Outline

Here is a basic outline of the steps to follow to complete this example.

  1. Clone Starter Code from GitHub
git clone <url> java
  1. Install SDKMAN

Instructions

curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash

  1. Close and Reopen Terminal to load SDK Man

  2. Install Gradle

sdk install gradle 7.6
  1. Compile, Run & Test Existing Project
cd java
gradle run
gradle check

  1. Confirm that project runs and has no style errors.

  2. Follow along with the video to create the project.

  3. Add the about page yourself!

  4. When complete, use Git to commit and push updated code.

git add .
git commit -m "Example Complete"
git push
  1. On GitHub, create a release tag and submit URL to Canvas for grading.

When using Spring Initializr, below is a screenshot showing what it should look like.

Spring Initializr Spring Initializr

The generated build.gradle file looks like this as of Spring 2021:

plugins {
	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '2.4.4'
	id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.0.11.RELEASE'
	id 'java'
}

group = 'web'
version = '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
sourceCompatibility = '1.8'

repositories {
	mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf'
	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
	developmentOnly 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-devtools'
	testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'
}

test {
	useJUnitPlatform()
}