This project is a collection of code to help automate things, these are intended primarily as examples and you may need to build upon them to do something meaningful. This is a good thing! everyone's requirements may be a little different so rather than trying to solve it all, it makes more sense to make this project very easily customisable.

If you're not already familiar with Java, it's really quite easy. In order to get the most out of your keyboard-time I thoroughly recommend you use good tools, namely:

• Eclipse IDE

Download "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers" from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

• Apache Maven

Maven handles dependencies for you automatically, downloading all the appropriate libraries. This used to be a real nightmare for Java projects, Maven takes all this pain away.

Inside Eclipse go to Help -> Install New Software -> Select "Juno" from the list -> Browse to "General Purpose Tools" -> Select "m2e - Maven Integration for Eclipse" for Installation.

Once you have these installed in your Mac, Windows or Linux machine you are ready to get started. Open Eclipse IDE and it will by default create a directory called workspace, open a command-prompt or terminal and navigate to this directory.

Now grab the code:

git clone [email protected]:ikstob/botski.git

Last but not least, toggle over to Eclipse and go File -> New -> New Java Project -> Choose "Create from existing source" and choose the directory you downloaded the code into.

DISCLAIMER: This is a basic intro and no substitute to the plethora of tutorials available for Java and Eclipse