🚀 Hospital Management API

Welcome to the Hospital Management API! This API provides a comprehensive solution for managing hospitals, including doctors, patients, appointments, and more.

📌 Features

• 📋 Manage doctors, patients, appointments, and medical records.
• 🔐 Secure API with JWT authentication.
• 🌐 Comprehensive API documentation with Swagger UI.
• ✅ Scalable and maintainable architecture with Spring Boot.

🚀 Getting Started

📌 Prerequisites

• Java 17+
• Maven 3+
• MySQL 8+
• Git

📌 Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/MarioHMis/hospital-management.git
   cd hospital-management

2. Configure Environment Variables:

   • Copy the .env.example file and rename it to .env.
   • Edit the .env file and set your database credentials.

   cp .env.example .env

📌 Database Configuration

• Make sure you have MySQL running.
• Create a database named hospital_management.
• The database credentials are managed through the .env file.

📌 Running the Application

1. Build the project:

   mvn clean install

2. Run the application:

   mvn spring-boot:run

📌 Accessing the API

• API Documentation: http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html

📌 Authentication

• The API uses JWT for authentication.
• Register and login to receive a JWT token.
• Use the token in the Authorization header for secured endpoints.

📌 Environment Variables (.env)

• Ensure your .env file is configured with the following variables:

DB_URL=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/hospital_management
DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password
SERVER_PORT=8080

📌 Contributing

• Fork the repository.
• Create a new branch (feature/your-feature).
• Make your changes and commit them.
• Push to your forked repository.
• Create a Pull Request.

📌 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.