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// Create a REST controller for order management
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/orders")
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class OrderController {
private final OrderService orderService;
@GetMapping
public ResponseEntity<List<OrderDTO>> getAllOrders(
@RequestParam(defaultValue = "0") int page,
@RequestParam(defaultValue = "10") int size) {
Page<OrderDTO> orders = orderService.findAll(PageRequest.of(page, size));
return ResponseEntity.ok(orders.getContent());
}
@PostMapping
public ResponseEntity<OrderDTO> createOrder(@Valid @RequestBody CreateOrderRequest request) {
OrderDTO created = orderService.create(request);
return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(created);
}
@GetMapping("/{id}")
public ResponseEntity<OrderDTO> getOrder(@PathVariable Long id) {
return orderService.findById(id)
.map(ResponseEntity::ok)
.orElse(ResponseEntity.notFound().build());
}
}// Create a repository for product search
@Repository
public interface ProductRepository extends JpaRepository<Product, Long> {
List<Product> findByCategory(String category);
@Query("SELECT p FROM Product p WHERE p.price BETWEEN :min AND :max")
List<Product> findByPriceRange(@Param("min") BigDecimal min, @Param("max") BigDecimal max);
@Query("SELECT p FROM Product p WHERE LOWER(p.name) LIKE LOWER(CONCAT('%', :search, '%'))")
Page<Product> searchByName(@Param("search") String search, Pageable pageable);
@Modifying
@Query("UPDATE Product p SET p.stock = p.stock - :quantity WHERE p.id = :id AND p.stock >= :quantity")
int decrementStock(@Param("id") Long id, @Param("quantity") int quantity);
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