FreshPotatoes.com is a wiki-based website for films and artists.
The FreshPotatoes team has defined a RESTful API endpoint they want you to build. The endpoint will allow external partners, like Netflix, to access FreshPotato artist and film data.
In this README, you'll find information about:
Build a recommendations API endpoint that retrieves top-rated film recommendations. You have been given a suite of failing tests - make them pass.
"As a developer, who doesn't work for FreshPotatoes, I want to use the FreshPotatoes API to get a list of recommended films related to one film."
- Recommended films must have:
- The same genre as the parent film
- A minimum of 5 reviews
- An average rating greater than 4.0
- Been released within 15 years, before or after the parent film
- A sort order based on film id (order by film id)
- The application should allow developers to:
- Paginate by offset
- Limit the number of returned records
- The application should handle for:
- Client/server failure
- Missing routes
Returns a list of top-rated, recommended films related to the matched film.
GET /films/:film_id/recommendations
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | (optional) The desired number of results returned. | 10 |
| offset | integer | (optional) Specifies the first entry to be returned from the collection. | 1 |
Successful Response
{
"recommendations" : [
{
"id": 109,
"title": "Reservoir Dogs",
"releaseDate": "09-02-1992",
"genre": "Action",
"averageRating": 4.2,
"reviews": 202
},
{
"id": 102,
"title": "Jackie Brown",
"releaseDate": "09-15-1997",
"genre": "Action",
"averageRating": 4.1,
"reviews": 404
},
{
"id": 85,
"title": "True Romance",
"releaseDate": "09-25-1993",
"genre": "Action",
"averageRating": 4.0,
"reviews": 165098
}
],
"meta": {
"limit": 10,
"offset": 0
}
}
Failure Response - Use the test suite for guidance on specific error messages.
{
"message" : "Return an explicit error here"
}
The FreshPotatoes API service will be separate from their customer-facing web application. In this repo, you'll find the code that will power their API: starter code and tests built with Node, Express, Mocha, SQLite, and Sequelize.
- Once you’ve cloned, install the node modules:
$ npm install - Then, run your application:
$ npm start - To run integration tests, run:
$ npm test
The database schema is also provided via entity-relationship diagram. To interact with the database: $ sqlite3 db/database.db.
The FreshPotatoes database has been developed using film data from a third-party service where fans can write reviews about their favorite movies.
As part of this project, you must use this API to access film review data. The third-party API is documented here.
The FreshPotatoes tech team will look for:
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A git repository - Once you've downloaded the codebase, initiate a git repository. As you work, make logical, frequent commits and descriptive commit messages.
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Production-level code. - As you implement your solution, think about maintainability, extensibility, security, and performance.
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Consistent code. To the best of your abilities, adhere to the styleguide provided.
Create a public Dropbox or Google Drive folder with your work and email the folder URL to credentials@ga.co. In the subject line, include your name and the company's name, if applicable.
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