Mock Interview Platform

This app was designed to help both aspiring and current programmers improve their technical coding skills by pairing two users to perform a mock interview with each other. Once the interview has finished, both users will provide feedback for the other user on their strengths and weaknesses.

Try out the application at mock-interview-platform.herokuapp.com!

Contributors:

Kevin Yi, Nafis Uddin, Tim Rines

Built With:

Frontend

• React - The framework used for developing the components and UI.
• Material UI - Javascript framework for styling and CSS compartmentalization.
• Simple Peer - WebRTC wrapper used to create 2 way video chat connection.

Backend

• Node JS/Express JS - Backend used for our API routes.
• Mongo DB/Atlas - Database used to store our user and application data.
• Socket.IO - JavaScript library for creating real-time lobby and interview rooms.
• Glot - API used to run code from the code editor.

Features:

• User login/sign up authentication.
• Randomly selected interview questions based on the user's current skill level.
• Real-time code change updates on screen.
• Two-way video chat functionality using WebRTC.
• Upcoming/past practice interview dashboard for easy user experience.

Installation:

If you want to run the application locally, follow the instructions below:

1. Clone repository
2. Install Dependencies - Run npm install in the root directory and client directory
3. Create a file with the name .env
4. Add the application secret key for authentication using SECRET_KEY to .env
5. Add the application mongo uri MONGO_LOCAL_URI to .env. Additional information to run mongoDB locally can be found here. Alternatively you can use Mongo Atlas here.
6. To run code from the code editor, create an account on glot.io. You can find your api key after registering here. Add glot token GLOT_TOKEN to .env.
7. Sign up for AWS S3 and add S3_ACCESS_KEY, S3_ACCESS_SECRET and S3_BUCKET_NAME to .env
8. Final .env appear should like below:

SECRET_KEY=<Secret key for passport.js>
MONGO_LOCAL_URI=<Your mongo uri>
GLOT_TOKEN="Token <Your glot token>"
S3_ACCESS_KEY=<Your S3 access key>
S3_ACCESS_SECRET=<Your S3 secret>
S3_BUCKET_NAME=<Your bucket name>

9. Run npm run dev to start the server on the root directory and npm start on client to start the application

Features:

Login/Signup Authentication

Real time code changes/video chat

Check your past practice interview details and feedback

Deployed with:

• Heroku