12. IDE instructions

Initially

• Clone the project git clone https://github.com/iluwatar/java-design-patterns.git

Eclipse

• Download Eclipse from https://eclipse.org/downloads/ Choose Eclipse IDE for Java Developers or Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers
• Import the project File - Import - Existing Maven projects - point to the project root folder
• Please notice that we have some reported Eclipse related problems https://github.com/iluwatar/java-design-patterns/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+eclipse (can you help?)

IntelliJ IDEA

• Download IntelliJ IDEA from https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/
• Import project - point to project root pom.xml
• Install Checkstyle plugin File - Settings - Plugins - CheckStyle-IDEA
• You can run Checkstyle checks by activating the Checkstyle view with View - Tool windows - Checkstyle and clicking Check project. Ensure that Google Checks ruleset is activated.