Recruitment Challenge

CERN full stack challenge. The aim of this challenge is to add features to an existing simplified meal ordering platform.

1. User Authentication:

• A client-side modal for login and registration.
• New endpoints on the server side to handle login and registration.
• Necessary database structures (i.e. a User table) and persist user data upon registration.
• Re-directing user when they try to access routes without authentication.
• Respective flash messages for registered and non-existing mail IDs.

2. Dish Orders:

• Users will be able to order dishes
  1. By first putting dishes into a shopping cart.
  2. And then submitting the content of the shopping cart as order to the server.
  3. The server persists that order in the database.

3. Dish Reviews:

• Users will be able to:
  1. Provide a rating for a dish from 1 to 5.
  2. Leave a comment alongside their rating.
  3. View the average rating of the dish.
  4. View comments and associated ratings of other users.
• One user can only give one review per dish, and only after having ordered that dish.
• Reviews (rating and comments) should be persisted in the database.

4. User-Restaurant Chat:

• Interactive chat feature between user and restaurant employee. The content of the employee's responses are hardcoded.
• Allowing users to:
  1. Initiate and end chat conversations.
  2. The chat should automatically end if the customer is inactive for a predetermined period.

5. Order Page:

• Ensure users can only view their own order history.
• Implement an order tracking feature that allows to view the status/progress of a user's orders.
• An order can be in either of the following states:
  • Submitted: User submitted the order. Restaurant is reviewing.
  • Approved: Restaurant approved the order
  • Rejected: Restaurant rejected the order
  • Canceled: User canceled the order
  • In Preparation: Restaurant is preparing the order
  • In Delivery: The order is out for delivery
  • Delivered: The order has been delivered
• A user can only cancel an order as long as the order is not yet in preparation.