# Getting Started

This codebase is intentionally small and appears to center on a set of Java source files that are used to demonstrate or validate header/documentation patterns. There is no deep application layer yet, so the fastest way to understand it is to read the source files directly and compare how each one handles its class-level header.

## What This Project Does

At a high level, the project contains a few standalone Java classes under `src/main/java/` that illustrate different file header styles: a complete header, a partial header, a MIT license header, a file with no header, and a longer header variant. The main thing to learn here is the conventions around header formatting and how they are represented in source files.

## Recommended Reading Order

1. Start with the source files in `src/main/java/` to see the patterns in their simplest form.
2. Read [WithHeader.java](../src/main/java/WithHeader.java) and [PartialHeader.java](../src/main/java/PartialHeader.java) to compare a complete header versus an incomplete one.
3. Read [MitLicense.java](../src/main/java/MitLicense.java) and [NoHeader.java](../src/main/java/NoHeader.java) to understand the edge cases.
4. Finish with [LongHeader.java](../src/main/java/LongHeader.java) and [Crosslink.java](../src/main/java/Crosslink.java) to see longer header blocks and in-file change markers.

## Key Entry Points

There are no highly referenced classes in this repository, so the best entry points are the small representative files themselves:

- [WithHeader](../src/main/java/WithHeader.java) — a minimal example of a class with a structured header.
- [PartialHeader](../src/main/java/PartialHeader.java) — shows a header that includes module and functional description text.
- [MitLicense](../src/main/java/MitLicense.java) — demonstrates a short license-oriented header.
- [NoHeader](../src/main/java/NoHeader.java) — the baseline case with no class header.
- [Crosslink](../src/main/java/Crosslink.java) — includes inline change markers inside the class body.
- [LongHeader](../src/main/java/LongHeader.java) — a stress test for long version-history headers.

## Project Structure

- `src/main/java/` — all Java sources live here.
- The repository root currently has no larger module hierarchy, service layers, or package structure to learn yet.
- The files are single-class examples, which makes them easy to scan and compare.

## Configuration

There are no obvious runtime configuration files in the current repository snapshot. If you are looking for project behavior, the important inputs are the source files themselves rather than environment variables or service configs.

When you add more tooling later, look first for:

- build configuration such as Maven or Gradle files
- lint or formatter configuration
- any documentation or code-style rules that define the expected header format

## Common Patterns

- Classes are kept extremely small and self-contained.
- Header comments use a consistent block-comment style at the top of the file.
- Several files include version tags, ticket-like identifiers, and author names in the header.
- Change markers such as `ADD START` and `ADD END` are used inside the class body in [Crosslink.java](../src/main/java/Crosslink.java).
- The code favors simple, direct examples over shared abstractions.

## Where to Go Next

If you are onboarding, the best next step is to inspect the headers in the Java files and identify which format the team wants to standardize on. From there, you can write or update documentation that defines the expected header template and edge cases for new files.