Joke API – Random Joke Generator

A simple Java Spring Boot web application that serves random jokes via an API and displays them in a dynamic web page. Each joke changes when you click a button, with a smooth fade-in/fade-out animation.

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🛠 Features

• Random jokes served via a REST API (/joke)
• Frontend HTML page with a “Get a New Joke” button
• Smooth fade-out and fade-in animation for new jokes
• Fully static frontend served from Spring Boot
• Easy to extend with more jokes or endpoints

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💻 Technologies Used

• Java 21
• Spring Boot 3.x
• Maven for project build and dependency management
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript for the frontend

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher installed
• Maven installed

Installation & Run

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <your-repo-url>
cd jokeapi

2. Build and Run:

mvn clean
mvn spring-boot:run

3. Open You browser paste this

http://localhost:8080