Backend Developer (Node.js) test

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Context

Build a RESTful API that can get/create/update/delete user data from a persistence database

User Model

{
  "id": "xxx",                  // user ID 
  "name": "test",               // user name
  "dob": "",                    // date of birth
  "address": "",                // user address
  "description": "",            // user description
  "createdAt": ""               // user created date
}

Requirements

Functionality

• The API should follow typical RESTful API design pattern.
• The data should be saved in the DB.
• Provide proper unit test.
• Provide proper API document.

Tech stack

• Use Node.js and any framework.
• Use any DB. NoSQL DB is preferred.

Bonus

• Write clear documentation on how it's designed and how to run the code.
• Write good in-code comments.
• Write good commit messages.
• An online demo is always welcome.

Advanced requirements

These are used for some further challenges. You can safely skip them if you are not asked to do any, but feel free to try out.

• Provide a complete user auth (authentication/authorization/etc.) strategy, such as OAuth.
• Provide a complete logging (when/how/etc.) strategy.
• Imagine we have a new requirement right now that the user instances need to link to each other, i.e., a list of "followers/following" or "friends". Can you find out how you would design the model structure and what API you would build for querying or modifying it?
• Related to the requirement above, suppose the address of user now includes a geographic coordinate(i.e., latitude and longitude), can you build an API that,
  • given a user name
  • return the nearby friends

What We Care About

Feel free to use any open-source library as you see fit, but remember that we are evaluating your coding skills and problem solving skills.

Here's what you should aim for:

• Good use of current Node.js & API design best practices.
• Good testing approach.
• Extensible code.

FAQ

Where should I send back the result when I'm done?

Fork this repo and send us a pull request when you think it's ready for review. You don't have to finish everything prior and you can continue to work on it. We don't have a deadline for the task.

What if I have a question?

Create a new issue in the repo and we will get back to you shortly.