Setting up the Environment

1. Download and Install the latest version of the Eclipse IDE for Java Developers

2. Download and Install a Git Client

   We recommend a nice GUI like SmartGit or SourceTree.

3. Clone this Repository with your Git Client

   In the following, we assume that you cloned into the directory amidst/.

4. Import the Eclipse Project

   In the Eclipse menu choose File > Import... > General > Existing Projects into Workspace and select the directory amidst/.

5. Import the Eclipse Preferences

   In the Eclipse menu choose File > Import... > General > Preferences and select the file amidst/eclipse-preferences.epf.

   This file contains settings for the Java Code Formatter as well as custom compiler errors and warnings.

6. Install the Maven Dependencies

   In Eclipse, right-click the amidst project and choose Maven > Update Project... > OK.

   In Eclipse, right-click the amidst project again and choose Run As > Maven clean.

7. Customize the devtools Properties (optional)

   In the class amidst.devtools.DevToolRunner, Amidst includes several tools for developers. If you want to use these, you need to customize their properties. To do so, copy the file amidst/src/test/resources/amidst/devtools/devtools.properties.template to amidst/src/test/resources/amidst/devtools/devtools.properties and enter the required values.