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package org.waterforpeople.mapping.app.web.rest;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.inject.Inject;

import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
import org.waterforpeople.mapping.app.web.dto.ApprovalGroupDTO;

import com.gallatinsystems.survey.dao.ApprovalGroupDAO;
import com.gallatinsystems.survey.domain.ApprovalGroup;

@Controller
@RequestMapping("/approval_group")
public class ApprovalGroupRestService {

    @Inject
    private ApprovalGroupDAO approvalGroupDao;

    /**
     * Create a new ApprovalGroup from posted payload.
     *
     * @param requestPayload
     * @return
     */
    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = "")
    @ResponseBody
    public Map<String, ApprovalGroupDTO> createApprovalGroup(
            @RequestBody ApprovalGroupDTO approvalGroupPayload) {
        final Map<String, ApprovalGroupDTO> response = new HashMap<String, ApprovalGroupDTO>();
        ApprovalGroup group = approvalGroupPayload.getApprovalGroup();

        if (group.getName() == null || group.getName().trim().isEmpty()) {
            return null;
        }

        response.put("approval_group", new ApprovalGroupDTO(approvalGroupDao.save(group)));
        return response;
    }
}

Add approval group rest controller and create approval group method