Part A - API Developers & Full Stack Developers

Problem Statement:

Create an API that takes multiple optional input(s) of Car manufacturer’s (Make) name (full or partial name), model name (full or partial model name), budget in USD, and/or model year or a combination of any these input variables and returns the following search results in REST friendly format:

Total Number of vehicles available that matches the faceted search parameters
Number of vehicles matched by Make and Model combination as a sub-group of Total Number
Lowest, Median, and Highest Price of the vehicle that matches the price
5 Suggested vehicles that are within a given budget. Sort by price in ascending order. Distinct Brand. ( Budget range is 10% of given budget. For example: A budget of 25k will yield vehicles with pricing between 22,500 and 27,500 )

Develop a fully REST compliant HTTP API
Publish your code along with any data sets used on your own GitHub page
Create a Readme for your project on how to use, build, install, and run
Create any additional instructions / documentation as you see helpful
Must work through command line / shell (should not require us to use an IDE)
Must pass the unit tests created by the interviewer (will not be disclosed to you ahead of time)
Must have the ability to handle and simulate a system error and should be documented and handled properly according to REST semantics
Test must be returned within 48 hours (will check the latest commit timestamp on your GitHub for qualification)

Must be created either using JavaScript, Typescript (preferred), or Go lang ONLY
Can use any open source frameworks, plugins that are available through public code artifactories (e.g., npm) {cannot use unpublished GitHub source code}
Bonus points for limiting the number of open source frameworks utilized to deliver the functionality
Use JSON Server or other in-memory persistence layer to store the data sets provided by us or created by you for your exercise (do not use file system in your API code)

Create a Single Page Application that demonstrates the use of the API created in Part (A) of the exercise

A responsive Web Application that allows the users to enter the full text search keywords for make and model, Budget and Year (all being optional)
Displays the search results from the API in a user-friendly way
Abilty to search several times
Handle errors elegantly

Develop a SPA
Publish your code along with any data sets used on your own GitHub page
Create a Readme for your project on how to use, build, install, and run
Create any additional instructions / documentation as you see helpful
Must work through command line / shell (should not require us to use an IDE)
Must pass the unit tests created by the interviewer (will not be disclosed to you ahead of time)
Must have the ability to handle and simulate a system error and should be documented and handled properly according to REST semantics
Test must be returned within 48 hours (will check the latest commit timestamp on your GitHub for qualification)

Must be created either using JavaScript, Typescript (preferred)
Must be developed using React or Vue SPA frameworks only
Can use any open source packages, plugins that are available through public code artifactories (e.g., npm) {cannot use unpublished GitHub source code}
Bonus points for limiting the number of open source frameworks utilized to deliver the functionality
Use the API built in Part (A) of this exercise

HTML Template is provided as a starting point for your SPA application. You have to use this design but can replace HTML/Web components as you need to based on the libraries you have chosen so long as the design system is showcased.

There will be 2 interviews after the test has been successfully submitted
1 Interview will be focused on submitted exercise, code review, and requirements validation
1 Interview will be focused on your experience working in —> agile environments, interactions with QA Automation teams, technical collaboration style, and ability to receive and provide honest feedback to team