Distributed-Systems-Project1-ServletProgramming

Project 1 - Distributed Systems

Project Objective:

1. Familiarize with IntelliJ and TomEE.
2. Create two small web applications using Servlets and Java Server Pages.
3. Understand web scraping and API processing code.
4. Implement basic MVC pattern.

Tasks:

1. Create two Java Server Pages.
2. Practice with servlet programming, web scraping, API's and MVC
3. Create web application that can be used as an in-class survey tracker by allowing users to select an answer and submit it. Ensure MVC architecture is utilized.

Topics/Skills covered:

• Model / View / Controller (MVC) Architecture
• MD5 / SHA-256 Hashing
• Web scraping
• Pulling data from API
• Servlet programming
• JSPs

Demonstration of completed tasks:

Task 1: Created the initial landing page, called Index.jsp

Created the Results.jsp page that is shown after a value is added to be hashed

Task 2: Index has dropdown menu to select a dog breed

Results page uses web scraping to get breed information and pulls image from an API

Task 3: Index page allows users to submit answer to a survey question

All answers are stored in results