Add instructions for using the project with the Netbeans IDE

Subject: [aima-talk] The Oracle(TM) NetBeans Java IDE for the AIMA code

In the context of the AIMA Java code at the AIMA site, there are there
the instructions how to import the Java code into the Eclipse IDE.

I have found that this indeed greatly helps in delving into the code.

There exists there another very well-known Java Integrated Development
Environment, namely the NetBeans, which can be downloaded from the
site

http://www.netbeans.org

The Eclipse is being supported by the Eclipse foundation, whereas the
NetBeans are being developed and supported by Oracle(TM) who are the
current custodians of the Java technology. I'm under the impression
that many Java developers prefer the NetBeans -- and after looking at
them both, I must say that I personally and subjectively like the
NetBeans better.

I feel that it would be beneficial to the AIMA community to get the
instructions how to utilize the NetBeans together with the AIMA Java
code into the AIMA site instructions.

regards, Antti J Ylikoski
Helsinki, Finland, the E.U.
http://www.hut.fi/~ajy/

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [e-mail] on 30 Jun 2012 at 4:03

[ctjoreilly]

thanks, I’ll try update the Wiki with the above information over the next few days.

[atyamsriharsha]

NetBeans IDE

Importing a downloaded archieved release

Once you have downloaded a release(see https://github.com/aimacode/aima-java/wiki/AIMA3e-Workspace-Setup) you can import the AIMA3e-Java projects into your workspace as follows:

• Select the menu item File->Import Project->from Zip
  
• Browse to the .zip release file you previously downloaded from the project’s website
• Hit the import button.You should now be able to work with the AUMA3e projects in Netbeans -The three projects, aima-core, aima-gui, and aimax-osm should be listed and be automatically selected ( you can deselect aima-all as it is not required).

Using the GitHub repository directly

Note: You will require a GitHub account for these steps to work correctly

1.Choose Team > Git > Clone from the main menu. The Clone Repository wizard displays. 2.At the Repository page, specify the path to a Git repository location, user name and password (you can save them for the future if required). 3.(Optional) Click Proxy Configuration to display the Options dialog box and set the proxy server settings. Click OK when finished. 4.Click Next to switch to the next step of the wizard. 5.At the Remote Branches page, select the repository branch(es) to be fetched (downloaded) to your local repository. Click Next. 6.At the Destination Directory page, specify the following:

• In the Parent Directory field, the path to the directory intended for the cloned repository on your hard drive (alternatively, click the Browse button and navigate to the directory). -The Parent Directory field is pre-filled with the path to the default NetBeansProjects directory where all NetBeans projects are stored.
• In the Clone Name field, the name of the local folder where the original project will be cloned to.By default Clone Name is filled out with the actual Git repository name.
• In the Checkout Branch field, select the branch to be checked out into the working tree. -In the Remote Name field, the name that represents the original repository being cloned.origin is the default alias of the repository being cloned. It is a recommended value. -Leave the Scan for NetBeans Projects after Clone checkbox selected to activate after-scanning right after the clone finishes. (The plugin searches for NetBeans projects in the cloned resources and offers to open the found projects.)
• Click Finish.After a Git repository is cloned, the metadata .git folder is created inside the folder you selected in the wizard.

Cloning a Repository from GitHub via SSH protocol

Note: You will require a GitHub account for these steps to work correctly 1.Choose Team > Git > Clone from the main menu. The Clone Repository wizard displays. 2.At the Remote Repository page of the Clone Repository wizard, specify the path to the repository required in the Repository URL field. 3.Verify git is specified in the Username text field. 4.Select the Private/public key option. 5.(Skip if using SSH-agent or Pageant for automated SSH access to the Git server.) Complete the following steps to access the Git server using your private SSH key and a passphrase:

• Specify the path to the key file, for example C:\Users\key. Note: The OpenSSH private key format is required. Keys generated by PuTTYgen for Microsoft Windows must be converted to the OpenSSH format before using them in the IDE. -Enter the passphrase for the key file, for example, abcd. -(Optional) Select the Save Passphrase option if required.

6.(Applies if using SSH-agent or Pageant for automated SSH access to the Git server.) Leave the Private Key File and Passphrase fields empty to get authenticated access from the IDE to the Git server via correctly configured SSH-agent or Pageant.

7.(Optional) Click Proxy Configuration to display the Options dialog box and set the proxy server settings. Click OK when finished.

8.Click Next.

9.At the Remote Branches page, select the repository branch(es) to be fetched (downloaded) to your local repository, for example master.

10.Click Next.

11.At the Destination Directory page, specify the following: -In the Parent Directory field, the path to the directory intended for the cloned repository on your hard drive (alternatively, click the Browse button and navigate to the directory).The Parent Directory field is pre-filled with the path to the default NetBeansProjects directory where all NetBeans projects are stored. -In the Clone Name field, the name of the local folder where the original project will be cloned to.By default Clone Name is filled out with the actual Git repository name. -In the Checkout Branch field, select the branch to be checked out into the working tree. -In the Remote Name field, the name that represents the original repository being cloned.origin is the default alias of the repository being cloned. It is a recommended value. -Leave the Scan for NetBeans Projects after Clone checkbox selected to activate after-scanning right after the clone finishes. (The plugin searches for NetBeans projects in the cloned resources and offers to open the found projects.)

12.Click Finish.After the repository is cloned the clone Completed message displays.

13.Choose the desired option