Code Sample

To run all tests and compile the jar

# Create Executable Jar
gradlew check jar

To run command line app

The command line app is run by executing the jar with the local mode option, followed by the desired output format, and a list of file paths that correspond to the data input files.

java -jar build/libs/CodeSample_GR-0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar [modeOption] [outputFormat] [inputFilePaths]...

Valid output formats:

• option1 - sorted by gender (females before males) then by last name ascending.
• option2 - sorted by birth date, ascending.
• option3 – sorted by last name, descending.

Example: This example would parse the contents of 'testData-pipes1.txt' located in the testData directory of the project repo and then output to the terminal the records sorted via option2.

# From the root of the project repo
# Compile Executable Jar
gradlew jar

# Run the app
java -jar build/libs/CodeSample_GR-0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar local option2 testData/testData-pipes1.txt

To run the REST app

The REST app is run by executing the jar with the server mode option

java -jar build/libs/CodeSample_GR-0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar [modeOption] 

Example:

# From the root of the project repo
# Compile Executable Jar
gradlew jar

# Run the app
java -jar build/libs/CodeSample_GR-0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar server

# You should then be able to access the REST endpoints at localhost:8080

REST Endpoints

• POST /records - Post a single data line in any of the 3 formats supported by your existing code
• GET /records/gender - returns records sorted by gender
• GET /records/birthdate - returns records sorted by birthdate
• GET /records/name - returns records sorted by name

Assumptions

• Java 8 is setup and available.
• Code will be evaluated by an experience software engineer on linux or mac.
• The natural ordering for gender is alphabetic (females before males).
• LastName, FirstName, Gender, and FavoriteColor can be any alpha numeric string that does not contain whitespace.
• Data sets will not be so large that pagination would be required.
• The output of the command line app should be to standard out
• The input files will have one record per line.
• The input records are valid and well formatted.
• The order of the fields on the records will always be: LastName, FirstName, Gender, FavoriteColor, DateOfBirth
• DateOfBirth is in the form M/D/YYYY within the input records
• "Sorted by name" means that the records with be sorted lexicographically by lastName and then sorted by firstName.