From 6dbd9e8c316ed0617a763b941ef32cdc7c50a69c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Snehil Pandey <137755390+PandeySnehil@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:50:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

Enhancements include a top Keploy logo, centralized heading, and clean table layout for sample apps. Improved formatting with emoji dividers, consistent badges, and scannable section breaks.
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 README.md | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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-<h1 align="center"> Keploy Java Samples </h1>
 <p align="center">
+  <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Keploy_Logo.png" alt="Keploy Logo" width="300"/>
+</p>
+
+<h1 align="center">🚀 Keploy Java Samples</h1>
 
-  <a href="CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" alt="Contributions welcome">
-    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Contributions-Welcome-brightgreen?logo=github" /></a>
-    
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" alt="Contributions Welcome">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Contributions-Welcome-brightgreen?logo=github" />
+  </a>
   <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/keploy/shared_invite/zt-357qqm9b5-PbZRVu3Yt2rJIa6ofrwWNg" alt="Slack">
-    <img src="https://github.com/keploy/samples-go/blob/main/.github/slack.svg?raw=true" /></a>
-    
+    <img src="https://github.com/keploy/samples-go/blob/main/.github/slack.svg?raw=true" />
+  </a>
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0" alt="License">
-    <img src="https://github.com/keploy/samples-go/blob/main/.github/License-Apache_2.0-blue.svg?raw=true" /></a> 
+    <img src="https://github.com/keploy/samples-go/blob/main/.github/License-Apache_2.0-blue.svg?raw=true" />
+  </a>
+</p>
+
+<p align="center">
+  Sample Java applications to demonstrate the power of <a href="https://keploy.io">Keploy</a> — a developer-friendly tool for API testing using real traffic.
 </p>
 
-This repo contains the sample for [Keploy's](https://keploy.io) Java Application. Please feel free to contribute if you'd like submit a sample for another use-case or library.
+---
 
-> **Note** :- Issue Creation is disabled on this Repository, please visit [here](https://github.com/keploy/keploy/issues/new/choose) to submit Issue.
+## 📦 Java Sample Apps with Keploy
 
-## Java Sample Apps with Keploy
+| App | Tech Stack | Description |
+|-----|------------|-------------|
+| [Employee Manager](https://github.com/keploy/samples-java/tree/main/employee-manager) | SpringBoot + PostgreSQL | Manage employees with full Keploy integration. |
+| [Spring Boot MongoDB](https://github.com/keploy/samples-java/tree/main/spring-boot-mongo) | SpringBoot + MongoDB | CRUD app for magical potions inventory. |
+| [User Manager](https://github.com/keploy/samples-java/tree/main/user-manager) | SpringBoot + MongoDB | User management service with Keploy test recording. |
+| [Spring Boot Postgres GraphQL](https://github.com/keploy/samples-java/tree/main/spring-boot-postgres-graphql) | SpringBoot + PostgreSQL + GraphQL | Book-author service powered by GraphQL. |
+| [Spring Boot PetClinic](https://github.com/keploy/samples-java/tree/main/spring-petclinic) | SpringBoot | Pet Clinic demo with Keploy UI test recording. |
 
-1. [Employee Manager](https://github.com/keploy/samples-java/tree/main/employee-manager) - A sample Employee-Manager app to test Keploy integration capabilities using SpringBoot and PostgreSQL.
-2. [Springboot MongoDB](https://github.com/keploy/samples-java/tree/main/spring-boot-mongo) - The application is built purely with Java Spring-Boot that does the complete CRUD in the MongoDB database. This CRUD Application is about managing the data of Magical Potions in the Keploy inventory.
-3. [User Manager](https://github.com/keploy/samples-java/tree/main/user-manager) - A sample User-Manager app to test Keploy integration capabilities using SpringBoot and MongoDB.
-4. [Springboot Postgres GraphQL](https://github.com/keploy/samples-java/tree/main/spring-boot-postgres-graphql) - This is a Spring Boot application implementing a GraphQL service to handle requests related to books and authors.
-5. [Springboot PetClinic](https://github.com/keploy/samples-java/tree/main/spring-petclinic) - This is a Pet Clinic app where you can record testcases and mocks by interacting with the UI, and then test them using Keploy.
+---
 
-## Community Support ❤️
+> ⚠️ **Note**: Issue creation is disabled on this repository. Please use [this link](https://github.com/keploy/keploy/issues/new/choose) to raise issues.
 
-### 🤔 Questions?
+---
 
-Reach out to us. We're here to help!
+## 💬 Community Support
+
+Have questions or need help?
 
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-### 💖 Let's Build Together!
+---
+
+## 🤝 Let's Build Together!
 
-Whether you're a newbie coder or a wizard 🧙‍♀️, your perspective is golden. Take a peek at our:
+Your contributions are welcome—whether you're fixing typos or adding full apps!
 
-📜 [Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/keploy/keploy/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+- 📜 [Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/keploy/keploy/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)  
+- ❤️ [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/keploy/keploy/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
 
-❤️ [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/keploy/keploy/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
+---