Getting started

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Prerequisites for this tutorial

• Eclipse with subversive plugin installed
• The course instructor has already created your plugin.s12.projectname directory.

Step by step

1. Check out the source code (svn project)
2. Start the program -- use the main method from Manager.java
3. De-Select ALL plugins in the selection menu. We want a clean start. (You can and should later experiment with activating existing plugins to get inspiration and learn from other students effort and experience).
4. Only select the "test" plugin -- have a look at the "plugin.xml" file and the source code (Chickie.java)
5. Start your own project with a mini example
   1. Copy the sample plugin.xml + Java-Code from Configuration Files for NPC, or Chickie.java for PC
   2. Import images (if necessary) with (right mouse button on your project) -> Import -> General -> File System
   3. Adapt the files (directories, Java class name, etc)
   4. Make it run
6. Have a look at the Surfman plugin to see some additional basic features

Next steps After your simple mini-plugin runs,

1. Have a look at other plugins from former semesters
2. Study wiki documentation etc.
3. Adapt and experiment ...