Application returns maximum of 5 books and maximum of 5 albums that are related to the input term. The response table contains title, authors(/artists) and information whether it's a book or an album.

Application uses

• iTunes API: https://affiliate.itunes.apple.com/resources/documentation/itunes-store-web-service-search-api/#searching
• Google Books API: https://developers.google.com/books/docs/v1/reference/volumes/list

• Spring boot
• Actuator with micrometer
• Webflux
• Lombok
• Spring boot test
• JUnit 5
• jQuery

For making requests to downstream services was used web client Webflux. It provides stability and follows the response time of upstream service. Webflux uses reactive mechanisms. Based on Webflux response timeout was created simple circuit breaker interaction pattern. Spring boot actuators with micrometer can be used for getting metrics.

The application has some unit tests and some end-to-end test. End-to-end tests have symbols 'IT' in classes name and should be runed manually.

• Java 8
• Maven 3.x

./mvnw clean spring-boot:run

Open URL http://{host}:{port}/index.html in a browser

http://{host}:{port}/swagger-ui.html

Application provides one endpoint that accepts text search term:

• GET http://{host}:{port}/v1/booksAlbums/{searchTerm}

In the file application.properties you can update:

• search.limit=5 - how many books and albums you will see on UI
• endpoint.response.timeout=20 - timeout for each downstream services