An API that provides random places to visit by utilizing the Google Places API to fetch diverse locations and MongoDB to store them.

1. Google Places API Integration: Learn how to use the Google Places API to form requests and process responses.
2. RestTemplate Usage: Utilize RestTemplate to make HTTP requests to the Google Places API.
3. JSON Response Processing: Learn how to use Jackson ObjectMapper to parse JSON response objects.
4. Enum for Response Codes: Implement an Enum for response codes and handle exceptions effectively.
5. Configuration Management: Store variable names using YAML configuration files for better management
6. MongoDB Integration: Store fetched location information in MongoDB for persistence.
7. Random Place Retrieval: Retrieve a random entry from MongoDB and return it as a travel destination.
8. Mocking the Google API: Use Wiremock to mock out Google API
9. Testing Controller Layer: Use MockMvc to test just the controller layer
10. Docker Containers instead of MongoDB for Test Cases: Use TestContainers to provide the MongoDB during test cases instead of connecting to the actual MongoDB

To use the SavedPlaces API, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/roro0290/SavedPlaces.git

2. Set up your Google API key in the application properties file.

3. Run the application.

4. Use the provided endpoints to fetch random travel destinations.

• POST /add/location: Look up the given name using the Google Places API and store in MongoDB.
• GET /get/random: Get any one of the places saved in MongoDB.

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, improvements, or feature requests, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

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