adding the class path

.classpath

+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/resources">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/java">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/resources">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="target/generated-sources/annotations">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="ignore_optional_problems" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="m2e-apt" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="target/generated-test-sources/test-annotations">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="ignore_optional_problems" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="m2e-apt" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
+</classpath>

.gitignore

-.classpath
-target/
-.project
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+target/
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README.md

-# Lab 1 
+# Lab 1
 
 This is the source code for COM1028 lab_1
 
 ## Getting Started
 
+1. Open Eclipse
+2. When you see the open dialogue, click on WorkSpace and create a new workspace called something meaningful (e.g., "COM1028_Labs"). A workspace is simply a folder where like projects are stored. If you don't see the dialogue box, click on File -> Switch Workspace -> Other... and create a new workspace.
+3. Launch the workspace.
+
+### Importing the Lab 1 Project 
+
+1. Click on File -> Import -> Git -> Projects from Git -> Next -> Clone URI -> Next ->
+2. Enter the following into URI field: https://gitlab.surrey.ac.uk/com_1028_labs/lab_1.git
+3. Click Next 
+4. Import as general project -> Next -> Finish
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