README

Project Description

This is the final solo project for the Backend program at the Turing School of Software and Design. The goal is to treat this like a 48 hour take home Code Challenge that one may receive during the interview process. We were given free choice of which language to use, and what we want to highlight when we present our work.

Local Set-up

$ bundle install
$ rails db:create
$ rails db:migrate
$ rails olympic_data:import_2016

Key Learnings

48 hour Timed Code Challenge
Schema Design
Creating a Rake Task Importing a CSV file
Continuous Integration
ActiveRecord
ActiveModelSerializers
API Endpoints

Versions

Ruby - 2.4.1
Rails - 5.2.3
Bundler - 2.0.2

Links

Heroku Link: https://koroibos-2016.herokuapp.com/
Project Spec: https://github.com/turingschool/backend-curriculum-site/blob/gh-pages/module4/projects/take_home_challenge/prompts/olympic_spec.md

Endpoint Documentation

All endpoints are preceded by the following url: https://koroibos-2016.herokuapp.com/

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GET /api/v1/olympians
Returns all olympians, along with their name, age, team, sport, and total medals won.

Required Parameters: no required parameters

Example Request: GET https://koroibos-2016.herokuapp.com/api/v1/olympians

Request:
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

Response:
status: 200
body:
{
  olympians: [
    {
      name: "Andreea Aanei",
      team: "Romania",
      age: 22,
      sport: "Weightlifting",
      total_medals_won: 0
    },
    {
      name: "Nstor Abad Sanjun",
      team: "Spain",
      age: 23,
      sport: "Gymnastics",
      total_medals_won: 0
    },
    ...
  ]
}

---

GET /api/v1/olympians?age=youngest
Returns a list of olympians with the youngest age, along with their name, age, team, sport, and total medals won. In the case that there is only one olympian with the minimum age of all olympians, a list with a single olympian will be returned.

Required Parameters: age - "youngest"

Example Request: GET https://koroibos-2016.herokuapp.com/api/v1/olympians?age=youngest

Request:
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

Response:
status: 200
body:
{
  olympians: [
    {
      name: "Ana Iulia Dascl",
      team: "Romania",
      age: 13,
      sport: "Swimming",
      total_medals_won: 0
    }
  ]
}

---

GET /api/v1/olympians?age=oldest
Returns a list of olympians with the oldest age, along with their name, age, team, sport, and total medals won. In the case that there is only one olympian with the maximum age of all olympians, a list with a single olympian will be returned.

Required Parameters: age - "oldest"

Example Request: GET https://koroibos-2016.herokuapp.com/api/v1/olympians?age=oldest

Request:
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

Response:
status: 200
body:
{
  olympians: [
    {
      name: "Julie Brougham",
      team: "New Zealand",
      age: 62,
      sport: "Equestrianism",
      total_medals_won: 0
    }
  ]
}

---

GET /api/v1/olympians?age=< n >
Returns a list of olympians with the age parameter, along with their name, age, team, sport, and total medals won. In the case that there are no olympians with the that age, an empty list is returned.

Required Parameters: age - an Integer value greater than 0.

Example Request: GET https://koroibos-2016.herokuapp.com/api/v1/olympians?age=50

Request:
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

Response:
status: 200
body:
{
  olympians: [
    {
      name: "Roger-Yves Bost",
      team: "France",
      age: 50,
      sport: "Equestrianism",
      total_medals_won: 1
    },
    {
      name: "Danilo Caro Guarnieri",
      team: "Colombia",
      age: 50,
      sport: "Shooting",
      total_medals_won: 0
    },
    {
      name: "Dan Anders Hkan Dahlby",
      team: "Sweden",
      age: 50,
      sport: "Shooting",
      total_medals_won: 0
    }
  ]
}

---

GET /api/v1/olympian_stats
Returns overall olympian statistics including: total competitors, average weight by gender, and average age for all olympians.

Required Parameters: no required parameters

Example Request: GET https://koroibos-2016.herokuapp.com/api/v1/olympian_stats

Request:
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

Response:
status: 200
body:
{
  olympian_stats: {
    total_competing_olympians: 2850,
    average_weight: {
      unit: "kg",
      male_olympians: 77.9,
      female_olympians: 61.4
    },
    average_age: 26.4
  }
}

---

GET /api/v1/events
Returns all olympic events, which are displayed under the heading of their associated sport.

Required Parameters: no required parameters

Example Request: GET https://koroibos-2016.herokuapp.com/api/v1/events

Request:
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

Response:
status: 200
body:
{
  events: [
    {
      sport: "Taekwondo",
      events: [
        "Taekwondo Women's Flyweight",
        "Taekwondo Men's Featherweight",
        "Taekwondo Men's Heavyweight",
        "Taekwondo Women's Featherweight",
        "Taekwondo Women's Heavyweight",
        "Taekwondo Men's Flyweight",
        "Taekwondo Women's Welterweight",
        "Taekwondo Men's Welterweight"
      ]
    },
    {
      sport: "Handball",
      events: [
        "Handball Men's Handball",
        "Handball Women's Handball"
      ]
    }
  ]  
}

---

GET /api/v1/events/:id/medalists
Returns all medalists along with their name, team, age, and medal type, for a specific event based on the event :id in the url. Note not all medalists may appear due to incomplete sample data

Required Parameters: no required parameters - an event :id is needed in url

Example Request: GET https://koroibos-2016.herokuapp.com/api/v1/events/250/medalists

Request:
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

Response:
status: 200
body:
{
  event: "Swimming Women's 200 metres Backstroke",
  medalists: [
    {
      name: "Hilary Caldwell",
      team: "Canada",
      age: 25,
      medal: "Bronze"
    },
    {
      name: "Madeline Jane "Maya" DiRado",
      team: "United States",
      age: 23,
      medal: "Gold"
    }
  ]
}

Schema