Consume Spring HATEOAS Rest API using AngularJS example | Spring Boot

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In this tutorial, JavaSampleApproach shows you a Spring Boot example that consumes Spring HATEOAS Rest API using AngularJS.

We'll build a Spring Boot Application in that:

HATEOAS REST Service provides interface for interacting with Customer Database.
Client calls API by using AngularJS, retrieves and displays:
Customer Data (Id, Name) with HATEOAS Links by CustomerId.
Order Data for Customer above.
2. Technology
Java 1.8
Maven 3.3.9
Spring Tool Suite – Version 3.8.4.RELEASE
Spring Boot: 1.5.4.RELEASE

3. Project Structure
HATEOAS REST Service:
Customer class extends Spring HATEOAS ResourceSupport.
CustomerRepository provides repository methods and custom finder methods for CustomerController to interact with Customer database.
CustomerController is a REST Controller which has request mapping methods for RESTful requests such as:
/{id}, /{id}/orders, /getcustomer/{id}
Response class defines structure for returned data of HTTP GET.