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How to Download Code from a Candidate's GitHub Repository

Follow these steps if you need to share a candidate's coding test submission outside Alva

Written by Pernilla Ahl

Why You Might Need This

A candidate's coding test submission lives in a private GitHub repository. If you need to share it outside Alva, you can download the whole submission as a zipped folder from GitHub.

Downloading the Submission

  1. Click the candidate, then go to the Coding test tab - you'll find a link to their code repository on GitHub.

  2. Once you have the repository opened, you should see a button labeled Branches. Click on that.

  3. Here, you will see all available branches in the project. Underneath the heading Active branches, you should find the branch that your candidate has been working on. It is often titled implementation, patch or similar. Click on that branch.

  4. You're now looking at the candidate's submission - more folders and files than before. Click the green <> Code button, then under Local, download all files as a zipped folder.

💡Note: A branch is another way of saying a version of a project. When a candidate starts working on their coding test they create their own branch, which is used to store any code they write.

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