Technical Assessment

Overview : Using Java, write a web based RESTful API for a fictional public library that can perform the following functions:

1. List all books in the library
2. CRUD operations on a single book The application does not have to be fully functional, but please take the time needed to exhibit your skills. There are no restrictions on what resources or third-party plugins you may use. We are looking for your best thoughts on application architecture, API design, maintainability, etc. Please return you submission as a link to a GitHub repo once completed. We look forward to seeing your results!

Technical notes:

• Multi-service architecture created using Docker compose
  • Backend MySQL database called library containing one table, book
    • init-db.sql used to create the database and populate it with two dummy records upon startup
  • Spring Boot web app, with embedded Tomcat to run the library app
    • Built using Maven
    • 3-layer MVC architecture (Controller, Service, Repository, Domain)
    • Lombok in use
    • Book.java:
      • entity class used to construct the table
      • also a data transfer object used for serialization/deserialization
    • Documented API requests/responses using Restdoc (not 100% functional - need to get the generated adoc snippets rendering correctly in the index.html file. For now, see index.pdf)
    • Basic Controller testing

Future improvements:

• Create a full frontend using angular
• Extend application so it represents a real-life library management system
• Improve Controller tests to return ResponseEntity, cover more edge cases

How to run:

1. Download the repo to a location of your choice
2. Execute the following command docker-compose up -d
3. Open the app on localhost:8080 and navigate to endpoint (see index.pdf for a list of available endpoints/requests/responses)