Instructions to configure datastore details:

-update properties (DBHOST, DBPORT, DBNAME, DBUSER, PASSWORD) under jetty-maven_plugin and maven-surefire-plugin in pom.xml

-if mongoDB does not need authentication, leave DBUSER and PASSWORD empty

To run the application say "mvn jetty:run" . You can access the application at http://localhost:8080/

Applicant REST API

Operations Supported:

/api/applicants

GET : lists all applicants

/api/applicants/{login}

GET : fetched applicant with that particular login-ID

/api/applicants/{login}

DELETE : deletes applicant with the given ID

/api/applicants/

POST: inserts a new applicant. JSON payload is of format {"login":"user1", "name":"user name": "email":"[email protected]"}

/api/applicants/{login}

PUT: updates applicant identified by login. JSON payload is of format {"login":"user1", "name":"user name": "email":"[email protected]"}