https://github.com/yatechnologies/platform-challenge

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/yatechnologies/platform-challenge
• Owner: YAtechnologies
• Created: 2023-03-02T14:33:32.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-07-20T18:03:13.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-31T03:27:35.285Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: JavaScript
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• Watchers: 12
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
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# Yassir Platform Engineering Take Home Challenge

[![Open in Gitpod](https://gitpod.io/button/open-in-gitpod.svg)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/YAtechnologies/platform-challenge)

**Note**: Do not **fork** this repository. Instead:

- Clone it locally.

- Create a new **private** repository on Github and invite your interviewers (Github usernames will be provided to you).

- We do not accept pull requests.

This repository acts as a boilerplate to get you started tackling Yassir's platform engineering challenge.

The stack used here is close to what we use for Infrastructure As Code. Mainly:

- [Terraform](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials/aws-get-started/install-cli).

- [CDK for Terraform](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials/cdktf/cdktf-install).

- Typescript as the IaC language of choice.

- A [monorepo](https://monorepo.tools/) managed with [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/).

Once you have the above-mentioned tools installed you can run `pnpm install` to install the npm/Typescript dependencies.

For your convenience, we also provided a `.gitpod.yml` file so you can have an already setup environment on GitPod. Simply click "Open in Gitpod" button above.

## About the challenge

The challenge is about showcasing your ability to implement and manage infrastructure using code. You'll need to use Hashicups.

[Hashicups](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/hashicups/latest/docs) is a fictional Terraform provider. It does not provision real infrastructure (like AWS or GCP), but instead resources are represented as coffee

orders in a coffee-shop. The idea is to mimic cloud-providers with a simple, fun API, without having to deal with cloud providers registrations, accounts or billing for our candidates.

The gist of the work is mostly translating the [CRUD operations](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials/providers/provider-use) from plain Terraform to CDKTF.

## The deliverable

The final output should be this repository updated with your code, configs and setup. We should be able to:

- Run `pnpm install` for all required/new dependencies.

- A way or a command to run Hashicups APIs locally. We recommend using docker compose for that. The GitPod environment already has docker compose installed for you.

- `README.md` file updated, or a `help` file included on how to provision the infrastructure using Hashicups.

- Be able to provision the CRUD operation for the coffee-shop. The Infrastructure as Code should go under `packages/iac`.

- Have at least two different coffee types, [with different ingredients, price and description](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/hashicups/latest/docs/data-sources/coffee). They should be treated as two completely different products for our orders.

- A way to destroy/cleanup the infrastructure.

- All using cdktf, not plain terraform (no HCL).

- Bonus points for using [Constructs](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cdktf/concepts/constructs) and [CDKTF best practices](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cdktf/create-and-deploy/best-practices).

- A simple testing suite that makes sure CDKTF synthesizes the infrastructure correctly.

### Having troubles?

If you're encountering any troubles, feel free to send an email to `platform@yassir.com`.