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-# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/groovy,intellij,eclipse,vim
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-#!! ERROR: groovy is undefined. Use list command to see defined gitignore types !!#
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diff --git a/Groovy/.idea/compiler.xml b/Groovy/.idea/compiler.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="CompilerConfiguration">
-    <resourceExtensions />
-    <wildcardResourcePatterns>
-      <entry name="!?*.java" />
-      <entry name="!?*.form" />
-      <entry name="!?*.class" />
-      <entry name="!?*.groovy" />
-      <entry name="!?*.scala" />
-      <entry name="!?*.flex" />
-      <entry name="!?*.kt" />
-      <entry name="!?*.clj" />
-      <entry name="!?*.aj" />
-    </wildcardResourcePatterns>
-    <annotationProcessing>
-      <profile default="true" name="Default" enabled="false">
-        <processorPath useClasspath="true" />
-      </profile>
-    </annotationProcessing>
-  </component>
-</project>
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diff --git a/Groovy/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml b/Groovy/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml
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-  <settings default="" />
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diff --git a/Groovy/.idea/misc.xml b/Groovy/.idea/misc.xml
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-  <component name="MavenImportPreferences">
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-        <option name="mavenHome" value="Bundled (Maven 3)" />
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-    <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/out" />
-  </component>
-</project>
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diff --git a/Groovy/.idea/modules.xml b/Groovy/.idea/modules.xml
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-  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
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diff --git a/Groovy/Groovy.iml b/Groovy/Groovy.iml
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diff --git a/Groovy/README.txt b/Groovy/README.txt
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-Welcome to the Groovy Gilded Rose
-=================================
-
-to run the test, you can either:
-- run them from your favorite IDE
-  - make sure you have installed language support for Groovy
-  - IntelliJ:
-	- open project
-	- choose this folder (Groovy)
-  - Eclipse:
-    - new Groovy Project
-	- choose this folder (Groovy) as the project folder
-	- add JUnit to build path
-- run the test from the src/ folder in your shell:
-  - $ cd src/
-  - $ groovy com/gildedrose/GildedRoseTest.groovy
-
diff --git a/Groovy/src/com/gildedrose/GildedRose.groovy b/Groovy/src/com/gildedrose/GildedRose.groovy
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-package com.gildedrose
-
-class GildedRose {
-    Item[] items
-
-    GildedRose(Item[] items) {
-        this.items = items
-    }
-
-    void updateQuality() {
-        for (int i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
-            if (!items[i].name.equals("Aged Brie")
-                    && !items[i].name.equals("Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert")) {
-                if (items[i].quality > 0) {
-                    if (!items[i].name.equals("Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros")) {
-                        items[i].quality = items[i].quality - 1
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                if (items[i].quality < 50) {
-                    items[i].quality = items[i].quality + 1
-
-                    if (items[i].name.equals("Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert")) {
-                        if (items[i].sellIn < 11) {
-                            if (items[i].quality < 50) {
-                                items[i].quality = items[i].quality + 1
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        if (items[i].sellIn < 6) {
-                            if (items[i].quality < 50) {
-                                items[i].quality = items[i].quality + 1
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!items[i].name.equals("Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros")) {
-                items[i].sellIn = items[i].sellIn - 1
-            }
-
-            if (items[i].sellIn < 0) {
-                if (!items[i].name.equals("Aged Brie")) {
-                    if (!items[i].name.equals("Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert")) {
-                        if (items[i].quality > 0) {
-                            if (!items[i].name.equals("Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros")) {
-                                items[i].quality = items[i].quality - 1
-                            }
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        items[i].quality = items[i].quality - items[i].quality
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    if (items[i].quality < 50) {
-                        items[i].quality = items[i].quality + 1
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Groovy/src/com/gildedrose/GildedRoseTest.groovy b/Groovy/src/com/gildedrose/GildedRoseTest.groovy
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-package com.gildedrose
-
-import org.junit.Test
-
-class GildedRoseTest {
-
-    @Test
-    void "foo"() {
-        def items = [ new Item("foo", 0, 0) ] as Item[]
-        def app = new GildedRose(items)
-        app.updateQuality()
-        assert "fixme" == app.items[0].name
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/Groovy/src/com/gildedrose/Item.groovy b/Groovy/src/com/gildedrose/Item.groovy
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-package com.gildedrose
-
-class Item {
-
-    String name
-
-    int sellIn
-
-    int quality
-
-    Item(String name, int sellIn, int quality) {
-        this.name = name
-        this.sellIn = sellIn
-        this.quality = quality
-    }
-
-   @Override
-   String toString() {
-        return this.name + ", " + this.sellIn + ", " + this.quality
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Groovy/src/com/gildedrose/TexttestFixture.groovy b/Groovy/src/com/gildedrose/TexttestFixture.groovy
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-package com.gildedrose
-
-println("OMGHAI!")
-
-Item[] items = [
-        new Item("+5 Dexterity Vest", 10, 20),
-        new Item("Aged Brie", 2, 0),
-        new Item("Elixir of the Mongoose", 5, 7),
-        new Item("Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros", 0, 80),
-        new Item("Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros", -1, 80),
-        new Item("Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", 15, 20),
-        new Item("Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", 10, 49),
-        new Item("Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", 5, 49),
-        // this conjured item does not work properly yet
-        new Item("Conjured Mana Cake", 3, 6)] as Item[]
-
-GildedRose app = new GildedRose(items)
-
-int days = 2
-if (args.length > 0) {
-    days = Integer.parseInt(args[0]) + 1
-}
-
-for (int i = 0; i < days; i++) {
-    println("-------- day " + i + " --------")
-    println("name, sellIn, quality")
-    for (Item item in items) {
-        println(item)
-    }
-    println ""
-    app.updateQuality()
-}