# Getting Started

## What This Project Does
This repository is a small Java codebase centered on a handful of example classes under `src/main/java`. The files appear to demonstrate header/comment conventions, version history blocks, and change markers rather than a large application flow.

If you are new to the codebase, start by understanding the file organization and the comment/header patterns used in the Java sources. There are no deeply connected entry-point classes, so the quickest way to orient yourself is by reading the representative source files directly.

## Recommended Reading Order
1. [`src/main/java/NoHeader.java`](../src/main/java/NoHeader.java) — simplest class; good baseline for what a minimal source file looks like.
2. [`src/main/java/WithHeader.java`](../src/main/java/WithHeader.java) — shows a standard class header format.
3. [`src/main/java/PartialHeader.java`](../src/main/java/PartialHeader.java) — shows a partially filled documentation header.
4. [`src/main/java/Crosslink.java`](../src/main/java/Crosslink.java) — demonstrates inline change markers in the body.
5. [`src/main/java/LongHeader.java`](../src/main/java/LongHeader.java) — shows an extended revision-history style header.

## Key Entry Points
There are no highly-referenced classes in this repository, so there is no single “main” abstraction to learn first. Instead, treat these files as the key entry points:

- [`WithHeader`](../src/main/java/WithHeader.java)
- [`PartialHeader`](../src/main/java/PartialHeader.java)
- [`LongHeader`](../src/main/java/LongHeader.java)
- [`Crosslink`](../src/main/java/Crosslink.java)
- [`MitLicense`](../src/main/java/MitLicense.java)
- [`NoHeader`](../src/main/java/NoHeader.java)

## Project Structure
The repository is organized very simply:

- `src/main/java/` — all Java source files in this snapshot.
- Root-level project metadata is not visible in this extraction, so treat the Java source tree as the primary place to explore.

A practical way to navigate is to compare the source files side by side and note how each one uses documentation headers, version tags, and change annotations.

## Configuration
No configuration files are visible in the provided repository snapshot. In practice, this means you should first look for the usual Java project files at the root when you have access to the full checkout:

- build tool files such as `pom.xml` or `build.gradle`
- source-set configuration
- formatting or linting settings
- documentation generation settings

For this snapshot, the main “configuration” is the comment/header style embedded directly in the Java files.

## Common Patterns
A few patterns repeat across the source files:

- **Header blocks** — multi-line `/** ... */` comments often precede classes.
- **Version annotations** — some files include versioned change records like `v72.00.00`.
- **Change markers** — `// ADD START` / `// ADD END` comments mark localized edits.
- **Minimal classes** — several files are intentionally small, making them useful reference examples.
- **License-only file** — [`MitLicense`](../src/main/java/MitLicense.java) is a compact example of a file that primarily carries license text.

## Where to Start Reading Next
If you want the fastest possible orientation, read the files in this order:

1. [`NoHeader`](../src/main/java/NoHeader.java)
2. [`WithHeader`](../src/main/java/WithHeader.java)
3. [`Crosslink`](../src/main/java/Crosslink.java)
4. [`PartialHeader`](../src/main/java/PartialHeader.java)
5. [`LongHeader`](../src/main/java/LongHeader.java)

That sequence moves from the simplest class to the most documentation-heavy example.