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# Zircon Kotlin Skeleton Project
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This is a skeleton project for Zircon users that can be used to get started with Zircon.
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## Getting started
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This project works on all platforms but there are some prerequisites that must be installed
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before you can start coding.
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1. *Git.* (optional)
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Git is a version control system. If you use GitHub you are already familiar with it.
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You don't need extensive Git knowledge to work with this project, but you need to install Git
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on your system if you want to clone / fork this project. You can get it [here](https://git-scm.com/).
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Alternatively you can download the zip / tarball from the [Releases page](https://github.com/Hexworks/zircon.skeleton.kotlin/releases).
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2. *Java*
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This project uses Kotlin, so you must install a Java *JDK* to get started. We suggest [OpenJDK](https://openjdk.java.net/install/)
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but any other JDK will do. Java 8 or above is recommended.
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That's all!
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## Setting up
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In order to set up a local dev environment on your computer you need to follow these steps:
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## Check the project out. (optional)
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If you want to use Git to clone the project you need to navigate to a folder where you want
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to check the project out in a terminal and type the following command:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/Hexworks/zircon.skeleton.kotlin.git
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```
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Alternatively you can just download and extract the latest release form the [Releases page](https://github.com/Hexworks/zircon.skeleton.kotlin/releases).
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## Import the project to your IDE.
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It is highly recommended to use IntelliJ IDEA for this project. You can get the free community
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version from [this page](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/). You don't need
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to buy the Ultimate version, the Community Edition is perfectly fine.
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Importing the project is pretty simple. When IDEA is started you need to
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1. Click **Import Project**
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2. Select the directory where your project resides (the project directory itself)
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3. In the following dialog select *Gradle*:
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4. Then select "Use auto import" and also a JDK as seen here:
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Note that you'll need to tell IDEA about where your JDK is because it will probably
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not detect your installation. More info about getting started with IDEA can be found
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[here](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/install-and-set-up-product.html)
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5. You are ready to go!
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## Notes about Gradle
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This project uses the [Gradle build tool](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/userguide.html).
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You don't need to be a Gradle expert to get started with the project. Gradle is bundled to
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this project and can be invoked by running the `gradlew` script.
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> For Windows users it is recommended to use [Git Bash](https://git-scm.com/downloads) to run it.
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This means that you don't need to install anything, everything is in place to get you started.
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In order to build your project you'll need to run the following command in your project directory:
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```bash
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./gradlew clean build
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```
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> If you get a permission denied error you'll need to add execution permissions to `gradlew`
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> this way: `chmod +x gradlew`
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Running this command will create an artifact in the `build/libs` directory which contains a `Main`
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class so you can run your project right away by typing this command:
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```bash
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java -jar build/libs/zircon.skeleton.kotlin-1.2.0-all.jar
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```
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You'll be presented by a new window with a greeting:
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**Congratulations!** You just run your first Zircon program!
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## Development resources
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- To get started with Zircon you can check the Zircon Project Page on our website [here](https://hexworks.org/projects/zircon/)
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- If you get stuck with Zircon feel free to come up to our [Discord channel](https://discordapp.com/invite/vSNgvBh)
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where you can ask us and other Zircon users
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- The [Roguelikedev Subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/roguelikedev/) is also a good source of
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information
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- To learn about Gradle check out their official documentation page [here](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/userguide.html)
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- If you want to get acquainted with the testing tools used in this project check out the
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docs of [AssertJ](http://joel-costigliola.github.io/assertj/)
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- If nothing helps or if you think that there is a bug in this project feel free to open
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a new issue [here](https://github.com/Hexworks/zircon.skeleton.kotlin/issues/new).
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## Credits
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The "tetris" tileset was contributed by [CO](https://github.com/EdgeWasherMcgee/Tetris) (Thanks!)
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