/library-challenge

Week 1 Ruby challenge

Primary LanguageRuby

##Library Challenge ###Week 1 Ruby challenge

Instructions

Read this entire README carefully and follow all instructions.

  • Challenge time: this weekend, until Monday 9am
  • Feel free to use Google, Stack Overflow, your notes, previously written code, books, etc. but work on your own
  • If you refer to or have in whole or partially used the solution of another coach or student, please put a link to that in your README
  • If you have a partial solution, still check in a partial solution to GitHub and create a Pull Request
  • You must submit a Pull Request to this repository with your code by 9.30am Monday morning - before the stand-up

###Learning objective

#####Write a Library program with the following user stories:

As an individual
In order to get my hands on a good book
I would like to see a list of books currently available in the library
with information about the title and author

As a library
In order to have good books to offer to the public
I would like to be able to have a collection of books

As a library
In order to have good books to offer to the public
I would like to be able to allow individuals to check out a book

As a library
In order to make the books available to many individuals
I would like to set a return date on every check out
and I would like that date to be 1 month from checkout date

As an individual
In order to avoid awkward moments at the library
I would like to know when my book is supposed to be returned

###Tasks

  • Fork the challenge repo: https://github.com/CraftAcademy/library-challenge
  • Run the command bundle install in the project directory to ensure you have all the gems
  • Write your specs and implementation
  • Be smart about using Git: commit and push often. Use feature branches.
  • Create a Pull Request as soon as possible
  • Read the comments from Hound and fix any issues that the service points out.

###Tips

#####Some hints:

  • A Person needs to have a list of books that he currently has in his possession. That list needs to include the return date.
  • The return date can be calculated using the Date object. Out of the box, there are methods you can use to add days to the current date.
  • Make use of doubles when writing your specs
  • Follow the naming conventions/standards for methods and variables

###What we are looking for

#####I'm hoping to see that:

  • You can take a problem set and write a well tested implementation on your own.
  • You understand how to define Ruby Classes and work with objects.
  • You understand how classes can interact with each other.
  • You know how to make use of arrays, hashes, and associated methods to create dynamic lists.
  • You know how to write specs and use them as a blueprint in your development.
  • I can track your work by following you commit history - so please commit as soon you are done with a feature or when you have made a test pass.

#####In your Pull Request, I'm hoping to see:

  • That you are testing the right thing in the right spec file.
  • That all tests passing - green is good!
  • High test coverage (above 95% is accepted)
  • The code is easy to follow: every class has a clear responsibility, methods are short, code is nicely formatted, etc.
  • The README.md includes information on how to use your solution with command examples in irb. (Feel free to remove this text)

Happy coding!