Movie Streaming App with Spring Boot & Thymeleaf

🛠️ Technical Architecture

Backend Stack

• Spring Boot 2.7+ - Main application framework
• Spring MVC - Web layer and REST API endpoints
• Spring Data JPA - Data persistence and repository layer
• Spring Security - Authentication and authorization
• H2 Database - In-memory database for development
• Maven - Dependency management and build tool

Frontend Stack

• Thymeleaf - Server-side templating engine
• Bootstrap - Responsive CSS framework
• JavaScript - Client-side interactivity
• HTML5 Video - Native video streaming support

Key Components

// Example Movie Entity
@Entity
@Table(name = "movies")
public class Movie {
    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
    private Long id;
    
    @Column(nullable = false)
    private String title;
    
    @Column(length = 1000)
    private String description;
    
    private String genre;
    private Integer releaseYear;
    private Double rating;
    private String posterUrl;
    private String videoUrl;
    
    // Constructors, getters, and setters
}

// Movie Controller for API endpoints
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/movies")
public class MovieApiController {
    
    @Autowired
    private MovieService movieService;
    
    @GetMapping
    public ResponseEntity<List<Movie>> getAllMovies() {
        List<Movie> movies = movieService.findAll();
        return ResponseEntity.ok(movies);
    }
    
    @GetMapping("/{id}")
    public ResponseEntity<Movie> getMovieById(@PathVariable Long id) {
        Movie movie = movieService.findById(id);
        return ResponseEntity.ok(movie);
    }
    
    @GetMapping("/search")
    public ResponseEntity<List<Movie>> searchMovies(@RequestParam String query) {
        List<Movie> movies = movieService.searchByTitle(query);
        return ResponseEntity.ok(movies);
    }
}

🎨 Frontend Features

Thymeleaf Templates

• Dynamic Content Rendering: Server-side template processing
• Fragment Reusability: Modular template components
• Form Handling: Seamless form submission and validation
• Conditional Rendering: Dynamic UI based on data state

User Interface Components

1. Movie Catalog

   • Grid layout with movie posters
   • Hover effects and movie details
   • Pagination for large movie collections
   • Category-based filtering

2. Movie Details Page

   • Comprehensive movie information display
   • Embedded video player
   • User ratings and reviews
   • Related movies suggestions

3. Search Functionality

   • Real-time search suggestions
   • Advanced filtering options
   • Search result highlighting
   • Search history tracking

4. Video Streaming

   • HTML5 video player integration
   • Multiple video quality options
   • Playback controls and progress tracking
   • Fullscreen and theater mode

🔧 API Endpoints

Movie Information API

• GET /api/movies - Retrieve all movies
• GET /api/movies/{id} - Get specific movie details
• GET /api/movies/search?query={term} - Search movies by title
• GET /api/movies/genre/{genre} - Filter movies by genre
• POST /api/movies - Add new movie (admin)
• PUT /api/movies/{id} - Update movie information (admin)
• DELETE /api/movies/{id} - Remove movie (admin)

Streaming API

• GET /api/stream/{movieId} - Get streaming URL
• GET /api/stream/{movieId}/qualities - Available quality options
• POST /api/stream/progress - Update viewing progress

🚀 Performance Features

• Caching: Spring Cache for frequently accessed data
• Lazy Loading: Efficient data loading strategies
• Connection Pooling: Optimized database connections
• Static Resource Optimization: Compressed CSS/JS assets

🛡️ Security Implementation

• Authentication: User login and registration
• Authorization: Role-based access control
• CSRF Protection: Cross-site request forgery prevention
• Input Validation: Server-side data validation