2026 Programming Bootcamp

Robot code for Team 3966 Gryphon Command's 2026 programming bootcamp. This is the repository you open in a GitHub Codespace, write code in, and push your branches to. The lessons live on the bootcamp site: https://cmlccie.github.io/bootstrap/.

The robot is a Romi. Code you write here runs in unit tests in your Codespace, in simulation on a programming laptop, and finally on the Romi itself.

How you work in this repository

1. Open a Codespace. Green Code button, Codespaces tab, Create codespace on main (or reopen the one you already have at github.com/codespaces).

2. Create a branch named yourname/what-it-does, for example yourname/session-2. Never work on main. It is protected.

3. Write and test. Run the tests in the terminal:

   ./gradlew test

4. Commit and push from the Source Control view in VS Code.

5. Open a pull request when your work is ready for review (starting in Session 2).

6. Stop your Codespace when you are done for the day. It uses your personal free quota.

Layout

.devcontainer/      Recipe for the Codespace (Java 17, Gradle, VS Code extensions)
.github/            CI workflow and pull request template
src/main/java/      Robot program (frc.robot)
src/test/java/      Unit tests
team/               One file per programmer (Session 1)
vendordeps/         WPILib vendor libraries
build.gradle        Gradle build, WPILib GradleRIO

Useful commands

./gradlew build          # compile and run all tests
./gradlew test           # run the unit tests
./gradlew simulateJava   # run in simulation (programming laptop only, needs a screen)

Mentor setup notes

• Project generation. Use the WPILib VS Code extension: Create a new project → Template → Java → Romi → Romi Command Bot, team number 3966, package frc.robot, Enable Desktop Support checked. Generate into a temporary folder and copy the contents into the root of this repository so gradlew sits next to this README.
• Branch protection on main. Require a pull request before merging, require the build status check, and block force pushes.
• Codespaces. Students use their personal free quota. The dev container requests a 2-core machine and runs ./gradlew build after creation so WPILib dependencies are cached.
• Romi. Runs from a programming laptop with WPILib installed, connected to the Romi's Wi-Fi. Codespaces cannot reach it.