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Task 02: Verify and explore PetClinic locally

What you’ll do: Confirm that the locally deployed PetClinic application is running with PostgreSQL, and explore its main features.

What you’ll learn: How to verify a local Spring Boot application connected to a Docker-based PostgreSQL database and navigate its core functionality.

Verify the application

  1. In VS Code, open a new terminal by pressing Ctrl+` (backstick) or go to Terminal → New Terminal in the menu.

  2. In the new terminal, run the petclinic

     mvn clean compile && mvn spring-boot:run \
   -Dspring-boot.run.arguments="--spring.messages.basename=messages/messages --spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost/petclinic --spring.sql.init.mode=always --spring.sql.init.schema-locations=classpath:db/postgres/schema.sql --spring.sql.init.data-locations=classpath:db/postgres/data.sql --spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=none"

  3. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:8080 to confirm the PetClinic application is running.

peclinic.png

Explore the PetClinic application:

Once it’s running, try out the key features:

  • Find owners: Select “FIND OWNERS”, leave the Last Name field blank, and select “Find Owner” to list all 10 owners.

  • View owner details: Select an owner (e.g., Betty Davis) to see their information and pets.

  • Edit pet information: From an owner’s page, select “Edit Pet” to view or modify pet details.

  • Review veterinarians: Go to “VETERINARIANS” to see the 6 vets and their specialties (radiology, surgery, dentistry).

After exploring the PetClinic application, you can stop it by pressing CTRL+C.