Backend Challenge Spring 2024

As part of the challenge you will have to fork this repository and add your backend application in the forked version of this repository.

Challenge Overview

Challenge Details

Your task is to develop a CRUD application that adheres to the following specifications and requirements:

Application Overview

• Purpose: Create a backend service that Creates, Reads, Updates, and Deletes volunteers from a database.

• Technology Stack: You are free to choose the technology stack (programming languages, database systems, frameworks) that you are most comfortable with.

CRUD Operations

• Create: Implement functionality to add new records to your database. For example, adding a new volunteer.

• Read: Develop methods to retrieve and display records from the database. This could include listing all volunteers or searching for a specific user.

• Update: Allow for modifications to existing records, such as updating a volunteer's contact information.

• Delete: Provide a way to remove records from the database safely.

Volunteers Table

• Field Name: Data Type Description Example

• volunteer_id: UUID / INT (PK) Unique identifier for each volunteer. 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000

• first_name: VARCHAR Volunteer's first name. John

• last_name: VARCHAR Volunteer's last name. Doe

• email: VARCHAR Volunteer's email address. john.doe@example.com

• phone_number; VARCHAR Volunteer's phone number. +1234567890

• date_of_birth: DATE Volunteer's date of birth. 1990-01-01

• address: VARCHAR Volunteer's address. 123 Main St, Anytown, AS

• skills: VARCHAR / ARRAY List of volunteer skills. ["First Aid", "Counseling"]

• availability: JSON / VARCHAR Volunteer's availability (could be structured as JSON). {"Monday": ["AM"], "Saturday": ["PM"]}

• date_joined: DATE Date when the volunteer joined. 2024-03-21

• background_check: BOOLEAN Indicates if a background check has been completed. true / false

Volunteers

• List Volunteers
  • GET /api/volunteers
  • Retrieves a list of all volunteers, with options for pagination, filtering, and sorting.
• Create a New Volunteer
  • POST /api/volunteers
    • Creates a new volunteer record.
• Get Volunteer Details
  • GET /api/volunteers/{volunteerId}
    • Retrieves detailed information about a specific volunteer.
• Update Volunteer Information
  • PUT /api/volunteers/{volunteerId}
    • Updates an existing volunteer's information.
• Delete a Volunteer
  • DELETE /api/volunteers/{volunteerId}
    • Deletes a specific volunteer's record.