DreddMe

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

CS 491: Programming Challenges

Author: Brian Stewart

DreddMe is a command line utility to submit source code files to Dredd, the automated judge for CS 491: Programming Challenges. Using the simple command dreddme <filename> from the console, a source code file can be submitted to Dredd for judging. When the verdict is returned, it is printed to the console. See below for details.

Installation

To use this utility, clone the repo and add the directory to your $PATH variable.

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/thecodesmith/dreddme ~/tools/dreddme

Edit your ~/.bash_profile and add the following line:

export PATH=~/tools/dreddme:$PATH

Save changes and exit. Load the new settings:

source ~/.bash_profile

Configure your Dredd settings by adding your username and authorization token to ~/tools/dreddme/config.tcl.

Usage

If the dreddme/ directory was added to your PATH, DreddMe can be called like this:

dreddme <source code file>

Example of submitting a file to Dredd:

dreddme test_00_hello.py

Output:

Posting:
File:  test_00_hello.py
User:  stewarbc
Token: 9863b147d355b32786aabc84e3e0914
Lang:  Python
URL:   http://dpl.cs.uwec.edu/operations/dredd/problem/test_00_hello

Verdict: Success

Important Notes

File Names: The source code file must be named the same as the problem it is solving. For example, for problem "test_00_hello", the source file must be named "test_00_hello.py" or "test_00_hello.java", depending on the language you are using.

Language: The language you are using to solve the problem is deduced based on the file extension.

Issues

If you run into any issues using dreddme, please let me know! Post an issue here on GitHub and I'll be happy to look into it.