/intro-to-softconst-lecture-starters

This repository contains Java projects which accompany the videos for Intro to Software Construction in SoftConst1x: Data Abstraction

Primary LanguageJava

Running Your Files

Overview

We've set up the project structure for you, so once you download the files, you should be able to run each project and its tests individually!

How do you run a test suite or a main() method, you might ask? No worries -- here's a step-by-step guide.

Set up your tests (gif) | Run main methods

IMPORTANT

There is one caveat - you MUST not open an individual project, or bad things might happen! We are not responsible for what may ensue in the event that you disobey. (Just kidding - make a post about it on the discussion board if you do run into problems.) That is to say, open the project with the same name as the GitHub repo.

the correct way to open vs incorrect

Test Configurations

The Hell-for-Leather overview

Test config gif


Step-by-step

  1. Open your project in IntelliJ. (Don't be afraid of the vintage 15.0.2 edition used in these screenshots!)

Opened project


  1. If the Project Structure sidebar doesn't open automatically, just click the sideways 1. Project button at the far left. If the 1. Project button does not appear at all, just press ⌘ + 1 on macOS, or Ctrl + 1 on Windows.

Opened project with side Project bar also open


  1. Go to the top right, and click the greyed-out down-facing triangle. Edit Configurations will appear. Click on it.

Selecting "Edit Configurations"


  1. Pour yourself a cup of coffee.
    • This step is optional, but it definitely helps me feel like a programmer.


  1. A new window! Click the green plus and select JUnit from the dropdown.

Edit configurations with dropdown open


  1. Now you'll get this window with some red error messages.

Add JUnit application window with no info entered


  1. Go to "Use classpath of module" and select the module you want to test. For me in this tutorial, I'm working on Band, so let's choose that.

Use classpath of module selection


  1. Then, go up to "Class".

Class field selected


  1. Choose the class wherein the tests live.

Choosing test class


  1. Alternatively, you can change the Test Kind field from "Class" to "All in directory". That way you can specify the entire test folder to be run at once.

All in directory selected


  1. Here's what it looked like once I configured the tests for each project.

All configured


  1. Once you're done, hit Apply or Ok. Now you can run your tests with the little green triangle! When you want to switch test suites, just click on the same drop-down (that once was an upside-down triange and now has a name) and select your desired test suite.

dropdown


Done!

Done


Running main

If your project has a main directory and/or Main class, you'll be able to run the main() program.

  1. Right-click on the Main class and click on Run Main.main() or some variant of it.

Clicking on Main and selection Run Main.main()


  1. A console window should pop up. You're able to type into it and give input.

Showing console

You can also now run it by selecting Main and hitting the green arrow at the top.