Developer Setup and Building

💻 Developer Setup & Building from Source

Requirement	Environment Specification
JDK Version	Java 25 (Adoptium HotSpot jdk-25.0.3.9-hotspot)
Gradle Engine	Gradle 9.3+ (--no-daemon mandatory)
Fabric Loom Plugin	Loom 1.15+
Build Command	./gradlew build --no-daemon
Test Command	./gradlew test --no-daemon
Output Jar Location	build/libs/better-bats-1.1.23+26.2.jar

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🛠️ Environment Setup & Prerequisites

Before setting up or compiling Better Bats from source:

1. Install JDK 25: Download Java 25 (Adoptium OpenJDK). Verify using java -version.
2. Configure JAVA_HOME: Set JAVA_HOME to your JDK 25 path (e.g. C:/Program Files/Eclipse Adoptium/jdk-25.0.3.9-hotspot).
3. Gradle Configuration: Ensure gradle.properties references JDK 25:

   org.gradle.java.home=C:/Program Files/Eclipse Adoptium/jdk-25.0.3.9-hotspot

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🚀 Building the Release JAR

To compile and package the production JAR without launching background daemons:

# Clean and build release JAR
./gradlew build --no-daemon

Upon successful compilation, the built release JAR will be generated in build/libs/:

• better-bats-1.1.23+26.2.jar
• better-bats-1.1.23+26.2-sources.jar

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🧪 Automated Testing Verification

Execute JUnit and GameTest headless suites to verify entity mechanics prior to release:

# Run automated headless test suite
./gradlew test --no-daemon

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📂 IDE Setup (IntelliJ IDEA / VS Code)

1. Clone the repository to your local workspace directory.
2. Open IntelliJ IDEA or VS Code and select Open Project pointing to Better Bats 26.2.
3. Import as a Gradle project. Allow Loom to auto-generate Fabric mappings and run configurations.
4. Execute ./gradlew genSources if workspace source definitions require indexing.

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