Building the CarryDrop Building the CarryDrop simulation in Eclipsesimulation in Eclipse

Creating a new project with Creating a new project with existing code from John Murphy’s existing code from John Murphy’s RePast tutorialRePast tutorial

PreparationPreparation

For these slides you will need:For these slides you will need:– The Eclipse IDE installed and running.The Eclipse IDE installed and running.– Access to the source code from John Access to the source code from John

Murphy’s RePast Murphy’s RePast tutorialtutorial, step , step 1414..

Creating a new projectCreating a new project

Start EclipseStart Eclipse Go to File -> ProjectGo to File -> Project In the New Project In the New Project

dialog box select “Java dialog box select “Java Project” and hit the Project” and hit the Next buttonNext button

In the next screen, In the next screen, name the project and name the project and choose a location.choose a location.

Leave the default Leave the default setting for the project setting for the project layout.layout.

Creating a new project Creating a new project cont.cont.

Add RePast to the Add RePast to the build path under build path under the “Libraries” tab.the “Libraries” tab.

Click the “Finish” Click the “Finish” button.button.

Please refer to Installing Repast in the Eclipse IDE under section IV.B of the RePast Study Group homepage for details on adding the RePast jar to a project build path.

Creating a new classCreating a new class

Now that we have the Now that we have the project established we can project established we can add the first new class.add the first new class.

Go to File->New->Class. Go to File->New->Class. A New Class window should A New Class window should

appear.appear. For the Package, enter For the Package, enter

“demo”“demo” For Name, enter For Name, enter

CarryDropModel.CarryDropModel. Leave all other settings at Leave all other settings at

default values.default values. Hit the “Finish” button.Hit the “Finish” button.

The first class: The first class: CarryDropModelCarryDropModel Go to step 14 of Go to step 14 of

Murphy’s tutorial.Murphy’s tutorial. In your browser, select In your browser, select

all the Java code for all the Java code for the CarryDropModel the CarryDropModel class and go to Edit-class and go to Edit->Copy>Copy

In Eclipse, select all In Eclipse, select all the pre-written code in the pre-written code in the new the new CarryDropModelCarryDropModel

The first class: The first class: CarryDropModelCarryDropModel Go to Edit->Paste.Go to Edit->Paste. The code from the tutorial webpage should have now replaced the The code from the tutorial webpage should have now replaced the

pre-written code.pre-written code.

Adding the other classesAdding the other classes

Save the CarryDropModel in Eclipse Save the CarryDropModel in Eclipse and it is doneand it is done

Repeat the previous steps to create Repeat the previous steps to create new classes, copy code from the new classes, copy code from the tutorial, and paste it in Eclipse for both tutorial, and paste it in Eclipse for both CarryDropAgent and CarryDropSpace.CarryDropAgent and CarryDropSpace.

The CarryDrop simulation is now in The CarryDrop simulation is now in Eclipse and ready to be run. Eclipse and ready to be run.

The CaryyDrop simulationThe CaryyDrop simulation

To start the simulation, go to Run->Run…To start the simulation, go to Run->Run… In the Run dialog box CarryDropModel, In the Run dialog box CarryDropModel,

– make sure the Project name is correct make sure the Project name is correct – the Main Class box has demo.CarryDropModelthe Main Class box has demo.CarryDropModel

Hit the “Run” buttonHit the “Run” button

The CarryDrop SimulationThe CarryDrop Simulation

RePast will startRePast will start Press the Initialize Press the Initialize

buttonbutton The The

CarryDropModel CarryDropModel window will appear window will appear with the initialized with the initialized money space.money space.