Hayden - Edges (C10) - Inspo Board

[halcyon-and-on]

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Comprehension Questions

Question	Answer
Explain the steps in creating a new Card from the form.	the controlled NewCardForm stores any input into the form elements of the component in its own state. when the user submits the form, a callback func that had previously been passed to NCF via prop from Board is triggered, allowing Board to make an API call to backend adding the new card to the DB, and also updating its own state to include the new card :)
How did you learn how to use the API?	dan taught me (jk i read the docs of course!)
What function did you use to place the GET request from the API to get the list of cards? Why use that function?	componentDidMount. we use that function because it runs once and only once at the beginning of a component's lifecycle.
Explain the purpose of a Snapshot test.	similar to a VHS cartridge that lets you record an API call, it allows you to take a snapshot of the most important details of a page and test the visual aspects of your app against a snapshot that you know is valid
What purpose does Enzyme serve in testing a React app?	honestly, i'm not sure because we learned about it for all of 2 minutes. the lecture notes say it can select / manipulate the DOM similar to jQuery. i know you can tell it to take either a shallow or deep snapshot when testing.

[droberts-sea]

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What We're Looking For

Feature	Feedback
Core Requirements
Git hygiene	yes
Comprehension questions	yes
General
Card Component renders the data provided as props	yes
Board Component takes a URL and renders the list of Cards and passes in callback functions	yes
NewCardform Component is a controlled form and uses a callback function to return entered data to the parent component	yes
API
GET request made in componentDidMount	yes
DELETE request made in callback function	yes
POST request made in callback function passed to NewCardForm component.	yes
Snapshot testing	yes
Styling	yes
Overall	Good work overall. I've left a couple of inline comments below, but in general it's clear to me that the learning goals around integrating a React app with an API have been met. Keep up the hard work!

[droberts-sea]

You should use complete words for variable and function names. Your jargon may feel obvious to you, but it will often be less so to your coworkers.

[droberts-sea]

I like that you've kept all the API interaction logic in one place - the callbacks are a little more complex, but I would say it makes the app as a whole much easier to comprehend. Whether or not you intended it, this is a great example of the container component pattern well-applied.

[droberts-sea]

Could you generate these <option> tags dynamically from EMOJI_LIST?