Simple Build Tool, abbreviated to SBT, is a build tool for Scala and Java projects. SBT simplifies the process of developing, building, and maintaining a project. This book will show you how to build a Scala project using SBT Version 0.12.3, and the different ways in which SBT can be set up.
Chapter 1, Hello World with SBT, introduces SBT, and how to get it up and running with an example.
Chapter 2, .sbt Build Definitions, explains the components of a simple .sbt build file.
Chapter 3, Dependency Management, explains how project dependencies can be configured in SBT.
Chapter 4, Full Build Definitions, introduces the .scala build definition and the scenarios in which it can be extremely useful.
Chapter 5, Compile, Test, and Run, explains SBT commands and some configurations which can come in handy when developing an application.
All that you need to use this book is a PC with Linux or Windows OS or a Mac, a text editor, and Java 1.6 or later. There are SBT plugins available for various IDEs, but setting it up is completely optional.
This book is aimed at developers who want to use SBT to build Scala projects. The readers are expected to know programming in Scala.
In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning:
Code words in text are shown as follows: "Create an sbt.bat file."
A block of code is set as follows:
class IntroSpec extends Specification{
"The phrase 'Never odd or even'" should{
"be a palindrome" in {
Introduction.isPalindrome("Never odd or even") must beTrue
}
} When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:
class IntroSpec extends Specification{
"The phrase 'Never odd or even'" should{
"be a palindrome" in {
Introduction.isPalindrome("Never odd or even") must beTrue
}
} Any command-line input or output is written as follows:
>compile [success] Total time: 0 s, completed
New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes, for example, appear in the text like this: "Clicking on the Next button moves you to the next screen."
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