Introduced Jackson dependencies to replace Gson for JSON processing. Updated application properties and controllers to handle Jackson-specific exceptions. Refactored form serialization to use Jackson's `ObjectMapper` for better date handling and consistency.
Introduced `@RestController` and `@RequestMapping` in `StaffAppController` for standardized API endpoints. Refactored properties file handling in `PropertiesLoader` and `PropertiesWriter` to simplify file creation logic.
Introduced `StaffAppController` and `StaffAppFormData` to handle staff application form submissions. The controller now stores user data, initiates email verification, and provides appropriate responses based on the verification outcome. Additionally, updated `application.properties` and cleaned up IntelliJ workspace.xml.
A new setup allows specifying database properties path using command-line arguments during startup. The `DatabaseConnection.initialize()` method signature has been updated to accept a path argument. Methods in `PropertiesLoader`, `PropertiesWriter`, and `MailSettings` classes, along with tests in the `TestForm` class, were adjusted accordingly.
A new configuration setup now allows specifying a path for database properties via command-line arguments during application startup. This update also changes the call signature for `DatabaseConnection.initialize()` method to accept a path argument. Similarly, methods in `PropertiesLoader`, `PropertiesWriter`, and `MailSettings` classes were also updated to use the specified path when working with properties files. The `TestForm` class's tests were updated accordingly to handle these changes.
The form-to-HTML output process has been switched from a `<div>` approach to using a `StringBuilder` with a table structure in `ContactFormData.java`. Also, the spring validation auto-configuration has been disabled by adding `exclude = ValidationAutoConfiguration.class` in the `@SpringBootApplication` annotation of `Main.java`. Some changes in `.idea/workspace.xml` and `VerifyController.java` were made as well.
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