Sample Akka HTTP server

This is a sample Akka HTTP endpoint keeping an in-memory database of users that can be created and listed.

Sources in the sample:

QuickstartApp.scala -- contains the main method which bootstraps the application
UserRoutes.scala -- Akka HTTP routes defining exposed endpoints
UserRegistry.scala -- the actor which handles the registration requests
JsonFormats.scala -- converts the JSON data from requests into Scala types and from Scala types into JSON responses

Interacting with the sample

After starting the sample with sbt run the following requests can be made:

List all users:

curl http://localhost:8080/users

Create a user:

curl -XPOST http://localhost:8080/users -d '{"name": "Liselott", "age": 32, "countryOfResidence": "Norway"}' -H "Content-Type:application/json"

Get the details of one user:

curl http://localhost:8080/users/Liselott

Delete a user:

curl -XDELETE http://localhost:8080/users/Liselott