Internal Notes Module

An internal notes module built using Symfony 4.4 (LTS) as part of a recruitment task.

Tech Stack

• PHP 7.x
• Symfony 4.4 (LTS)
• Doctrine ORM
• Twig
• MySQL

Features

• List all notes
• Create a new note
• Edit a note
• Delete a note

Assumptions

• Authentication already exists in the system
• A User entity is available (used for the mid-task requirement)
• UI/UX is not a priority for this task

Mid-Task Change Handling

After receiving the requirement to make notes user-specific:

• A relationship between Note and User was added
• Notes are associated with the currently authenticated user
• Only the owner of a note can view, edit, or delete it

Note on Authentication

The project assumes an existing authentication system as per the task instruction. In the local setup, no authentication is configured, therefore $this->getUser() returns null. As a result, existing and newly created notes may have a null user locally. In a real environment with authentication enabled, notes would be automatically associated with the logged-in user.

What Confused Me

• Nothing significant; the requirements were clear and straightforward

What I Would Improve in a Production System

• Use Symfony Voters for authorization
• Add validation constraints
• Add pagination for large datasets
• Add automated tests
• Improve UI/UX

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository
2. Run composer install
3. Configure database connection in .env.local
4. Create database: php bin/console doctrine:database:create
5. Run migrations: php bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate
6. Start the server: php bin/console server:run