ReelGoofy is movie recommendation service. This project serves as a template for the third homework assignment. The fourth and fifth assignments continue building upon this project. To learn more about the homework assignments in general, visit the homework repository.
Throughout this homework assignment you will implement a REST API service with a simple recommendation algorithm.
To implement the API you can choose whatever router or web framework you want. Here are some honorable mentions:
Whatever your choice will be, document it in the REASONING.md file. Describe why you chose the library, what did you like about it, what additional features it offers compared to the standard library etc.
The API is specified using the OpenAPI standard. The specification itself can be found in the docs directory.
The API will require you to implement a recommendation algorithm. There is no need to come up with a complex solution. A simple one will do.
The ingested data gives you a lot of flexibility on how to approach this, as it provides many arguments. Feel free to use, aggregate, or ignore them as you wish. The data should, for now, be stored just in-memory. We will look at persistance in the following homework.
You can also gain up to 5 bonus points for implementing a test suite testing the API. A minimal set of tests just to cover the basic funtionality will do.
The implemented API will comply with the OpenAPI specification. The router/web framework choice is documented in the specified file. All code is written in a idiomatic way.
The main goal of this homework is to practice implementing a REST API in Go. Additionally, it showcases the OpenAPI specification and demostrates its usage.