finnmerlett/coding-challenge

Paired programming coding challenge

Setup (if running on your own machine)

• Ensure node.js is installed
• Run yarn install to install dependencies
• Run yarn start to build the app

The task

Given a number, n, find the n highest and lowest scores in the given array. This task should take you no longer than 15-30 minutes.

The Hockey League is now in season! At the end of the season, the top n teams get promoted to the division above and the bottom n teams get relegated to the division below.

The division results are provided as an array of teams, as follows:

[
  {
    "name": "Rockets",
    "points": 64,
  },
  {
    "name": "Cardinals",
    "points": 77,
  },
  {
    "name": "Bruisers",
    "points": 51,
  },
  {
    "name": "Renegades",
    "points": 37,
  },
  {
    "name": "Porpoises",
    "points": 52,
  }
]

Modify the App component function to take user input of the number of teams to relegate/promote (n) and display it in a sensible way on the main page. Below are examples of what different results might look like:

For an n value of 2, the results must be:

Promote:
[Highest scoring team]
[Second highest scoring team]

Relegate:
[Second lowest scoring team]
[Lowest scoring team]

For an n value of 3, the results must be:

Promote:
[Highest scoring team]
[Second highest scoring team]
[Third highest scoring team]

Relegate:
[Third lowest scoring team]
[Second lowest scoring team]
[Lowest scoring team]

Constraints

• There could be between 2 and 16 teams in a given division.
• A team always consists of a name string and a points integer, which is always positive or 0.
• If teams both in the top n and bottom n for the division, the promotion and relegation process will not work and the user must be notified of the problem.

Tips

• We are looking for clean code, which is easy to read and free of code smells.