In the previous chapter, we learned about how to create a starting application template, add some basic functionalities, and set up a connection to a database. In this chapter, we will continue to evolve our BookPub application and give it a web presence.

In this chapter, we will learn about the following topics:

• Creating a basic RESTful application
• Creating Spring Data REST service
• Configuring custom servlet filters
• Configuring custom interceptors
• Configuring custom HttpMessageConverters
• Configuring custom PropertyEditors
• Configuring custom type formatters