Create a project

Create the local project that you will turn into a Divekit origin repository in the next lesson.

Build the starter project

Step 1: create or enter the project folder

If you do not already have a project folder, create one:

mkdir vehicle-workshop
cd vehicle-workshop

If you already created that directory earlier, just enter it.

Step 2: add a tiny template file

Now add a tiny template file so your project already contains content that can later be individualized.

Create the source folder:

mkdir -p src

Create src/$Vehicle$.java with the following content — the easiest way is your editor, because the file name itself contains the placeholder:

public class $Vehicle$ {
    public String kind() {
        return "$Vehicle$";
    }
}

If you prefer to create the file in the terminal, put the name in single quotes so your shell does not interpret $Vehicle$ as a variable:

touch 'src/$Vehicle$.java'

Also create a README.md:

# Vehicle Workshop

This assignment contains one placeholder: `$Vehicle$`.

At this point, this is still just a normal project folder with starter files.

Common failures

rm 'src/$.java'
touch 'src/$Vehicle$.java'

Check

Before moving on, make sure you can answer these questions: