- Java 11 https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/11/
- Node >= 16.13.0. https://nodejs.org/en/ Earlier versions will probably work, but it hasn't been tested.
Instructions for running on mac and linux boxes. The below will probably work on Windows as well possibly with some minor modifications.
- Clone repository
- Open a terminal and cd into the project directory
- Build the Spring Boot application by running
./gradlew build - Start the Spring Boot application by running
./gradlew bootRun --args='--spring.profiles.active=local' - Open a new terminal and cd into the project directory
- Change directory to the frontend directory:
cd frontend - Build/install the frontend by running
npm install - Start the frontend by running
npm start
Now open http://localhost:3000 in your Chrome browser and try it out. Other browsers might work too, but it hasn't been tested.
If you want to access the backend directly: http://localhost:8080
A Postman (https://www.postman.com/) collection for the backend can be found in devtools/postman folder.
I chose to implement the backend solution using Java with Spring Boot. The database is an in-memory DB and the schema
is created using Liquibase. A default customer (me!) is inserted on startup when using the local profile.
Nowadays I generally prefer Python which I think typically needs less boilerplate code and is also more readable in my opinion. In this case I felt Java was a better fit as it was preferred along with C# (as per the task description), and completing the task was perfectly feasible with java.
When it comes to testing the code I typically focus more on unit tests over integration tests. I also tend to restrict testing to the business logic, not testing getter/setters, framework code etc. In this particular mini project that meant that there was not much to test.
The frontend setup is not done by a pro as you might see. I'm not a frontend guy, but I still enjoy coding in javascript. I'm eager to learn more in that field.