Paul the Octopus (Java Quick Starter)

A basic project to use for the Paul the Octopus challenge (World Cup 2018) written in Java.

Getting started

Steps to install and configure the project:

1. Install JDK 8 SE. Check if the installation was successful running:

   > java -version
   java version 1.8.0_65
   Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_65-b17)
   Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.65-b01, mixed mode)
   

2. Clone the repository

   > git clone https://github.com/rcluiz/paul-octopus-java
   

3. Install Gradle 4.7 or later. After that, make sure that the GRADLE_HOME environment variable is properly set and exported.

   > export GRADLE_HOME=<my_path>/gradle
   > echo $GRADLE_HOME
   <my_path>/gradle
   

   Test your gradle installation:

   > gradle -version
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   Gradle 4.7
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   
   Build time:   2018-04-18 09:09:12 UTC
   Revision:     b9a962bf70638332300e7f810689cb2febbd4a6c
   
   Groovy:       2.4.12
   Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.9 compiled on February 2 2017
   JVM:          1.8.0_65 (Oracle Corporation 25.65-b01)
   OS:           Mac OS X 10.13.4 x86_64
   
   

4. Install the lastest version of the gcloud tool. Initialize the tool using:

   > gcloud init
   > gcloud auth application-default login
   (use your @ciandt.com login for the step above)
   > gcloud config set project project-paul-the-octopus  
   

   Important: gcloud is part of any GCE VM. If you are using it instead of your own environment, you can skip this step.

5. Test your installation

   > ./paul.sh
   

6. Run the prediction

   > ./paul.sh -c predict -p AveragePredictor -f
   

7. Upload the file to your bucket using the following command:

    > ./paul.sh -c upload -u rafaelcl