Changed the build.gradle to have an automatic build script, added the README

build.gradle

@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.5.0'
 }
 
-jacoco {
-    toolVersion = '0.8.13'
-    reportsDirectory.set(layout.buildDirectory.dir('customJacocoReportDir'))
-}
-
 sourceSets {
     main {
         java {
@@ -36,6 +31,7 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
+// Test configuration
 test {
     useJUnitPlatform()
     testLogging {
@@ -43,19 +39,105 @@ test {
         exceptionFormat "full"
         showStandardStreams = true
     }
+
+    // Generate test reports in a specific location
+    reports {
+        html.outputLocation.set(layout.buildDirectory.dir("reports/tests"))
+        junitXml.outputLocation.set(layout.buildDirectory.dir("reports/tests"))
+    }
+
     finalizedBy jacocoTestReport
 }
+
+// Jacoco configuration
+jacoco {
+    toolVersion = '0.8.13'
+    reportsDirectory.set(layout.buildDirectory.dir('reports/jacoco'))
+}
+
 jacocoTestReport {
     dependsOn test
     reports {
-        xml.required = false
+        xml.required = true
         csv.required = false
-        html.outputLocation.set(layout.buildDirectory.dir('jacocoHtml'))
+        html.required = true
+        html.outputLocation.set(layout.buildDirectory.dir("reports/jacoco/html"))
     }
 }
-jacocoTestCoverageVerification {
-    dependsOn test
-}
+
+// Application configuration
 application {
     mainClass = "hhn.temp.project.Main"
-}
+}
+
+// Custom task to print information after build
+task printInfo {
+    dependsOn test, jacocoTestReport
+    doLast {
+        println("\n" + "="*50)
+        println("BUILD AND TESTS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY!")
+        println("="*50)
+        println("\nTest Results Location:")
+        println("  HTML: ${layout.buildDirectory.get()}/reports/tests/index.html")
+        println("  XML:  ${layout.buildDirectory.get()}/reports/tests/TEST-*.xml")
+
+        println("\nJacoco Coverage Reports:")
+        println("  HTML: ${layout.buildDirectory.get()}/reports/jacoco/html/index.html")
+        println("  XML:  ${layout.buildDirectory.get()}/reports/jacoco/test/jacocoTestReport.xml")
+
+        println("\nTo run the application:")
+        println("  gradle run --console=plain")
+        println("\nTo run tests and generate coverage reports:")
+        println("  gradle test jacocoTestReport")
+        println("="*50)
+    }
+}
+
+// Custom task that combines clean, test, jacocoTestReport
+task cleanTestReport {
+    dependsOn clean, test, jacocoTestReport
+    description = 'Clean build and run tests with coverage reports'
+    group = 'verification'
+}
+
+// Configure the standard run task
+run {
+    dependsOn test, jacocoTestReport
+    standardInput = System.in
+
+    doFirst {
+        println("\n" + "="*50)
+        println("TESTS COMPLETED - STARTING APPLICATION...")
+        println("="*50)
+    }
+}
+
+// Create an alias task
+task cleanRun {
+    dependsOn clean, run
+    description = 'Clean build, run tests with coverage, then run the application'
+    group = 'application'
+}
+
+// Alternative: Create a separate task that doesn't chain dependencies
+task startApp(type: JavaExec) {
+    description = 'Start the application (without running tests first)'
+    group = 'application'
+
+    classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
+    mainClass = application.mainClass
+    standardInput = System.in
+    standardOutput = System.out
+
+    // Configure to run in foreground
+    systemProperties System.getProperties()
+
+    doFirst {
+        println("\n" + "="*50)
+        println("STARTING APPLICATION...")
+        println("="*50)
+    }
+}
+
+// Make test and jacocoTestReport trigger the info print
+test.finalizedBy printInfo