/mars-rover-kata-java

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Mars Rover Kata

This code is a part of the Java Tutorial Through Katas: Mars Rover article published on Technology Conversations article.

Description

Develop an api that moves a rover around on a grid.

  • You are given the initial starting point (x,y) of a rover and the direction (N,S,E,W) it is facing.
  • The rover receives a character array of commands.
  • Implement commands that move the rover forward/backward (f,b).
  • Implement commands that turn the rover left/right (l,r).
  • Implement wrapping from one edge of the grid to another. (planets are spheres after all)
  • Implement obstacle detection before each move to a new square. If a given sequence of commands encounters an obstacle, the rover moves up to the last possible point and reports the obstacle.

Source: Dallas Hack Club.

Implementation

Recommended approach to solve this kata is by using TDD. Code in this repo is written in Java 7 with AssertJ for tests. Tasks execution (compile, test, etc) is done with Gradle.

Running

To run all tests:

gradle test

For more details please visit the Java Tutorial Through Katas: Mars Rover article published on Technology Conversations article.