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Using/Installing VT Development Tools
=====================================

Using/Installing VT Development Tools
-------------------------------------

Virginia Tech students use a number of tools to assist in projects.
These tools will help with submiting and testing project code.
If you are working in Java you will almost certainly make use of
WebCAT.
WebCAT is an automated project testing/submission system.
It runs your code against a suite of tests designed by your professor
for correctness.
It also measures how much of your code you have tested and grade your
performance.

Installing The Submission Plugin
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*STOP GO NO FURTHER BEFORE READING THIS! This tutorial assumes you are
using Eclipse 4.2 or higher.
In addition it assumes you have not installed the previous Eclipse
plugin from webcat.
If you have done so remove it and it's dependencies as the checkstyle
plugin included in the older versions of the Eclipse plugin break the
current plugin.*

This section assumes you are using the Eclipse Java IDE.
It is possible to submit WebCAT manually if you do not wish to use
Eclipse, however, the staff of CS@VT have developed a lovely plugin
that integrates into Eclipse.

Step 1: If you have not done so already, install |external_link1| and
|external_link2|.

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   <a href="https://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target = "_blank">Java</a>

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   <a href="https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/" target = "_blank">Eclipse</a>


Step 2: To verify you have access, |external_link3| using your PID/PID
password

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   <a href="https://web-cat.cs.vt.edu" target = "_blank">login to WebCAT</a>


Step 3: Open Eclipse and navigate to Help->Install New Software, you
will open a window similar to the below screenshot.
Hit the Add button (circled in red).

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   :alt: Add New Software Window

Step 4: You will now be prompted with window requesting a
Name/Location.
Use NAME: WebCAT, LOCATION: http://web-cat.org/eclstats.

Step 5: You will now be given a window that prompts you to select the
Java plugin and install it.
If you see no software listed be sure to uncheck the box near the
bottom labeled "Group Items By Category".

Step 6: Finally go to Window->Preferences.
Then select Preferences.
A window similar to the below will appear.
Fill in the submit URL with this:
https://web-cat.cs.vt.edu/Web-CAT/WebObjects/Web-CAT.woa/wa/assignments/eclipse?institution=VT.
Leave the Download URL box blank unless you have been given an URL
from another resource.

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   :alt: Submission URL