Play Framework - Beginner Tutorial - Make a post request and save the form data in Mongodb
Before the tutorial
You should :
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read
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have basic understanding of scala future transformation (map, flatMap)
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have basic understanding of scala implicits - clone play2.5-skeleton-compileDI.
This example uses compile-time dependency injection. You can use run-time DI if you feel confident about it. - download and install mongodb (brew install mongo for mac or check the video) - download and install mongochef
Tutorial
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After the tutorial
You should be able to :
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create a compile-time DI play project
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create a form in a play template
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understand that a simple post in play requires two endpoints.
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one to serve the form
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one to handle the post request
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create a model class
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map a play Form to a case class
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mapping
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save a case class in Mongo DB
Ressources
Be careful: we are using play2-reactivemongo plugin and not reactivemongo driver
Bonus
Do you know the difference between Action and Action.async ? Find out how to return different result statuses pages. check