Panda project template

This is a project template for a greenfield Java project. It's the starting point for the Panda chatbot. Given below are instructions on how to use it.

Setting up in Intellij

Prerequisites: JDK 25, update Intellij to the most recent version.

1. Open Intellij (if you are not in the welcome screen, click File > Close Project to close the existing project first)
2. Open the project into Intellij as follows:
   1. Click Open.
   2. Select the project directory, and click OK.
   3. If there are any further prompts, accept the defaults.
3. Configure the project to use JDK 25 (not other versions) as explained in here.
   In the same dialog, set the Project language level field to the SDK default option.
4. After that, locate the src/main/java/Panda.java file, right-click it, and choose Run Panda.main() (if the code editor is showing compile errors, try restarting the IDE). If the setup is correct, you should see something like the below as the output:

   ____________________________________________________________
   PANDA
   Hello! I'm Panda.
   What can I do for you?
   ____________________________________________________________
   todo read book
   ____________________________________________________________
   Got it. I've added this task:
     [T][ ] read book
   Now you have 1 tasks in the list.
   ____________________________________________________________
   deadline return book /by June 6th
   ____________________________________________________________
   Got it. I've added this task:
     [D][ ] return book (by: June 6th)
   Now you have 2 tasks in the list.
   ____________________________________________________________
   event project meeting /from Aug 6th 2pm /to 4pm
   ____________________________________________________________
   Got it. I've added this task:
     [E][ ] project meeting (from: Aug 6th 2pm to: 4pm)
   Now you have 3 tasks in the list.
   ____________________________________________________________
   list
   ____________________________________________________________
   Here are the tasks in your list:
   1.[T][ ] read book
   2.[D][ ] return book (by: June 6th)
   3.[E][ ] project meeting (from: Aug 6th 2pm to: 4pm)
   ____________________________________________________________
   mark 2
   ____________________________________________________________
   Nice! I've marked this task as done:
     [D][X] return book (by: June 6th)
   ____________________________________________________________
   unmark 2
   ____________________________________________________________
   OK, I've marked this task as not done yet:
     [D][ ] return book (by: June 6th)
   ____________________________________________________________
   unmark 2
   ____________________________________________________________
   OK, I've marked this task as not done yet:
     [ ] return book
   ____________________________________________________________
   list
   ____________________________________________________________
   Here are the tasks in your list:
   1.[ ] read book
   2.[ ] return book
   ____________________________________________________________
   bye
   ____________________________________________________________
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       \_______/
   Bye. Hope to see you again soon!
   ____________________________________________________________
   

Building and running the fat JAR

This project is configured to build a runnable fat JAR using the Shadow plugin.

1. Make sure Java 25 is active.
2. From the project root, run:

   ./gradlew shadowJar

3. The packaged JAR is created at:

   build/libs/panda.jar
   

4. Run it with:

   java -jar build/libs/panda.jar

This produces a single executable JAR that includes the application and its dependencies.

Warning: Keep the src\main\java folder as the root folder for Java files (i.e., don't rename those folders or move Java files to another folder outside of this folder path), as this is the default location some tools (e.g., Gradle) expect to find Java files.