Shopify Technical Challenge

A Java project for the Shopify Technical Challenge interview process.

Project Structure

technical-challenge/
├── pom.xml                          # Maven configuration
├── README.md                        # This file
└── src/
    ├── main/
    │   └── java/
    │       └── com/
    │           └── shopify/
    │               └── App.java     # Main application class
    └── test/
        └── java/
            └── com/
                └── shopify/
                    └── AppTest.java # Unit tests

Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher
• Maven 3.6 or higher

Building the Project

# Clean and compile
mvn clean compile

# Run tests
mvn test

# Package the application
mvn package

# Run the application
mvn exec:java

Running the Application

Using Maven

mvn exec:java

Using JAR file

# First build the JAR
mvn package

# Then run it
java -jar target/technical-challenge-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar

Testing

The project includes comprehensive unit tests using JUnit 5:

# Run all tests
mvn test

# Run tests with verbose output
mvn test -X

Project Features

• Java 17: Uses the latest LTS version of Java
• Maven: Modern build tool with dependency management
• JUnit 5: Modern testing framework
• Comprehensive Testing: Well-documented test cases
• Executable JAR: Can be packaged and run independently

Development

Adding New Classes

1. Create new Java files in src/main/java/com/shopify/
2. Create corresponding test files in src/test/java/com/shopify/
3. Follow the existing naming conventions and documentation patterns

Code Style

• Use Java 17 features where appropriate
• Include comprehensive JavaDoc comments
• Write tests with clear documentation of purpose and expected behavior
• Follow standard Java naming conventions

License

This project is part of the Shopify Technical Challenge interview process.