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Shared Bill Splitter

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I am working with the Shared-Bill-Splitter, a TypeScript repository on my GitHub, @ghkrknkp, started and last updated in 2026-11. Its README describes an SDE Intern Assignment to build a small bill splitter for a shared home. The assignment expects 2 to 3 days of real work and prioritizes correct, safe, clear code over adding many features. My GitHub profile also lists the repository: my github profile.

I am treating the work as two sequenced parts: first create homes and add members, then split bills among the members so each pays their own share. The order in which members are added matters for Part 2, so I need to complete Part 1 first. The supplied README gives no further bill-splitting API contract.

  • The assignment requires Hono on Cloudflare Workers for the API, with Cloudflare D1 (SQLite) bound as DB in api/wrangler.jsonc; React, Vite, and TanStack Router for the web app; TypeScript on both sides; Vitest inside the Workers runtime; and Biome. Both pnpm check and pnpm typecheck must pass. Styling, form, and validation libraries are my choice, and I should choose tools I can explain.
  • The assignment evaluates whether my code passes visible and hidden tests, handles wrong input and repeated requests safely, and keeps data intact under concurrent requests. I must use TypeScript without any and record a short video explaining my code.
  • I must write the database schema as SQL migration files in api/migrations/ (for example, 0001_init.sql); tests apply every file in that directory. The schema needs at least 3 named constraints that protect the data, such as foreign keys, CHECKs, or UNIQUE keys, and I should be ready to explain what each prevents. Every error response must be JSON in the form { "error": "message" }.
  • Part 1 specifies POST /api/homes with request { "name": string } and success response 201 { id, name }. It also specifies POST /api/homes/:homeId/members with request { "name": string } and success response 201 { id, homeId, name }; a missing home returns 404. The visible Part 1 tests are in api/test/homes.test.ts, and additional tests are not visible.

The supplied document context also describes Part 2 requirements: represent bill amounts in integer cents; for example, split 1,000 cents among 3 members as 334, 333, and 333, assigning extra cents in member-addition order. Payments need an idempotency key and protection against double payment, including concurrent attempts. It also mentions D1 batching for bill creation, AI disclosure, and a walkthrough video of 3 minutes or less. The supplied Part 1 material does not specify implementation choices, schema design, chosen discretionary libraries, or the bill-splitting endpoint behavior.

For Part 2, I need to create bills for a home, split each bill among its members, record share payments, and report outstanding balances. All money is represented as whole integer cents: 100 cents is 1 dollar, and I must never use decimals for money. Creating a bill uses POST /api/homes/:homeId/bills with { "title": string, "totalCents": number }; success is 201 with the bill and its shares. A missing home returns 404; a non-positive or non-whole total, or a home with no members, returns 422.

I split each bill across all members of its home, and the shares must sum exactly to the bill total. The specified method computes Math.floor(totalCents / members.length) as the base share and totalCents % members.length as the remainder, then assigns extra cents one by one in member-addition order using zero-indexed position. For example, 1000 cents split among 3 members yields 334, 333, and 333. Balances use each member’s unpaid shares across all bills in the home, and members appear in the order they were added.

Paying a share uses POST /api/bills/:billId/shares/:shareId/pay and requires an Idempotency-Key header. A successful payment returns 200 and marks the share paid with paidAt set; a missing key returns 400, a missing bill or share returns 404, and an already-paid share with a different key returns 409. Repeating the same key for the same share must return the same 200 result without paying twice, and concurrent requests for one share must not both succeed. The same-key retry behavior is specified, but reuse of a key across different shares is not.

The stated implementation decisions are to store money as integer cents, use an atomic conditional update (UPDATE shares SET paid_at = ?, idempotency_key = ? WHERE id = ? AND paid_at IS NULL) with a database-level UNIQUE(idempotency_key) constraint, and create a bill and its shares with c.env.DB.batch(...) as an atomic Cloudflare D1 transaction. The payment logic is intended to inspect the resulting state to replay an identical-key response or reject a conflicting attempt with 409; batching is intended to roll back the bill and its shares together if an insert fails. These are assignment decisions, not evidence that the implementation has been completed.

The web page must show a home’s bills and each bill’s shares, let a member pay a share, and provide clear loading, empty, and error states. If payment fails, the share must remain unpaid and the page must show an error; the page must not crash when the API is slow or returns an error. I need to handle a home with no members, zero, negative, or non-whole amounts, uneven splits, repeated and concurrent payment attempts, nonexistent bills or shares, and API 500 errors or slow responses.

I install dependencies once at the workspace root with pnpm install. pnpm dev starts the API on :8787 and the web app on :5173, applying local migrations before the API starts; I can open http://localhost:5173, and /api/health returns { "status": "ok" }. pnpm test runs the visible tests in api/test; pnpm check runs Biome format and lint; pnpm check:fix applies available Biome fixes; pnpm typecheck runs tsc for both packages; and pnpm build builds the web app for production. The visible bill and payment tests are api/test/bills.test.ts and api/test/payments.test.ts, initially fail, and must not be changed; api/test/helpers.ts must also remain unchanged. The evaluation runs pnpm install && pnpm check && pnpm typecheck && pnpm test. If pnpm reports ignored build scripts, I should run pnpm approve-builds and allow esbuild and workerd; after changing api/wrangler.jsonc, I should refresh Env types with pnpm --filter bill-splitter-api cf-typegen.

For submission, I should create a new public repository from the template, build the solution there, and update the README with a short Decisions section containing three decisions and why. I need to record a video of 3 minutes or less showing the architecture, data flow, and one trade-off, enable link access, and submit the repository and video links in the application form. The provided Loom explanation is https://www.loom.com/share/eabb11fb00d34afb9b1636e2ee775dd8. AI tools are allowed, but I must disclose which tools I used and where in the form and be able to explain every submitted line; understanding is checked in the video and a live call.

For my Part 2 submission, I should show the architecture, data flow, and one trade-off in a video of 3 minutes or less, make it viewable to anyone with the link, and submit both the public repository and video links in the application form. The supplied walkthrough is https://www.loom.com/share/eabb11fb00d34afb9b1636e2ee775dd8. I should disclose which AI tools I used and where in the form; the assignment does not specify any particular tools. The stated final repository checks are pnpm install && pnpm check && pnpm typecheck && pnpm test; no actual implementation or check results are provided.