brendenblack / linkedout

Keep track of the resumés that you submit to the void. A test drive of Blazor

LinkedOut

Submitting resumés to the void

LinkedOut can help you keep track of all of the fruitless applications you submit during a job hunt. Keep detailed records of the job description, the resumé and cover letter you sent in, and any contact you miraculously had with the company.

Technology stack

LinkedOut was built with server-side Blazor as the UI on top of patterns informed mostly by Jason Taylor's Clean Architecture.

Authentication

The app is built to authenticate with an OIDC authority. I happen to be developing against Keycloak but it doesn't matter too much. The following blog posts were instrumental in figuring out how to wire up authentication:

1. Blazor Authentication with OpenID Connect
2. Blazor Login Expiration with OpenID Connect

Setting up the dev environment

1. Set up database access

appsettings.Development.json is preconfigured to use MSSQLLocalDB

2. Set up an OIDC authority

You can start up a local instance of Keycloak with the following command:

docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -e KEYCLOAK_USER=admin -e KEYCLOAK_PASSWORD=admin quay.io/keycloak/keycloak:12.0.1

Then you have to add a realm & client, and populate appsettings.Development.json with the appropriate values.

linkedout's Issues

Easy dev startup

Find a way to have a one-button startup for a new dev.

• Database: an appsettings.development.json preconfigured to use LocalDb + migrations takes care of the database
• OIDC: ???

Navbar drop downs have a gaps and induce a scrollbar

The main navbar has an issue where dropdowns are drawn with a small gap and also induce a horizontal scroll. This might have something to do with the fixed positioning.