Pali Coding Challenge

Instructions to run

Locally

Without Docker

Clone repo
Open folder
Run npm install to install dependencies
Run npm run build to transpile files
Run npm start to start server
App is now served at http://localhost:4000

With Docker

Clone repo
Open folder
Run docker build -t app . to create docker image with the tag 'app' with the project files
Run docker run -p 4000:4000 app to start the container on port 4000
App is now served at http://localhost:4000

Api Endpoints

POST /meals/least_ingredients

BODY : { mealIds: [ Input Meal Ids in array ]}

SUCCESSFULL RESPONSE: { "id": Id of meal with least ingredients, "meal": Name of meal with least ingredients, "ingredients": Array of ingredients for meal with least ingredients, "ingredientNo": Number of ingredients for meal with least ingredients, "message":Message indicating if the meal is tied with another in the array for least ingredients }

UNSUCCESSFULL RESPONSE: { "message":Descriptive message indicating why the request was unsuccessful }

Notes

I tried to cater for all possible edge cases that the platform may face