This repo is a super scaled down version of our production app and uses 🎨 Vue frontend, 🧰 Node.js with Express and 📊 Sequelize for database abstractions and migrations. We've also included a small sqlite database to keep things simple.
1. Clone this repository
Please do not to fork this repository. We'll be going through your solution during your interview so no need to push your changes or send it to us.
2. Install the main app dependencies & set up the database
yarn
sequelize init
npx seqelize-cli db:migrate
3. Start the backend 🧰
nodemon app.js
(You may need to install nodemon globally first)
4. Start the frontend 🎨
cd apps/dashboardApp
yarn && yarn run serve
Tech test quirks and gotchas
This was thrown together stupidly quickly so there are some little gotchas (feel free to add more to this list if you find them):
the sqlite database is fine but you can't have it open in a db browser while using it (which makes sense as it's a file) - theres probs a fix but I couldn't find it quickly (as an aside if you do want to peek inside your sqlite db I recommend sqlitebrowser)
The email template editing thing is a bit jank, it loads data from the component into the store badly (not an issue in prod where we use modals for editing) but it means you need to access that page from the root. Refreshing or loading it directly messes it up.
We send emails through the app at different stages of an applicants journey. We also allow organisations to customise those emails through their organisation settings. This is the part of the app you'll be working on as this repo includes a very stripped down version of our email template management functionality
Video taken from the main Applied app
In this build a user can update the invite email template but we've forgotten to add functionality which allows organisations to add a custom subject line. We would like you to add that functionality back in.
As a user, I want to be able to add a custom subject line to all email templates.
You don't need to include any tests
No need to commit your code as during your interview you will share your screen and be asked to talk through your process and solution.
We will then complete a short pair programming exercise on the same repository so it's a good idea to have it running before the interview starts.
Good luck!
Applied Team 😊