Backend Software Development Exercise

Objective

Build an API service with a database backend for storing and editing a movie collection. Please use a technology stack of your choosing to deliver the application, though use of AWS infrastructure is recommended.

1. Start by briefly documenting the technology stack of your choosing. Let us know what component you’ve chosen for each layer and why.
2. Setup a source code repository where we can watch your progress. GitHub or Bitbucket are fine.
3. You’ll need to deploy your application to a hosting service of your choosing (AWS, DigitalOcean, Azure, etc). Free tiers should be sufficient.

Requirements

1. The service must be accessible over http using a command line interface (curl, node, etc.); a GUI is not necessary.
2. Add an authentication method to restrict access to the repository. Only users that need access to the service should be able to access it.
3. The service must create, read, update, delete, and list movies in the collection.
4. Each movie in the collection needs the following attributes: a. Title [text; length between 1 and 50 characters] b. Format [text; allowable values “VHS”, “DVD”, “Streaming”] c. Length [time; value between 0 and 500 minutes] d. Release Year [integer; value between 1800 and 2100] e. Rating [integer; value between 1 and 5]
5. On the collection list request, the items in the list must be sortable by movie attributes.
6. Integrate a third-party web service relevant to the project.

Endpoints

Sessions

request:

delete("/api/v1/sessions/1")

response:

results => {:message=>"Successfully logged out."}

request:

post("/api/v1sessions?email=#{@user.email}&password=#{@user.password}")

response:

results
=> {:user_id=>1, :name=>"Jill Moss", :role=>"visitor"}

Users

request:

    new_user = {
      name: "Jill Moss",
      email: "jill@gmail.com",
      password: "pw",
      password_confirmation: "pw",
      role: "visitor",
      active: true
    }
    post "/api/v1/users", params: new_user

response:

results
=> {:message=>"Successfully created an account."}

Movies

request:

    new_movie = {
      title: "Deadpool",
      format: "Streaming",
      length: 168,
      release_year: 2016,
      rating: 4
    }
    post "/api/v1/movies", params: new_movie

response:

results
=> {:id=>333, :title=>"Deadpool", :format=>"Streaming", :length=>168, :release_year=>2016, :rating=>4, :created_at=>"2019-10-30T02:10:54.142Z", :updated_at=>"2019-10-30T02:10:54.142Z"}

request:

get "/api/v1/movies"

response:

results
=> [{"id"=>266, "title"=>"Batman", "format"=>"DVD", "length"=>150, "release_year"=>1997, "rating"=>5, "created_at"=>"2019-10-30T01:49:12.861Z", "updated_at"=>"2019-10-30T01:49:12.861Z"},
 {"id"=>267, "title"=>"Batman Returns", "format"=>"DVD", "length"=>157, "release_year"=>1999, "rating"=>3, "created_at"=>"2019-10-30T01:49:12.863Z", "updated_at"=>"2019-10-30T01:49:12.863Z"}]

request:

batman = Movie.create(title: "Batman", format: "DVD", length: 150, release_year: 1997, rating: 5)
get "/api/v1/movies/Batman"

response:

results => {"id": 223, "title": "Batman", "format": "DVD", "length": 150, "release_year": 1997, "rating": 5, "created_at": "2019-10-30T01:36:51.533Z", "updated_at": "2019-10-30T01:36:51.533Z"}

request:

changed_movie = {length: 156}
patch "/api/v1/movies/Batman", params: changed_movie

response:

results
=> {:id=>526, :title=>"Batman", :length=>156, :format=>"DVD", :release_year=>1997, :rating=>5, :created_at=>"2019-10-30T02:41:46.699Z", :updated_at=>"2019-10-30T02:41:46.703Z"}

Extra Credit (none, any, or all)

1. Implement a build tool of your choosing (CloudFormation in AWS, etc)
2. Integrate a testing suite of some sort

Keep In Mind

1. We want to see your progress, not just a finished product. Email us your source code repository and a link to your application instance as soon as you have them setup.
2. Stay in communication with us (ask questions, give status updates). This is part of the challenge.