Creating a web service in Java

We will create a simple web service in Java using the test-driven development approach. The steps that we will follow are:

• Creating the project in Eclipse IDE
• Modifying the Gradle build file
• Coding the backend class
• Coding the web service code

Creating a new Gradle project in Eclipse IDE

We will create a Gradle project and then examine the generated project.

Start Eclipse IDE if it is not already running. If necessary, acknowledge the workspace directory. This will be the root directory where Eclipse will create new projects and look for existing ones.

Eclipse IDE's Welcome tab will now be displayed. As it does not offer a shortcut for creating a new Gradle-based project, we will ignore it for now. To create a Gradle project, do the following:

• From the File menu, move to New and choose Project... (be sure not to select Java Project or Gradle will not be used for building the project):
  
• In the New Project wizard window, expand the Gradle option and select the Gradle Project...