diff --git a/jobs/Backend/Task/.gitignore b/jobs/Backend/Task/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79d47403da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/Backend/Task/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,485 @@
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diff --git a/jobs/Backend/Task/ExchangeRateProvider.cs b/jobs/Backend/Task/ExchangeRateProvider.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f82a97fbe..0000000000
--- a/jobs/Backend/Task/ExchangeRateProvider.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-
-namespace ExchangeRateUpdater
-{
- public class ExchangeRateProvider
- {
- ///
- /// Should return exchange rates among the specified currencies that are defined by the source. But only those defined
- /// by the source, do not return calculated exchange rates. E.g. if the source contains "CZK/USD" but not "USD/CZK",
- /// do not return exchange rate "USD/CZK" with value calculated as 1 / "CZK/USD". If the source does not provide
- /// some of the currencies, ignore them.
- ///
- public IEnumerable GetExchangeRates(IEnumerable currencies)
- {
- return Enumerable.Empty();
- }
- }
-}
diff --git a/jobs/Backend/Task/ExchangeRateUpdater.csproj b/jobs/Backend/Task/ExchangeRateUpdater.csproj
index 2fc654a12b..6ce360294f 100644
--- a/jobs/Backend/Task/ExchangeRateUpdater.csproj
+++ b/jobs/Backend/Task/ExchangeRateUpdater.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,20 @@
Exe
- net6.0
+ net8.0
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Always
+
+
+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jobs/Backend/Task/Interfaces/IExchangeRateProvider.cs b/jobs/Backend/Task/Interfaces/IExchangeRateProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07edebbc14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/Backend/Task/Interfaces/IExchangeRateProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ExchangeRateUpdater.Models;
+
+namespace ExchangeRateUpdater.Interfaces
+{
+ public interface IExchangeRateProvider
+ {
+ Task> GetExchangeRates(IEnumerable currencies);
+ }
+}
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diff --git a/jobs/Backend/Task/Currency.cs b/jobs/Backend/Task/Models/Currency.cs
similarity index 89%
rename from jobs/Backend/Task/Currency.cs
rename to jobs/Backend/Task/Models/Currency.cs
index f375776f25..8336d740ee 100644
--- a/jobs/Backend/Task/Currency.cs
+++ b/jobs/Backend/Task/Models/Currency.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace ExchangeRateUpdater
+namespace ExchangeRateUpdater.Models
{
public class Currency
{
diff --git a/jobs/Backend/Task/ExchangeRate.cs b/jobs/Backend/Task/Models/ExchangeRate.cs
similarity index 93%
rename from jobs/Backend/Task/ExchangeRate.cs
rename to jobs/Backend/Task/Models/ExchangeRate.cs
index 58c5bb10e0..2133586d44 100644
--- a/jobs/Backend/Task/ExchangeRate.cs
+++ b/jobs/Backend/Task/Models/ExchangeRate.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace ExchangeRateUpdater
+namespace ExchangeRateUpdater.Models
{
public class ExchangeRate
{
diff --git a/jobs/Backend/Task/Program.cs b/jobs/Backend/Task/Program.cs
index 379a69b1f8..6867f32eba 100644
--- a/jobs/Backend/Task/Program.cs
+++ b/jobs/Backend/Task/Program.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ExchangeRateUpdater.Interfaces;
+using ExchangeRateUpdater.Models;
+using ExchangeRateUpdater.Services;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
namespace ExchangeRateUpdater
{
public static class Program
{
- private static IEnumerable currencies = new[]
- {
+ private static IEnumerable currencies =
+ [
new Currency("USD"),
new Currency("EUR"),
new Currency("CZK"),
@@ -17,14 +24,26 @@ public static class Program
new Currency("THB"),
new Currency("TRY"),
new Currency("XYZ")
- };
+ ];
- public static void Main(string[] args)
+ public static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
+
+ IConfiguration configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+ .SetBasePath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
+ .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: true)
+ .Build();
+
+ var serviceProvider = new ServiceCollection()
+ .AddSingleton(configuration)
+ .AddScoped()
+ .BuildServiceProvider();
+
+ IExchangeRateProvider exchangeRateProvider = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService();
+
try
{
- var provider = new ExchangeRateProvider();
- var rates = provider.GetExchangeRates(currencies);
+ var rates = await exchangeRateProvider.GetExchangeRates(currencies);
Console.WriteLine($"Successfully retrieved {rates.Count()} exchange rates:");
foreach (var rate in rates)
diff --git a/jobs/Backend/Task/README.md b/jobs/Backend/Task/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de9cf1b81c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/Backend/Task/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Overview
+
+The Mews take home challenge was a unique challenge based on querying an https endpoint via an console application. A note to mention here is the API responses return data in txt format as opposed to JSON which is generally used across HTTP APIs. Hence the file was meant to be read and parsed on that basis.
+
+The solution implements the following:
+
+- `HttpClientAdapter.cs` : queries the URLs for `DailyRate` and `fx_rates` and reading the result as a Stream.
+- `ExchangeRateProvider.cs` : Calls the `httpClient` safely using Disposable methods to avoid memory leaks. Reads the file line by line and formats the result using string manipulation and finally stores the valid results from the table into a `List` object.
+
+# Set up instructions
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/sraxler/developers.git
+cd jobs/Backend/Task
+dotnet restore
+dotnet build
+dotnet run
+```
+
+# Principles used
+
+- KISS: Keep it super simple - the task required one function that could be broken into smaller objectives but its key to keep your code readable. As a result, I implemented a simple solution that mostly relies on 2 files.
+- Inversion of Control - To ensure object lifetimes through the length of the program and to safely initiate them from the Main function saves overhead of having to define a new object a constructor.
+
+# Architecture overview
+
+
+
+ExchangeRateProvider system design
+
+# Result
+
+
+
+# Future work
+
+- Swap `HttpClient` for `HttpClientFactory` if console app requires making multiple API calls for a recurring application that stays live until it is stopped.
+- Create a text file to store data on Local machine using the response to avoid querying the API multiple times as the website states daily rates are updated on business days at 2:30 pm and fx_rates are updated once a month. Since the data is not too large and caching would work only if the application has a longer runtime - text files would suffice.
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diff --git a/jobs/Backend/Task/Services/ExchangeRateProvider.cs b/jobs/Backend/Task/Services/ExchangeRateProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d662302ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/Backend/Task/Services/ExchangeRateProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ExchangeRateUpdater.Interfaces;
+using ExchangeRateUpdater.Models;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+
+namespace ExchangeRateUpdater.Services
+{
+ public class ExchangeRateProvider : IExchangeRateProvider
+ {
+ private readonly string CNB_URL_DAILY;
+ private readonly string CNB_URL_OTHER_RATES;
+ private const char DELIMITER = '|';
+ private const byte AMOUNT_COLUMN = 2;
+ private const byte CODE_COLUMN = 3;
+ private const byte RATE_COLUMN = 4;
+ private readonly Currency _targetCurrency;
+
+ public ExchangeRateProvider(IConfiguration configuration)
+ {
+ _targetCurrency = new Currency("CZK");
+ CNB_URL_DAILY = configuration["ExchangeRateProvider:CnbUrlDaily"];
+ CNB_URL_OTHER_RATES = configuration["ExchangeRateProvider:CnbUrlOtherRates"];
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Should return exchange rates among the specified currencies that are defined by the source. But only those defined
+ /// by the source, do not return calculated exchange rates. E.g. if the source contains "CZK/USD" but not "USD/CZK",
+ /// do not return exchange rate "USD/CZK" with value calculated as 1 / "CZK/USD". If the source does not provide
+ /// some of the currencies, ignore them.
+ ///
+ public async Task> GetExchangeRates(IEnumerable currencies)
+ {
+ var daily = GetExchangeRatesFromUrlAsync(currencies, CNB_URL_DAILY);
+ var otherRates = GetExchangeRatesFromUrlAsync(currencies, CNB_URL_OTHER_RATES);
+
+ await Task.WhenAll(daily, otherRates);
+
+ return daily.Result.Concat(otherRates.Result);
+ }
+
+ private async Task> GetExchangeRatesFromUrlAsync(IEnumerable currencies, string url)
+ {
+ List result = new List();
+
+ using (var client = new HttpClientAdapter())
+ {
+ using var reader = new StreamReader(await client.GetStreamAsync(url));
+ await SkipFileHeaderAsync(reader);
+
+ string fileLine;
+ while ((fileLine = await reader.ReadLineAsync()) != null)
+ {
+ string[] commaSeparatedLine = fileLine.Split(DELIMITER);
+
+ if (currencies.Select(c => c.Code).Contains(commaSeparatedLine[CODE_COLUMN]))
+ {
+ if (decimal.TryParse(commaSeparatedLine[AMOUNT_COLUMN], out decimal amount)
+ && decimal.TryParse(commaSeparatedLine[RATE_COLUMN], out decimal rate))
+ {
+ result.Add(new ExchangeRate(new Currency(commaSeparatedLine[CODE_COLUMN]), _targetCurrency, rate / amount));
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ return result;
+ }
+
+ private async Task SkipFileHeaderAsync(StreamReader reader)
+ {
+ await reader.ReadLineAsync();
+ await reader.ReadLineAsync();
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/jobs/Backend/Task/Services/HttpClientAdapter.cs b/jobs/Backend/Task/Services/HttpClientAdapter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..140aef7dd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/Backend/Task/Services/HttpClientAdapter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace ExchangeRateUpdater.Services
+{
+ public class HttpClientAdapter: IDisposable
+ {
+ private HttpClient _client;
+
+ public HttpClientAdapter()
+ {
+ _client = new HttpClient();
+ }
+
+ public async Task GetStreamAsync(string url)
+ {
+ var response = await _client.GetAsync(url);
+ response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+ return await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
+ }
+
+ public void Dispose()
+ {
+ _client.Dispose();
+ }
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jobs/Backend/Task/appsettings.json b/jobs/Backend/Task/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..437678f307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/Backend/Task/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+ "ExchangeRateProvider": {
+ "CnbUrlDaily": "https://www.cnb.cz/en/financial-markets/foreign-exchange-market/central-bank-exchange-rate-fixing/central-bank-exchange-rate-fixing/daily.txt",
+ "CnbUrlOtherRates": "https://www.cnb.cz/en/financial-markets/foreign-exchange-market/fx-rates-of-other-currencies/fx-rates-of-other-currencies/fx_rates.txt"
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file