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Case Study Spring 2024

The document outlines a case study for developing a robust REST API using Node.js to manage a collection of books, supporting CRUD operations and various endpoints for retrieving, adding, updating, and deleting books. It specifies requirements such as pagination, input validation, search functionality, and statistics about the book collection, along with evaluation criteria for correctness, code quality, and documentation. The submission must include project files, a README for local setup, and a database dump, with an emphasis on asynchronous programming and unit testing.

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Case Study Spring 2024

The document outlines a case study for developing a robust REST API using Node.js to manage a collection of books, supporting CRUD operations and various endpoints for retrieving, adding, updating, and deleting books. It specifies requirements such as pagination, input validation, search functionality, and statistics about the book collection, along with evaluation criteria for correctness, code quality, and documentation. The submission must include project files, a README for local setup, and a database dump, with an emphasis on asynchronous programming and unit testing.

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Case Study (Spring 2024)

Advanced Case Study: Building a Robust REST API with Node.js

Prompt:
You are tasked with developing a robust REST API using Node.js for managing a
collection of books. The API should support CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update,
Delete) for books. Below are the required endpoints and their functionalities:

1. GET /books: Retrieve a list of all books. Implement pagination to limit the number of
books returned per request.
2. GET /books/{id}: Retrieve details of a specific book by ID.
3. POST /books: Add a new book to the collection. Implement input validation to ensure
all required fields are provided (`title`, `author`, `publicationYear`), and `publicationYear`
should be a valid year in the past.
4. PUT /books/{id}: Update details of a specific book by ID. Allow partial updates, and
ensure validation is applied to the input data.
5. DELETE /books/{id}: Delete a specific book by ID.
6. GET /books/search?q={query}: Implement search functionality to allow users to
search for books by title or author.
7. GET /books/stats: Provide statistics about the collection of books, including the total
number of books, the earliest and latest publication years, and any other relevant
metrics you think are appropriate.

Each book should have the following attributes:


● `id` (unique identifier)
● `title`
● `author`
● `publicationYear`

Data:
You can structure the data in a MySQL or MongoDB database. Here's an example of
how the data might look:
const books = [
{ id: 1, title: 'The Great Gatsby', author: 'F. Scott Fitzgerald', publicationYear: 1925 },
{ id: 2, title: 'To Kill a Mockingbird', author: 'Harper Lee', publicationYear: 1960 },
{ id: 3, title: '1984', author: 'George Orwell', publicationYear: 1949 }
];

Output Requirements:
● The API should be RESTful and follow best practices.
● Implement pagination for listing books.
● Implement proper input validation for POST and PUT endpoints.
● Implement search functionality using query parameters.
● Include comprehensive error handling and appropriate status codes.
● Write clean, well-structured, and maintainable code.
● Include thorough documentation and comments.

Evaluation Criteria:
● Correctness and completeness of API implementation.
● Implementation of pagination, search, and statistics functionality.
● Quality of code (readability, maintainability, efficiency).
● Adherence to RESTful principles and best practices.
● Error handling, input validation, and edge cases handling.
● Documentation quality and completeness.

Submission:
● The candidate should deliver the completed project via email the next day.
● The submission should be a compressed folder containing the project files.
● Include a README file with instructions on how to run the application locally.
● Ensure the project is well-organized and easy to understand.
● Database dump file

Additional Notes:
● Utilize asynchronous programming paradigms where appropriate.
● Implement unit tests to ensure the reliability of the API.
● Consider scalability and performance optimizations.
● You can include any additional features or improvements you think are
appropriate to showcase your skills.

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