๐ง Project Title: AI-Powered Blog with React & Spring Boot


๐ง Tech Stack Overview
Layer | Technology | Purpose |
Frontend | React 18+, Vite, Material UI | Blog UI with AI-powered content tools |
Backend | Spring Boot 3.x, Java 17+ | REST APIs, AI handling, DB operations |
AI API | OpenAI (or Ollama / Local LLMs) | Summarization, keyword extraction |
Database | PostgreSQL / MongoDB | Blog post storage |
Deployment | Docker, Render/Heroku (optional) | Deployment of frontend/backend |
๐ Frontend (React 18+ with Vite)
Features:
Modern Blog UI with Material UI
AI-powered tools (Summarize, Generate tags, Tone detection)
Markdown editor (like
react-markdown
)Axios for API calls
Tools & Libraries:
React: https://react.dev
Vite (React boilerplate): https://vitejs.dev/guide/
Material UI: https://mui.com/
Axios: https://axios-http.com/
React Markdown: https://github.com/remarkjs/react-markdown
Installation Steps:
npm create vite@latest ai-blog -- --template react
cd ai-blog
npm install @mui/material @emotion/react @emotion/styled axios react-markdown
npm run dev
Sample Component: AiToolsPanel.jsx
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import axios from 'axios';
import { Button, TextField, Typography } from '@mui/material';
export default function AiToolsPanel({ content }) {
const [summary, setSummary] = useState('');
const handleSummarize = async () => {
const response = await axios.post('http://localhost:8080/api/ai/summarize', { content });
setSummary(response.data.summary);
};
return (
<>
<Button variant="contained" onClick={handleSummarize}>Summarize</Button>
<Typography variant="body1" sx={{ mt: 2 }}>{summary}</Typography>
</>
);
}
๐ Backend (Spring Boot + AI Integration)
Features:
CRUD for blog posts
AI endpoints for summarization / content assistance
Secure OpenAI or custom LLM integration
Tools:
Spring Initializr: https://start.spring.io
Spring Boot 3+
Java 17 or 21
Spring Web, Spring Data JPA, PostgreSQL/MongoDB Driver
OpenAI Java SDK (or HTTP Client)
Sample Dependencies:
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.theokanning.openai-gpt3-java</groupId>
<artifactId>client</artifactId>
<version>0.11.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
Example: AIController.java
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/ai")
public class AIController {
private final OpenAiService openAiService;
public AIController(@Value("${openai.api.key}") String apiKey) {
this.openAiService = new OpenAiService(apiKey);
}
@PostMapping("/summarize")
public Map<String, String> summarize(@RequestBody Map<String, String> request) {
String content = request.get("content");
CompletionRequest completionRequest = CompletionRequest.builder()
.prompt("Summarize this:\n" + content)
.maxTokens(100)
.model("gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct")
.build();
CompletionResult result = openAiService.createCompletion(completionRequest);
String summary = result.getChoices().get(0).getText().trim();
return Map.of("summary", summary);
}
}
๐ง AI API Options
1. OpenAI (GPT-3.5, GPT-4)
Signup: https://platform.openai.com
2. Ollama (for local LLM like LLaMA3)
Run
ollama run llama3
Use Java HTTP client to call
http://localhost:11434/api/generate
๐๏ธ Database Models (Blog + User)
Example Entity: BlogPost.java
@Entity
public class BlogPost {
@Id @GeneratedValue
private Long id;
private String title;
@Column(length = 5000)
private String content;
private LocalDateTime createdAt;
}
๐ฆ Docker Support
Dockerfile
for Spring Boot:
FROM eclipse-temurin:17-jdk-alpine
ARG JAR_FILE=target/*.jar
COPY ${JAR_FILE} app.jar
ENTRYPOINT ["java","-jar","/app.jar"]
docker-compose.yml
(optional)
version: '3'
services:
backend:
build: .
ports:
- "8080:8080"
environment:
- OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key
db:
image: postgres
ports:
- "5432:5432"
environment:
POSTGRES_DB=blog
POSTGRES_USER=user
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=pass
๐ Sample Features to Implement
Feature | Tech Used |
Markdown Editor | React Markdown, MUI |
AI Content Summary | OpenAI API, Spring Boot |
AI SEO Tags Generator | Prompt engineering + AI API |
Blog Management | CRUD REST APIs |
User Login/Registration | Spring Security (optional) |
๐ References & Tools
React Docs: https://react.dev
Spring Boot Docs: https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/html/
OpenAI Java Client: https://github.com/TheoKanning/openai-java
Ollama (local LLM): https://ollama.com
Docker: https://www.docker.com/
Vite: https://vitejs.dev
PostgreSQL: https://www.postgresql.org/download/
Material UI: https://mui.com
โ Bonus Ideas
Add AI grammar check using OpenAI
Integrate AI-based sentiment analysis
Use LangChain4J for chaining AI tasks in Java
Add authentication with JWT
Deploy with Render / Vercel
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