---
title: Create the Java project
linkTitle: Create the project
description: Set up a Java project with Maven and implement a PostgreSQL-backed customer service.
weight: 10
---

## Set up the Maven project

Create a Java project with Maven from your preferred IDE. This guide uses
Maven, but you can use Gradle if you prefer. Add the following dependencies
to `pom.xml`:

```xml
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
        <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
        <version>42.7.3</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
        <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
        <version>1.5.6</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
        <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
        <version>5.10.2</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>3.2.5</version>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>
```

This adds the Postgres JDBC driver, logback for logging, JUnit 5 for testing,
and the latest `maven-surefire-plugin` for JUnit 5 support.

## Implement the business logic

Create a `Customer` record:

```java
package com.testcontainers.demo;

public record Customer(Long id, String name) {}
```

Create a `DBConnectionProvider` class to hold JDBC connection parameters and
provide a database `Connection`:

```java
package com.testcontainers.demo;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;

class DBConnectionProvider {

  private final String url;
  private final String username;
  private final String password;

  public DBConnectionProvider(String url, String username, String password) {
    this.url = url;
    this.username = username;
    this.password = password;
  }

  Connection getConnection() {
    try {
      return DriverManager.getConnection(url, username, password);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  }
}
```

Create the `CustomerService` class:

```java
package com.testcontainers.demo;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class CustomerService {

  private final DBConnectionProvider connectionProvider;

  public CustomerService(DBConnectionProvider connectionProvider) {
    this.connectionProvider = connectionProvider;
    createCustomersTableIfNotExists();
  }

  public void createCustomer(Customer customer) {
    try (Connection conn = this.connectionProvider.getConnection()) {
      PreparedStatement pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(
        "insert into customers(id,name) values(?,?)"
      );
      pstmt.setLong(1, customer.id());
      pstmt.setString(2, customer.name());
      pstmt.execute();
    } catch (SQLException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  }

  public List<Customer> getAllCustomers() {
    List<Customer> customers = new ArrayList<>();

    try (Connection conn = this.connectionProvider.getConnection()) {
      PreparedStatement pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(
        "select id,name from customers"
      );
      ResultSet rs = pstmt.executeQuery();
      while (rs.next()) {
        long id = rs.getLong("id");
        String name = rs.getString("name");
        customers.add(new Customer(id, name));
      }
    } catch (SQLException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
    return customers;
  }

  private void createCustomersTableIfNotExists() {
    try (Connection conn = this.connectionProvider.getConnection()) {
      PreparedStatement pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(
        """
        create table if not exists customers (
            id bigint not null,
            name varchar not null,
            primary key (id)
        )
        """
      );
      pstmt.execute();
    } catch (SQLException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  }
}
```

Here's what `CustomerService` does:

- The constructor calls `createCustomersTableIfNotExists()` to ensure the table exists.
- `createCustomer()` inserts a customer record into the database.
- `getAllCustomers()` fetches all rows from the `customers` table and returns a list of `Customer` objects.