Live Interview Test Kit - Candidate Instructions

Welcome to your live interview environment. This repository contains the base skeleton for the task you will be working on.

1. Prerequisites

You must have the following software installed and running on your machine:

1. Git: For cloning the repository.
2. Docker and Docker Compose: The entire application runs inside containers.

2. Initial Setup and Verification (Pre-Interview)

Step 2.1: Clone and Start

git clone <REPO_URL>
cd live-interview-kit
make dev

Step 2.2: Verify Skeleton

• API: http://localhost:8000/health -> {"status": "ok"}
• Web: http://localhost:3000 -> "Interview Environment Ready"

Step 2.3: Test the Mechanism (Optional)

You can verify that the patching mechanism works by using the provided dummy_test.patch.

make challenge FILE=dummy_test.patch
make dev

After running this, http://localhost:8000/ should show "Dummy Patch Applied Successfully!".

Important: Before the actual interview, please run make reset to return to the clean skeleton state.

3. The Live Interview

At the start of the interview, your interviewer will provide the real challenge patch file.

1. Apply: Run make challenge FILE=path/to/real_challenge.patch.
2. Restart: Run make dev.
3. Solve: Run make test and start fixing the bugs!

Commands Summary

Command	Description
make dev	Starts the API and Web services.
make challenge FILE=...	Applies the provided patch file.
make test	Runs all backend and frontend tests.
make reset	Restores the repository to the initial skeleton state.