README

Lab requirements

1. Install git

   • Windows: Install via http://git-scm.com
   • OS X: Install with package manager or http://git-scm.com
   • Linux: Install via distribution package manager or http://git-scm.com

2. Install Erlang & Elixir (at least 1.3)

   • See http://elixir-lang.org/install.html

Verify your installations

Verify your installation by calling the executables git, erl and iex in your shell. Your erlang installation needs to be on OTP 19 and Elixir on 1.3.x or higher. Check the version by running iex:

~ λ iex
Erlang/OTP 19 [erts-8.0] [source] [64-bit] [smp:8:8] [async-threads:10] [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]

Interactive Elixir (1.3.2) - press Ctrl+C to exit (type h() ENTER for help)
iex(1)>

Installing a lab

The repository for all labs is found at https://github.com/ericmj/workshop.

1. git clone from your console

   $ git clone [email protected]:ericmj/workshop.git

2. Enter the workshop directory

   $ cd workshop

3. Enter the directory for the current lab named labN

   $ cd labN

Running tests

• Run all tests for a project: $ mix test

• Run all tests in a specific file: $ mix test test/my_test.exs

• Run all tests on a specific file and line: $ mix test test/my_test.exs:42

Lab links

The individual labs can be found at the following URLs:

Elixir basics: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/tree/master/lab1

TrueStory test library: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/tree/master/lab2

Implement a chat: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/tree/master/lab3

Processes: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/master/tree/lab4

Process abstractions: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/master/tree/lab5

Chat with processes: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/master/tree/lab6

Test coverage: https://github.com/ericmj/workshop/master/tree/lab7