Java Starter

This a simple template to start a Java project using:

• Gradle 7 with kotlin script;
• ShadowJar plugin to package a executable (fat)jar;
• Checkstyle plugin with Google style guide rules;
• Jacoco plugin;
• JUnit 5 + Mockito;
• Logging with SLF4J + Log4j2.

Prerequisites

• JDK 8+

How to use it

• Clone this repo and delete the .git dir

 git clone https://github.com/thiagogcm/java-starter.git PROJECT_NAME

• Replace PROJECT_NAME with a new name
• Rename the rootProject.name property in the settings.gradle file with the new project name

Now you're good to go:

./gradlew build
java -jar build/libs/PROJECT_NAME.jar

Jacoco coverage notes:

1. For runtime coverage report:

./gradlew run
./gradlew applicationCodeCoverageReport

2. For test coverage report:

./gradlew test
./gradlew jacocoJunit5TestReport