Programming Question

Description

In this project, there is currently an endpoint implemented that allows you to get all SpaceX launches from a specific year.

Using a similar project structure to the existing one, you will create a new endpoint that takes in two parameters, start and end, and returns all launches between this start and end date in chronological order.

Under the src\spaceX folder of the project, you will see that there is a class called Launches that currently allows users to get the launches for a specific year
In the src\index.ts file, you will see that a get endpoint has been setup for /yearly-launches, that allows the user to get the launches for the current year using the Launches class.

Required New Functionality

Create a new endpoint /range-launches that accepts a GET request with a 'start' and an 'end' parameter. You may use any existing methods in your implementation. Make sure you read the api docs carefully before implementing this
You will then call the spaceX api and retrieve all launches between this start and end date
An issue with the API being used is that launches are sometimes not returned fully chronologically sorted. Make sure that your endpoint sorts the launches by their launch date.

Request Format

The request parameters have the following format (YYYY-MM-DD):

?start=2020-01-01&end=2021-01-01

Your response json should have the following format:

[
    {
    flight_number: 1,
    mission_name: "Mission 1",
    rocket_name: "Rocket 1",
    rocket_type: "Rocket Type 1",
    details: "space is cool man",
    launch_success: true,
    },
]

Passing Criteria & Submitting

Code Quality

Keep code strongly typed with good coding practices, and use the await/async model when performing Promises within TypeScript

Document your code!

Document all of your functions with statement blocks using the @param and @returns annotations

Test your code!

Add 2 tests for every function written, one that expects to pass and one that expects to fail. Your tests should go in the tests\spacex-test.ts file. A minimum of 2 tests is expected

Submitting

Before you start your task, make a fork of this repository. Once you have completed your task, or the allotted hour has passed, commit your solution to a branch in your forked repo with the branch name in the following format: firstname-lastname, and make a pull request.

Setup

Make sure you have the following installed:

NodeJS 10.x, x > 10
NPM

Open the project in your favourite TypeScript editor. I recommend that you use Visual Studio Code in order to start working on the project

Building the project

Go to the root of the project (folder with the package.json) folder and run the following commands:

npm install
npm run start

To run the unit test, run the following commands:

npm install
npm run test

Helpful Links

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