AI + Spring Boot 🚀 Building a Library Management REST API with Cursor IDE
In this video, I demonstrate how I built a simple Library Management REST API using Java Spring Boot while experimenting with Cursor AI as my coding assistant.
This small backend project helped me understand how modern AI-powered development tools can speed up coding and learning.
Project Overview:
I built a CRUD-based Library Management API to manage books using Spring Boot and Spring Data JPA.
Book Entity Fields:
• id
• title
• author
• isbn
• publicationYear
Implemented REST Endpoints:
POST /api/books → Add a new book
GET /api/books → List all books
GET /api/books/{id} → Get book by ID
PUT /api/books/{id} → Update a book
DELETE /api/books/{id} → Delete a book
Tech Stack Used:
• Java
• Spring Boot
• Spring Data JPA
• H2 In-Memory Database
• REST APIs
• curl for API testing
Development Setup:
• APIs running on port 8080
• H2 Console enabled at /h2-console
• Cursor AI IDE used to assist with coding and development
Why this project is useful:
Building small CRUD applications is one of the best ways to understand:
• REST API design
• Spring Boot fundamentals
• JPA persistence
• Testing APIs during development
AI tools like Cursor can act like a coding assistant and make experimentation faster for developers.
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Next improvements planned:
• Add library members
• Implement book borrowing system
• Add validation
• Global exception handling
• Docker support
Credits
Cursor AI IDE
Developed by Anysphere
https://cursor.sh
Spring Boot Framework
https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot
H2 Database
https://www.h2database.com
Java
https://www.oracle.com/java/
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Content & Demo by
Prakash Karuppusamy
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