Enhance Your Spring Boot Skills by Solving Exception Handling Issues: Implement a Global Handler for UserNotFoundException

Overview

This implementation enhances the exception handling mechanism within the Journal REST API application by defining a custom exception, UserNotFoundException, and implementing a global exception handler to manage this exception effectively. The goal is to centralize exception handling, improving code maintainability and consistency.

Got to Issue

Tasks

1. Define UserNotFoundException

Create a custom exception class named UserNotFoundException.

2. Implement Global Exception Handler

Implement a global exception handler to manage the UserNotFoundException.

3. Refactor Existing Code

Refactor the existing controller code to remove local handling of UserNotFoundException.

How to Contribute

1. Fork the repository: Journal-Rest-API

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Journal-Rest-API.git
   cd Journal-Rest-API
   

3. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b enhance-exception-handling
   

4. Make your changes and commit them:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Enhance exception handling and implement global exception handler for UserNotFoundException"
   

5. Push to the branch:

   git push origin enhance-exception-handling
   

6. Create a pull request: Go to the repository on GitHub and create a pull request.

Conclusion

By enhancing the exception handling mechanism and implementing a global exception handler, we can improve the maintainability and consistency of the codebase. I welcome contributions from the community to help me achieve this goal.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further assistance. Happy coding!