Xen Platforms Interview Challenge

Example app for the Xen Platforms interview challenge.

• Gist with challenge and instructions: https://gist.github.com/thiagosil/ee725fa09c796a1b5727afaac07c6bc7
• Base template repository: https://github.com/Finvoice/xen_base_challenge

Setup

Obtain Code

Clone or download this repository.

Install Dependencies

• SQLite3

  • Follow the installation instructions for your platform.

• OPTIONAL: Install the asdf runtime version manager: https://asdf-vm.com/.

  • Install the Ruby asdf plugin: https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-ruby
  • Install the NodeJS asdf plugin: https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs

• Node:

  • In your terminal, enter the project's root directory.
  • Manually install the Node version listed in .tool-versions or install using asdf: asdf install
  • Run npm install to install dependencies.

• Ruby:

  • In your terminal, enter the project's root directory.
  • Manually install the Ruby version listed in .tool-versions or install using asdf: asdf install
  • Install bundler: gem install bundler
  • Run bundle install to install dependencies.
  • Run ./bin/rails db:setup to set up the database.
  • Load example data into the dev database via: ./bin/rails db:fixtures:load

Start the Application

1. In your terminal, enter the project's root directory.
2. Start the backend: ./backend/bin/rails server
3. Start the frontend: cd ./frontend/ && npm run dev
4. Visit the indicated frontend URL.

Run Tests

Backend

1. In your terminal, enter the project's root directory.
2. Run: cd ./backend && ./bin/rails test

Frontend

1. In your terminal, enter the project's root directory.
2. Run: cd ./frontend && npm run test

Things to Note

• This project took a lot longer than 2 hours, but it was a ton of fun.
• The tests are a bit light; this is a function of ^^.