This project shows a very simple example project using Gradle, which has an HTTP server with a very simple API and backend.
In this example Vert.x is used embedded. I.e. we use the Vert.x APIs directly in our own classes rather than deploying the code in verticles.
To run the service, Java 8 needs to be available on your machine.
You can run or debug the example in your IDE by just right clicking the main class (BookService) and Run as... or Debug as...
To use the project in Eclipse, first run
./gradlew eclipse
to generate an Eclipse project that you can import into your workspace.
The build.gradle uses the Gradle shadowJar plugin to assemble the application and all it's dependencies into a single "fat" jar.
To build the "fat jar"
./gradlew shadowJar
Because the application plugin is being used, you may directly run the application:
./gradlew run
Now point your browser at http://localhost:8080