# Getting Started

This repository is a small Java codebase made up of a few independent example classes. It looks like a reference set for comparing header styles, revision markers, and simple class structure rather than a feature-rich application.

## What This Project Does

The project appears to demonstrate several ways of documenting Java source files: full headers, partial headers, license-style comments, and no header at all. The classes are intentionally simple, so the main job for a new engineer is to learn the documentation and layout conventions used across the examples.

## Recommended Reading Order

1. Start with [overview.md](../overview.md) to get the big-picture summary.
2. Read [WithHeader.java](../../src/main/java/WithHeader.java) for the simplest example of the standard header format.
3. Compare [PartialHeader.java](../../src/main/java/PartialHeader.java) and [MitLicense.java](../../src/main/java/MitLicense.java) to see how comment styles differ.
4. Review [Crosslink.java](../../src/main/java/Crosslink.java) to see a header plus an in-class change marker.
5. Finish with [LongHeader.java](../../src/main/java/LongHeader.java) and [NoHeader.java](../../src/main/java/NoHeader.java) to understand the extremes in the set.

## Key Entry Points

There are no deep application entry points or highly connected classes in this repository. The most important files to understand first are:

- [WithHeader.java](../../src/main/java/WithHeader.java) — concise standard header example.
- [PartialHeader.java](../../src/main/java/PartialHeader.java) — header with descriptive module/function text.
- [Crosslink.java](../../src/main/java/Crosslink.java) — header plus a field wrapped in versioned add markers.
- [LongHeader.java](../../src/main/java/LongHeader.java) — longest header pattern in the repository.
- [NoHeader.java](../../src/main/java/NoHeader.java) — minimal class with no leading documentation.

## Project Structure

The repository is effectively flat.

```mermaid
flowchart LR
Root["root module"] --> Crosslink["Crosslink.java"]
Root --> LongHeader["LongHeader.java"]
Root --> MitLicense["MitLicense.java"]
Root --> NoHeader["NoHeader.java"]
Root --> PartialHeader["PartialHeader.java"]
Root --> WithHeader["WithHeader.java"]
```

Source files live under `src/main/java/`, and the `.codewiki/` directory contains generated documentation for the repository. There are no visible submodules or framework-specific package trees in the current snapshot.

## Configuration

No build or runtime configuration files were visible in the current repository snapshot. Based on the available files, the main “configuration” to understand is the source-header convention itself:

- `WithHeader.java` and `Crosslink.java` show the standard header pattern.
- `PartialHeader.java` shows a shorter descriptive header.
- `MitLicense.java` shows a license-style comment.
- `NoHeader.java` shows the bare minimum class layout.

If additional build files exist elsewhere in the repo, check them next to learn how these examples are compiled or validated.

## Common Patterns

- Classes are minimal and usually contain little or no behavior.
- File-level block comments are the main recurring pattern.
- Version markers such as `v72.00.00` appear in headers and inline change blocks.
- Some files use add markers like `ADD START` and `ADD END` to delimit changes.
- The code is easy to scan because each class is isolated and has no obvious dependencies on the others.

## Where to Go Next

After this guide, read the source files directly in the order above and compare how each one handles comments, revision notes, and class body shape. If you need to standardize the repository, focus first on `WithHeader.java` as the baseline format and then decide how closely the other files should match it.