iOS developer

The Task:

Create a gif search application using the Giphy service;

Primary Requirements:

Technical

Use Swift;
Auto search - search requests performed after a minor delay after the user stops typing;
Loading more results when scrolling;
Comments on code that could need an additional explanation;
Networking layer without using any external 3rd party libraries (like Alamofire);
Vertical & horizontal orientation support;
Error handling;
Unit tests - as much as you see fit;

UI

At least 2 views sourced by data from Giphy;
Results are displayed in a grid;
Clicking on a grid item should navigate to a detailed Gif view.
Loading indicators;
Error display;

Bonus points:

Using reactive programming approach (RxSwift / Combine);
Using of an architecture pattern;
Network availablity handling;
View navigation is handled separately from controller code (a navigation pattern);

Notes:

3rd party frameworks are only allowed to help display individual gifs & in RxSwift use case;
No time limit. Quality > Speed;
Documentation (https://developers.giphy.com/docs/api/)
UI up to interpretation - only things mentioned in requirements are mandatory;
If any of the primary requirements cannot be completed, it must be commented what solutions were attempted and what problems were encountered.

Contact

Please reply either directly to the e-mail that was sent to you or to studio@chililabs.io. The task must be attached as a link to a repository with public access. If you haven’t done so previously, please also attach your CV.