iP: Week 7

Create a new jar file

• Create the JAR file in one of these ways:
  • If you have added a GUI or using third-party libraries: use Gradle.
  • Else: you can use IntelliJ.
• The JAR file should be cross-platform and should work in a computer that has Java 17. To avoid version compatibility issues, we strongly recommend the following approach:
  1. Open a terminal window, and navigate to the root of your project folder.
  2. Run the java -version command to confirm the terminal is using Java 17.
  3. Run the ./gradlew clean shadowJar command to create the JAR file.

Do the following smoke tests to ensure the jar file works (reason: a similar flow will be used when grading your iP).

1. Copy the jar file to an empty folder and test it from there. This should surface issues with hard-coded file paths.
   When running the jar file for smoke testing, instead of double-clicking the jar file, do the following: open a terminal -> navigate to the jar location -> run the java -jar "JAR_FILE_NAME" command.
2. Pass the jar file to team members and ask them to do a test drive. Assuming some of your team members' OS differ from yours, this should verify if the app is cross-platform.
   If you don't have ready access to a specific OS, you can ask others' help to smoke-test it by posting a smoke-testing request in the forum -- some of them will even appreciate the opportunity to help a classmate.
   Note that concepts you encounter while doing course project tasks (e.g., smoke testing) are in the scope of the final exam.

Create a new release on GitHub (e.g., v0.2) and upload the JAR file.

• Recommended to refrain from uploading multiple JAR files as this can cause extra work for the evaluators.