#76 - Added HAL browser to Spring Data REST Starbucks example.

rest/starbucks/README.md

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ This sample app exposes 10843 Starbucks coffee shops via a RESTful API that allo
 3. Access the root resource (`curl http://localhost:8080`) and traverse hyperlinks.
 4. Or access the location search directly (e.g. `localhost:8080/stores/search/findByAddressLocationNear?location=40.740337,-73.995146&distance=0.5miles`)
 
+## API exploration
+
+The module uses the HAL Browser module of Spring Data REST which serves a UI to explore the resources exposed. Point your browser to `http://localhost:8080` to see it.
+
 ## Technologies used
 
 - Spring Data REST & Spring Data MongoDB

rest/starbucks/pom.xml

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-data-rest-hal-browser</artifactId>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-batch-core</artifactId>