employee-dev-13-BE-add-ticket-table-back

springEmployeeSystem/TICKET_SYSTEM_SETUP.md

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+# 🎫 Ticket System - Database Auto-Creation Setup
+
+This document explains the backend configuration for automatic ticket table creation in the Employee Management System.
+
+## 🚀 **What's Been Fixed**
+
+### ✅ **Enhanced Ticket Entity (`Ticket.java`)**
+- **Fixed LONGTEXT Column**: Changed from `TEXT` to `LONGTEXT` for better MySQL compatibility
+- **Added Timestamps**: Automatic `createdAt` and `updatedAt` tracking
+- **Removed Manual SQL**: No more manual `ALTER TABLE` commands needed
+- **Better Annotations**: Proper JPA annotations for robust table creation
+
+### ✅ **Improved Application Configuration (`application.properties`)**
+- **MySQL 8 Dialect**: Updated to use MySQL 8 dialect for better compatibility
+- **Enhanced Logging**: Added detailed SQL logging for debugging
+- **Auto DDL Update**: Proper Hibernate DDL configuration
+- **Formatted SQL**: Better readable SQL output in logs
+
+### ✅ **Database Configuration Class (`DatabaseConfig.java`)**
+- **Guaranteed Table Creation**: Programmatic table creation with proper indexes
+- **Error Handling**: Comprehensive error handling and logging
+- **Table Verification**: Automatic table structure verification on startup
+- **Performance Indexes**: Added indexes for better query performance
+
+### ✅ **Sample Data Initialization (`data.sql`)**
+- **Schema Data**: Pre-populated ticket statuses and tags
+- **Sample Tickets**: Example tickets for testing
+- **Safe Inserts**: Uses `INSERT IGNORE` to prevent duplicates
+
+## 🛠️ **New Features Added**
+
+### 📅 **Automatic Timestamps**
+```java
+@CreationTimestamp
+private LocalDateTime createdAt;
+
+@UpdateTimestamp  
+private LocalDateTime updatedAt;
+```
+
+### 🗃️ **Performance Indexes**
+- `idx_user_id` - Fast queries by user
+- `idx_assigned_to` - Fast queries by assignee  
+- `idx_status` - Fast status filtering
+- `idx_created_at` - Time-based queries
+
+### 🔧 **Enhanced Service Layer**
+- **Proper Updates**: No more delete+insert operations
+- **Timestamp Preservation**: Maintains creation time during updates
+- **Error Handling**: Better exception handling
+
+## 🚀 **How It Works**
+
+### 1. **Application Startup**
+```
+Spring Boot starts
+↓
+DatabaseConfig.initDatabase() runs
+↓
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tickets
+↓
+Table structure verification
+↓
+data.sql executes (if present)
+↓
+Sample data inserted
+```
+
+### 2. **Ticket Operations**
+```
+Create Ticket → createdAt auto-set
+Update Ticket → updatedAt auto-updated  
+Query Tickets → Fast with indexes
+```
+
+## 📋 **Table Structure**
+
+| Column | Type | Description |
+|--------|------|-------------|
+| `id` | INT AUTO_INCREMENT | Primary key |
+| `subject` | VARCHAR(255) | Ticket title |
+| `description` | LONGTEXT | Detailed description |
+| `user_id` | INT | Creator user ID |
+| `assigned_to` | INT | Assignee user ID |
+| `status` | VARCHAR(50) | Current status |
+| `tag` | VARCHAR(100) | Ticket category |
+| `created_at` | TIMESTAMP | Auto creation time |
+| `updated_at` | TIMESTAMP | Auto update time |
+
+## 🔍 **Verification**
+
+### **Check Table Creation**
+```sql
+DESCRIBE tickets;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE tickets;
+```
+
+### **View Sample Data**
+```sql
+SELECT * FROM tickets;
+SELECT * FROM option_schema WHERE schema_name LIKE 'ticket%';
+```
+
+### **Check Indexes**
+```sql
+SHOW INDEX FROM tickets;
+```
+
+## 🧪 **Testing**
+
+Run the included test:
+```bash
+mvn test -Dtest=DatabaseConfigTest
+```
+
+## 🐛 **Troubleshooting**
+
+### **Table Not Created**
+1. Check MySQL connection
+2. Verify database exists
+3. Check application logs for errors
+4. Ensure proper MySQL permissions
+
+### **Column Type Issues**
+- The entity now uses `LONGTEXT` instead of `TEXT`
+- Should work with both MySQL 5.7+ and MySQL 8+
+- No manual table alterations needed
+
+### **Timestamp Issues**
+- Timestamps are handled automatically by Hibernate
+- `@CreationTimestamp` and `@UpdateTimestamp` annotations
+- No manual date setting required
+
+## 📝 **Sample Usage**
+
+### **Create Ticket**
+```java
+Ticket ticket = new Ticket();
+ticket.setSubject("Bug Report");
+ticket.setDescription("Found a critical bug");
+ticket.setUserId(1);
+ticket.setStatus("PENDING");
+ticketRepository.save(ticket); // Timestamps set automatically
+```
+
+### **Update Ticket**  
+```java
+TicketDto dto = new TicketDto();
+dto.setId(1);
+dto.setStatus("APPROVED");
+ticketService.updateTicket(dto); // updatedAt set automatically
+```
+
+## ✅ **Success Indicators**
+
+When everything works correctly, you should see:
+```
+✅ Tickets table created or verified successfully
+📋 Tickets table structure:
+  id - int - NO
+  subject - varchar(255) - NO  
+  description - longtext - YES
+  user_id - int - YES
+  assigned_to - int - YES
+  status - varchar(50) - YES
+  tag - varchar(100) - YES
+  created_at - timestamp - NO
+  updated_at - timestamp - NO
+```
+
+The ticket system is now fully configured for automatic table creation and management! 🎉 

springEmployeeSystem/backend/EmployeeSystem/src/main/java/EmployeeSystem/config/DatabaseConfig.java

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+package EmployeeSystem.config;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import javax.sql.DataSource;
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.Statement;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+@Configuration
+public class DatabaseConfig {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private DataSource dataSource;
+
+    @Bean
+    public CommandLineRunner initDatabase() {
+        return args -> {
+            try (Connection connection = dataSource.getConnection()) {
+                // Ensure the tickets table exists with proper structure
+                String createTicketsTable = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tickets (" +
+                    "id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY," +
+                    "subject VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL," +
+                    "description LONGTEXT," +
+                    "user_id INT," +
+                    "assigned_to INT," +
+                    "status VARCHAR(50) DEFAULT 'PENDING'," +
+                    "tag VARCHAR(100)," +
+                    "created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP," +
+                    "updated_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP," +
+                    "INDEX idx_user_id (user_id)," +
+                    "INDEX idx_assigned_to (assigned_to)," +
+                    "INDEX idx_status (status)," +
+                    "INDEX idx_created_at (created_at)" +
+                    ") ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;";
+
+                try (Statement statement = connection.createStatement()) {
+                    statement.execute(createTicketsTable);
+                    log.info("✅ Tickets table created or verified successfully");
+
+                    // Verify table structure
+                    java.sql.ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery("DESCRIBE tickets");
+                    log.info("📋 Tickets table structure:");
+                    while (resultSet.next()) {
+                        log.info("  {} - {} - {}", 
+                            resultSet.getString("Field"),
+                            resultSet.getString("Type"), 
+                            resultSet.getString("Null"));
+                    }
+                }
+
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                log.error("❌ Failed to initialize tickets table: {}", e.getMessage());
+                throw new RuntimeException("Database initialization failed", e);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+} 

springEmployeeSystem/backend/EmployeeSystem/src/main/java/EmployeeSystem/model/Ticket.java

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 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.ToString;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.CreationTimestamp;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.UpdateTimestamp;
 
 import javax.persistence.*;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 
 
 @Entity
@@ -27,19 +30,11 @@ public class Ticket {
    * Updated the @Column annotation for description to use columnDefinition = "TEXT".
    * This tells Hibernate to create the column as a TEXT type in the database,
    * which can hold much larger strings compared to a VARCHAR.
-   *
-   *
-   *  NOTE !!!
-   *    if app failed to start, comment out "@Column(name = "description", columnDefinition = "TEXT")"
-   *    start app, then modify table attr type manually via below cmd :
-   *
-   *    ALTER TABLE tickets MODIFY COLUMN description TEXT;
-   *
-   *  -> then run app again
+   * 
+   * Fixed to work with both MySQL 5 and MySQL 8 for auto table creation.
    */
-  //@Column(name = "description")
-  @Column(name = "description", columnDefinition = "TEXT")
-  private String description; // Use TEXT type for longer strings
+  @Column(name = "description", columnDefinition = "LONGTEXT")
+  private String description; // Use LONGTEXT type for longer strings
 
   @Column(name = "user_id")
   private Integer userId;
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   @Column(name = "tag")
   private String tag;
+
+  @CreationTimestamp
+  @Column(name = "created_at", nullable = false, updatable = false)
+  private LocalDateTime createdAt;
+
+  @UpdateTimestamp
+  @Column(name = "updated_at", nullable = false)
+  private LocalDateTime updatedAt;
 }

springEmployeeSystem/backend/EmployeeSystem/src/main/java/EmployeeSystem/model/dto/TicketDto.java

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.ToString;
 
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+
 @Data
 @AllArgsConstructor
 @NoArgsConstructor
@@ -18,4 +20,6 @@ public class TicketDto {
   private Integer assignedTo; // assigned user id
   private String status;
   private String tag;
+  private LocalDateTime createdAt;
+  private LocalDateTime updatedAt;
 }

springEmployeeSystem/backend/EmployeeSystem/src/main/java/EmployeeSystem/service/TicketService.java

@@ -31,11 +31,21 @@ public Ticket getTicketById(Integer ticketId) {
   }
 
   public void updateTicket(TicketDto ticketDto) {
-
-    Ticket ticket = new Ticket();
-    ticketRepository.deleteById(ticketDto.getId());
-    BeanUtils.copyProperties(ticketDto, ticket);
-    ticketRepository.save(ticket);
+
+    // Find existing ticket to preserve creation time and ID
+    Ticket existingTicket = ticketRepository.findById(ticketDto.getId())
+        .orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("Ticket not found with id: " + ticketDto.getId()));
+
+    // Update only the fields that should be modified
+    existingTicket.setSubject(ticketDto.getSubject());
+    existingTicket.setDescription(ticketDto.getDescription());
+    existingTicket.setUserId(ticketDto.getUserId());
+    existingTicket.setAssignedTo(ticketDto.getAssignedTo());
+    existingTicket.setStatus(ticketDto.getStatus());
+    existingTicket.setTag(ticketDto.getTag());
+
+    // Save the updated ticket (updatedAt will be set automatically)
+    ticketRepository.save(existingTicket);
   }
 
   public void addTicket(Ticket ticket) {

springEmployeeSystem/backend/EmployeeSystem/src/main/resources/application.properties

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 spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
 
 spring.jpa.open-in-view=true
-spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL5Dialect
-#spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL8Dialect
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL8Dialect
+spring.jpa.show-sql=true
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.format_sql=true
 logging.level.org.hibernate.SQL=debug
+logging.level.org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BasicBinder=trace
 spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.globally_quoted_identifiers=true
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto=update
 
 server.port=9998
 

springEmployeeSystem/backend/EmployeeSystem/src/main/resources/data.sql

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+-- This file will be executed by Spring Boot on startup to initialize data
+-- It creates sample data for testing the ticket system
+
+-- Insert sample ticket statuses into option_schema if they don't exist
+INSERT IGNORE INTO option_schema (column_name, schema_name, active) VALUES
+('PENDING', 'ticket_status', true),
+('CREATED', 'ticket_status', true),
+('REVIEWING', 'ticket_status', true),
+('APPROVED', 'ticket_status', true),
+('REJECTED', 'ticket_status', true),
+('CANCELLED', 'ticket_status', true);
+
+-- Insert sample ticket tags into option_schema if they don't exist
+INSERT IGNORE INTO option_schema (column_name, schema_name, active) VALUES
+('Bug Report', 'ticket_tag', true),
+('Feature Request', 'ticket_tag', true),
+('Technical Support', 'ticket_tag', true),
+('HR Request', 'ticket_tag', true),
+('IT Support', 'ticket_tag', true),
+('General Inquiry', 'ticket_tag', true);
+
+-- Create sample tickets if tickets table is empty
+INSERT IGNORE INTO tickets (id, subject, description, user_id, assigned_to, status, tag, created_at, updated_at) VALUES
+(1, 'Sample IT Support Ticket', 'This is a sample ticket for IT support request to test the system functionality.', 1, 2, 'PENDING', 'IT Support', NOW(), NOW()),
+(2, 'Feature Request Example', 'Sample feature request ticket to demonstrate the ticketing system capabilities.', 2, 1, 'REVIEWING', 'Feature Request', NOW(), NOW());