data-umbrella / job-board

Job board for data field

README for job board app

The application is a job board. Visitors can view jobs and submit new jobs. Admins can moderate job postings.

How to run the code

You will need to have Ruby installed. Then, install all the gems listed on top of the server.rb file.

• ruby server.rb - Run the app locally.
• rerun 'ruby server.rb' - Allows you to run the app locally and it refreshes when you update the codebase. Will need to install the rerun gem.

How the codebase works

The codebase is built on Ruby's Sinatra. It's a micro framework. All the routes are contained in the server.rb file. The app doesn't use a traditional database, the data is stored using native Ruby objects and YAML flat files.

• The first section is the package imports.
• The second section is the framework settings.
• The third section is the helper functions, these are mostly logic that is repeated multiple times during the routes, like getting a specific job from the database.
• The fourth section is the authentication routes like logging in and logging out.
• The fifth section is the public job routes, like viewing all the jobs or an individual job. This section heavily uses the helper functions.
• The sixth section is the admin routes, like adding/editing/deleting jobs.
• The seventh section is the error handler routes.