Practice like a boss

Examshell will allow you to practice to be perfectly ready for the 42 exams

• Exams
• Setup
• How to use
  • Arguments
  • Dependencies
• Config examshell
• Create or install custom exam
  • Install a custom exam
  • Create a custom exam
• Contributor
• Disclaimer
• License

⚠️ Pool exams and new exams are being added, as well as the possibility of practicing Javascript and Typescript. ⚠️

This one will have the same behaviors as the real examshell:

• Updated with the new version of the exam in April 2022
• Several exercises can be available per level, chosen randomly
• Waiting times for correction are exponential
• Your rendering must be committed via git
• A moulinette will go over your code to check for forbidden functions, and possible leaks
• A trace is available when the exercise allows it
• Then your program will be compared with the real program

Some options have been added:

• Multilingual interface (currently available in French and English)
• Two options:
  • Infinite: Disables the timer, so the time is unlimited
  • Doom: To make your practice harder, if you fail the whole rendering folder is reset, as well as the associated git

Exams

The following exams are available natively:

• Exam 02
• Exam 03
• Exam 04
• Exam 05
• Exam 06
• Old exam 03

Setup

Download the latest version of the software. This one is available for MacOS and Linux

How to use

Launch your favorite command prompt, and simply run the program:

./examshell

If a rights problem occurs during the execution, make the following command:

chmod +x examshell && ./examshell

Arguments

Args	Definition
-C or --custom	Create the folder that can contain the exams created by other people, and also the configuration file
-N or --new	Launch the cli to create the boilerplate for a new exam

Dependencies

Examshell is dependent on several external software. Under Linux, the installation can be done by the software itself at startup. However under MacOS you will have to install them yourself. Here is the list with their versions to help you

Software	Version
bash	>= 3.2
clang	>= 10.0
git	>= 2.10
valgrind	>= 3.10

Config examshell

You can configure the behavior of examshell via the config.json file in the exams folder. It has the following options:

{
	"checkUpdate": true,
	"checkLib": true,
	"signature": true,
	"exam": "exam_02",
	"lang": "en_US",
	"options": {
		"doom": false,
		"infinite": false,
	}
}

• checkUpdate boolean : Checks if a new version is available
• checkLib boolean : Checks if the necessary libraries are installed
• signature boolean : Print the application's logo and signature
• exam string : Id of the exam
• lang string : Selected lang ('en_US', 'fr_FR')
• options.doom boolean : All work and git is reset if grademe failed
• options.infinite boolean : There is no time limit anymore

Create or install custom exam

Starting with version 0.3.0 examshell allows you to create your own exams in a simple and concise way. If you want to share your exam, don't hesitate to open a issue with the exam label so that it can be added to a list.

Install a custom exam

1. Create a exams directory in the root of the application, or launch ./examshell -C
2. Paste custom exam in this directory
3. Start application, if exam is correct, it will appear in the selection list

Create a custom exam

You can create custom exam by adding new exercises: Contributing

Contributor

Thanks to you and your help, examshell is getting better every day. I would like to thank those people who gave their time 🧡

Disclaimer

The exams available are based as closely as possible on the official exams at 42, however there may be some differences. If you find a significant difference, don't hesitate to open an issue.

License

Examshell Copyright (C) 2022 - ...  Clément Bertrand
    
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.