We use Java's junit for testing. This is optional if you want to learn about testing. Open up src/test/java/com/google/codeu/data/MessageTest.java for a simple example. junit documentation

To execute the tests:

mvn test

The tests will also get run when we open Pull Requests, and whenever you push something to the Git server.

We are using a linter to ensure standard formatting and consistency with our java code.

This will be enabled when you try to commit your code. If there are lint errors, you will have to resolve them before your code can be committed.

Pre-commit example:

git commit -m "This is my commit message"

Maven example (if you want to lint before committing):

mvn checkstyle:check

There are a few required steps to do before it can be used on your local machine. In your terminal, navigate to the root directory of the project.

cd ~Desktop/codeu-starter-project

Now, let's set executable permissions on the pre-commit file.

chmod +x hooks/pre-commit

We must now tell Git to use the pre-commit file as our pre-commit hook.

git config core.hooksPath hooks