- PHP 5.5+
- Phalcon 2.0.8+ (https://phalconphp.com)
- PHPUnit 4.8+ (https://phpunit.de)
=== Original Instructions ===
Build a basic HTTP API web application using the PHP technologies of your choice. You will be evaluated on your ability to architect a miniature application.
The web application will be responsible for returning the following information serialized as JSON:
- Geolocation information:
- Target IP address (use client IP if none specified)
- City/State/Country of IP
- Weather information using the geolocated city of the target IP address
- Current temperature (in celcius)
- Wind speeds
For IP Geolocation, your application should use the following two free services:
The client should be able to use different geolocation services based on a query parameter (?service=ip-api, or ?service=freegeoip) if provided, but default to one of them if nothing is specified. The response should also contain a value indicating to the client which service was used to return the Geolocation response.
For weather information, you should use the OpenWeatherMap API to get the current weather information for a city by name. You may use our API key: 6103b0f582e78c7382bc6b0cdc06deb8.
NOTE: Our OpenWeatherMap API key has a rate limit of 60 requests/minute. If you are throttled, you need to wait a full minute before it will work again.
GET /geolocation
{
"ip": "8.8.8.8",
"geo": {
"service": "ip-api",
"city": "Mountain View",
"region": "California",
"country": "United States"
}
}GET /weather/8.8.8.8
{
"ip": "8.8.8.8",
"city": "Mountain View",
"temperature": {
"current": 13,
"low": 11,
"high": 16,
},
"wind": {
"speed": 11,
"direction": 240
}
}- Begin by forking this repository to your own GitHub account
- Create your PHP implementation of the requirements above, committing your code as you progress
- When finished, open a Pull Request to lxrco/php-code-challenge-a
Feel free to use any technology you want or add features you think would make it better.
We're looking for developers who:
- are comfortable relying on high-quality existing packages and knowing when is the appropriate time to use them
- take pride in their creation instead of rushing to get it through the door
- commit often and showcase work through a descriptive commit history
Bonus points if you cover unit and/or functional testing.
Happy coding!