Core Buster Movie Rental Application

BACKGROUND

This repository is a modern take on an exercise from Martin Fowler's book, "Refactoring." I was already knowledgeable of this exercise and decided to write this application as a modern take on the exercise while doing a coding test for a prospective employer.

I wrote this application using the following technologies:

• PHP version 7.3.25
• MySQL version 5.7.24
• Laravel version 7.29
• Vue.js version 2.5.17
• Bootstrap version 4.0.0

CODE SETUP

This application uses Lando to set up a local development environment. While I do have experience writing custom Docker compose files, as well, I have found Lando extremely helpful and reliable for getting a local dev environment up and running rather quickly and smoothly.

• Install Lando: https://docs.lando.dev/basics/installation.html
• Install Composer: https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#installation-linux-unix-macos
• Install Node Package Manager: https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm

Unpack contents of core_buster.zip

In a terminal, run the following:

lando start

To see the web and database settings, run the following:

lando info

See if you can access the website at http://core-buster.lndo.site/.

If the website loads correctly, use the following to log into the application:

• E-mail Address: admin@corebuster.com
• Password: admin

If the website did not load correctly in a browser, please check the settings in the ~/.env file and also in the ~/config/database.php file to ensure all settings are correct.

DATABASE SETUP

The database connection info is found in the ~/.env file and in the ~/config/database.php files.

Create a new database connection from the settings in those configuration files and create a new database for core_buster in your MySQL IDE of choice.

I have included a standalone SQL file you can import into your IDE of choice, core_buster.sql, or you can run the Laravel/Eloquent migrations:

lando artisan migrate

DEPENDENCIES

Run the following to install dependencies:

lando composer install

npm install

npm run dev

If you are curious as to what dependency packages I chose to use for this application, feel free to take a look at composer.json and package.json.

After performing the above tasks, you should have a working Core Buster application and be able to login and see the data being returned from the database.

EXAMINING CODE

The main files for examining logic in this application include:

• database/migrations/*
• app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
• app/Providers/RentalsServiceProvider.php
• app/Providers/RepositoryServiceProvider.php
• app/Repositories/RentalsRepository.php
• resources/js/components/Rentals.vue
• resources/js/app.js
• routes/web.php