What this book covers

Chapter 1, Introduction to Modern Web Application Development, introduces two widely used full-stack web application development architectures. It also lays out commonly faced challenges in full stack web application development.

Chapter 2, Getting Started with JHipster, introduces the JHipster platform. It will also give the reader a brief overview of different server-side, client-side, and DB technology options offered by JHipster. This chapter will also provide instructions to install and use JHipster and various tools and options supported by it.

Chapter 3, Building Monolithic Web Applications with JHipster, guides the user through the creation of a production-ready Spring boot and Angular web applications from scratch using JHipster and will take the reader through the generated code, screens, and concepts.

Chapter 4, Entity Modeling with JHipster Domain Language, introduces the reader to JHipster domain language (JDL) and will teach build business logic with entity modeling and entity creation using JDL and JDL studio.

Chapter 5, Customization and Further Development, guides the reader through further development of the generated application. It will also teach how to the reader more about using technologies such as Angular, Bootstrap, Spring Security, Spring MVC REST, and Spring Data.

Chapter 6, Testing and Continuous Integration, guides the reader through testing and setting up a continuous integration pipeline using Jenkins. 

Chapter 7, Going into Production, shows the reader how to use Docker and how to build and package the app for production. It will also introduce the reader to some of the production cloud deployment options supported by JHipster.

Chapter 8, Introduction to Microservice Server-Side Technologies, gives an overview of different options available in the JHipster microservice stack.

Chapter 9, Building Microservices with JHipster, guides the reader through converting a JHipster monolith web application into a full-fledged microservice architecture with a Gateway, Registry, monitoring console, and multiple microservices. It will also guide the reader through the generated code and components such as JHipster registry, JHipster console, API gateway, and JWT.

Chapter 10, Working with Microservices, guides the reader through running the generated applications locally and creating domain entities for the microservice architecture using JHipster domain language.

Chapter 11, Deploying with Docker Compose, introduces the reader to advanced local and cloud deployment options for microservices. It will also guide the user through local deployment and testing of the generated microservice stack using Docker Compose and JHipster.

Chapter 12, Deploying to the Cloud with Kubernetes, guides the user through the Google cloud deployment of the generated microservice stack using Kubernetes and JHipster.

Chapter 13, Using React for the Client-Side, takes the user through generating an application with React on the client side instead of Angular using JHipster.

Chapter 14, Best Practices with JHipster, summarizes what the reader has learned so far and will suggest best practices and next steps to utilize the skills learned.