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+# Configure workspace
+First: 
+
+Make sure you have JDK 17 installed
+then
+./gradlew genSources
+
+Second:
+
+configure for your IDE
+idk about other IDEs but for vscode:
+on linux run ./gradlew vscode
+on windows run .\gradlew vscode
+
+Finally, build it with
+linux: ./gradlew build
+windows: .\gradlew build
+
+the resulting file will be located at [cloned folder]/build/libs/test-mod-VERSION.jar
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