pom.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>    <!-- The POM model version used for this project. -->

    <parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>        <!-- The group ID for the Spring Boot starter parent. -->
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>        <!-- Parent project for Spring Boot applications. -->
        <version>3.3.5</version>        <!-- Specifies the version of Spring Boot. -->
        <relativePath/>
        <!-- Specifies to look for the parent in the repository. -->
    </parent>

    <groupId>com.example</groupId>    <!-- The group ID for this project. -->
    <artifactId>demo</artifactId>    <!-- The artifact ID, unique within the group. -->
    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>    <!-- The project version. -->
    <name>demo</name>    <!-- Name of the project. -->
    <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>    <!-- Short description of the project. -->
    <url/>
    <!-- Placeholder for the project URL (optional). -->

    <properties>
        <java.version>17</java.version>        <!-- Java version used for the project. -->
    </properties>

    <dependencies>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
            <version>3.3.5</version>            <!-- Ensure this matches your Spring Boot version -->
            <scope>runtime</scope>
            <optional>true</optional>
        </dependency>


        <!-- Spring Boot starter for building web applications with REST APIs. -->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
        </dependency>



        <!-- Spring Boot starter for unit and integration testing. -->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
            <scope>test</scope>            <!-- Indicates that this dependency is only used for testing. -->
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
            <scope>runtime</scope>
        </dependency>
        <!-- H2 database sql Provides a fast in-memory database 
         that supports JDBC API and R2DBC access, 
         with a small (2mb) footprint. 
         Supports embedded and server modes as well 
         as a browser based console application. -->

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jdbc</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <!-- JDBC API sql.Database Connectivity API that defines
          how a client may connect and query a database. -->

    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <!-- Plugin for packaging and running the Spring Boot application. -->
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.3.5</version>                <!-- Specifies the version of the plugin. -->
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>
<!-- new database interaction on nexrt commit (h2 sql database)-->