET	/api/users	List all users (Admin only)
POST	/api/comments	Add a comment to an article
GET	/api/categories	View all categories