Livestorm Back-End Hiring Test

This test is part of our hiring process for Rails developers. Apply now

Context

We need to make a little role-player game to pass the time at lunch, but nobody was able to do it properly at Livestorm. We really count on you, as lunch is a very important meal for us.

Features

This game should include a few features we wish to have:

It must be all written in english
You must be able to move in different directions
There should be a few rooms to get in, and events happening in it
We need a final room to fight our arch enemy
Don't forget the help section to remember the commands

Technical specifications

It should be written in Ruby
The game should work flawlessly
It must be fully tested through the gem of your choice

Spend as much time as you need to build it up, it doesn't have to be too complicated but we want to be impressed by your ingenuity in tackling this project. As time limit if you need one, a few hours should be way enough for you to write up a [small] working product.

What do we judge?

The overall quality and readability of the code
The way you structure the project. Don't write everything in one file
The time complexity of your algorithms
The quality of your tests
The design patterns you strategically use or not

Getting started

You can start off by creating a new file game.rb (or whatever name pleases you) and put this in it:

require 'readline'

while input = Readline.readline('> ', true)
  break if input == 'exit'
end

By launching ruby game.rb we should be able to navigate and play the game. It will be working through REPL entirely. You don't necesarrily have to use readline, what counts is that we can use your game through any console. I've written this to make a starting point to the project, taking it or not is up to you.

Example


> Hi John, ready to go on our adventure? (yes/no)
yes
> You're about to enter the dungeon, where do we go first? (right/left/forward)
right
> Risky move I see, you're now in the first room to the right but it was empty, should we pursue? (forward/backward)
forward
> Oh my god, you're facing Giggly Giggle, your arch enemy, what will you do? (hit/run)
run
> You tried to run but he kicked your ass anyway. Want to try again? (yes/no)
no

This is a pragmatic example of storyboard, you're free to enhance the experience with whatever comes to mind. Don't go too far, as finishing the product is as important as adding up to its complexity

How to send your app code

When you feel you are done, send us by email:

A link to a private GitHub repository with an invite access for @Loschcode

Tips

Write it in PORO rather than within any framework
At Livestorm we prefer RSpec, but it's not mandatory

arkan / hiring-backend-test