developer-interview-java

This provides a simple Spring Boot application to be used as part of the interview process for Java developers at Companies House. It is intended to be used as a starting point for candidates to build upon and demonstrate their skills in Java and Spring Boot.

Pre-requisites

• Java 21 (if running locally)
• IDE of choice (e.g. IntelliJ, Eclipse, VS Code)
• Maven (optional, if not using the wrapper)
• Docker (optional, if running in a container)
• sdkman (optional)

Running the application

The application can be run using the following command:

./mvnw spring-boot:run

Calling the application

The application is running on port 8080 by default.

At the end of the test

On Unix-based terminals

If you're running within a Unix-based terminal, you can run the following command to create a zip file of your work:

./bin/zip-my-code

This will create a zip file in the root of the project with your code, which you can then share with us.

Windows PowerShell

If you're operating on Windows, you can create a zip file of your work using the following command in PowerShell:

Compress-Archive -Path .\* -DestinationPath techtest-<your-name>.zip

Where <your-name> should be replaced with your actual name. This command will create a zip file in the root of the project with your code, which you can then share with us.

Windows File Explorer

If you're using Windows File Explorer, you can create a zip file of your work by following these steps:

1. Navigate to the root directory of the project.
2. Select all the files and folders in the project (you can use Ctrl + A).
3. Right-click on the selected files and choose "Send to" > "Compressed (zipped) folder".
4. Name the zip file as techtest-<your-name>.zip, replacing <your-name> with your actual name.
5. The zip file will be created in the root of the project, which you can then share with us.