Kitty Facty - The Ultimate Kitty Fact Finder

Kitty Facty is a simple web application that allows users to browse cat facts. It is built using Next.js and TypeScript. It has the following features:

• Pagination of cat facts.
• Sorting of cat facts by length, alphabetically or by length.
• Caching of cat facts to reduce the number of API calls.
• Error handling in case something goes wrong with the Cat Fact API.

Built With

• Typescript
• Next.js

Demo

A live demo of the application can be found here.

Quick Start 🚀

The quickest way to get started is to run the latest version of the application using Docker. To do this, follow these steps:

• Pull the latest image from Docker Hub: docker pull teezzan/kitty-facty:latest
• Start the Docker container: docker run -p 3000:3000 teezzan/kitty-facty:latest

Viola! The application is now running on your local machine. You can now access it at http://localhost:3000.

Getting Started

This application can be deployed locally by the following ways.

• Using Docker
• Using the local environment.

Prerequisites

To run the application on your local computer, you need to have the following installed:

• Node.js
• Make
• Docker (optional)

While you don't need an .env file to run the application, it is the means by which you can chnage the default values for the application. A sample .env file named .env.example is provided. You can make a copy, rename it to .env, and update the values as needed.

Docker

• Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory:

git clone https://github.com/teezzan/kitty-facty.git
cd kitty-facty

• Build the Docker image:

make build

• Run the Docker container:

make docker-up

Local Environment

To deploy the application locally, follow these steps:

• Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/teezzan/kitty-facty.git
• Navigate to the project directory: cd kitty-facty
• Install dependencies: make install
• Start the local server: make serve

Makefile

To view the available make commands, run make help.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
kitty-facty
------------------------------------------------------------------------
serve                          Run locally
build                          Build application binaries
lint                           Run linters
test                           Run unit tests
image                          Create Docker image
docker-up                      Start docker image
install                        Install dependencies
help                           Show this help

Project Structure

The project is structured as follows:

• pages: Contains the Next.js pages for the application.
• styles: Contains global styles for the application.
• clients: Contains the client for the Cat Fact API.
• utils: Contains utility functions for the application.
• interfaces: Contains interfaces and constants used throughout the application.
• config: Contains default values and environment-specific configuration.
• __tests__: Contains unit tests for the application.

API Documentation

GET /api/facts

Returns a list of cat facts based on the provided query parameters.

Query Parameters

The following query parameters are supported:

Query String Parameter	Description	Example
perPage	Number of facts to return per page. Default is DEFAULT_FACTS_PER_PAGE.	perPage=25
page	Page number to return. Default is DEFAULT_FACTS_PAGE.	page=3
sortByLength	Sort facts by length. Enumerated values: asc (ascending) or desc (descending).	sortByLength=desc
sortByAlphabet	Sort facts alphabetically. Enumerated values: asc (ascending) or desc (descending).	sortByAlphabet=asc
maxLength	Maximum length of the returned facts. default is DEFAULT_FACTS_MAX_LENGTH	maxLength=100

Note that the sortByLength and sortByAlphabet query parameters are mutually exclusive. If both are provided, the sortByLength parameter will take precedence.

All parameters are optional. All default values are defined in src/config/defaultValues.ts and can be overridden by environment variables.

Sample Request

GET /api/facts?perPage=3&page=21&sortByLength=desc&sortByAlphabet=asc&maxLength=100

Sample Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "currentPage": 21,
	"perPage": 3,
	"totalPages": 58,
    "facts": [
        {
			"fact": "A cat's hearing is much more sensitive than humans and dogs.",
			"length": 60,
			"id": 1
		},
		{
			"fact": "In 1987 cats overtook dogs as the number one pet in America.",
			"length": 60,
			"id": 2
		},
		{
			"fact": "Neutering a cat extends its life span by two or three years.",
			"length": 60,
			"id": 3
		}
    ]
}

Testing

To run tests:

make test

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.

Authors

Taiwo Yusuf