This repository houses all code needed to setup, evaluate and test code for the Amazon Routing Challenge.

Using the rc-cli, participants of the Amazon Routing Challenge will be able to:

• Create a new app
• Run local development code with competition data
• Run environment agnostic code with competition data
• Save solution files (a file that can be submitted for evaluation)
• Test local code and solutions with the official scoring algorithm

Saved solutions that have been tested can be uploaded to the competition site: routingchallenge.io

1. Install Docker:

• Note: Make sure to install Docker Engine v18.09 or later
• If you have an older version of Docker, make sure BuildKits are enabled
• On Linux based systems you may need to follow the post installation setup instructions for docker:
  • sudo groupadd docker
  • sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
  • Validate the Installation
    • docker run hello-world

2. Install Git

• It is likely git is already installed. You can check with:

  git --version
  

3. Install the rc-cli

• Run the following commands to install the rc-cli

  bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MIT-CAVE/rc-cli/main/install.sh) \
  https://cave-competition-app-data.s3.amazonaws.com/amzn_2021/data.tar.xz
  

  • Follow the prompts to finish the installation process
  • Note: If your computer does not support the needed version of tar, you can always use the zip data folder (about 50% larger data download)

    bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MIT-CAVE/rc-cli/main/install.sh) \
    https://cave-competition-app-data.s3.amazonaws.com/amzn_2021/data.zip
    

4. Validate the installation was successful

• Run the following command:

  rc-cli version
  

• If successful, the output should look something like:

  Routing Challenge CLI 0.1.3
  

• If unsuccessful, you may get something like:

  rc-cli: command not found
  

5. Continue to the Create Your App section below

1. Install Docker

• Install WSL2 update during Docker installation
  • Update your WSL2 Kernel (If you are prompted during installation)
    • Click on link to the Windows Documentation about WSL2
    • Download the file to update the WSL kernel package to WSL2
    • Use the downloaded package to install the WSL2 Kernel
• Reboot your system

2. Open PowerShell as Administrator

• In PowerShell type:

  wsl --set-default-version 2
  

• Press Enter
• Exit PowerShell

3. Install Ubuntu 20.04

• In the Microsoft store, search for Ubuntu 20.04
• Install the Ubuntu 20.04 App

4. Open the Ubuntu 20.04 app

• This may take a while the first time
• You will be prompted for a username and password
  • Set your username and password
  • MAKE SURE TO REMEMBER THESE
• Close the app

5. Open the Docker Desktop app

• In settings > resources > WSL Integration
  • Allow Ubuntu 20.04
• Reboot Docker

6. Open the Ubuntu 20.04 app

• Run the following commands to finish setting up Docker:
  • Note: You may be prompted for your password
    • This is your Ubuntu password

  sudo groupadd docker
  

  sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
  

• Validate Docker is working with the following command:

  docker run hello-world
  

  • This may not work until you close and re-open Docker.

7. Install the rc-cli in the Ubuntu 20.04 app

• Run the following commands to install the rc-cli

  bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MIT-CAVE/rc-cli/main/install.sh) \
  https://cave-competition-app-data.s3.amazonaws.com/amzn_2021/data.tar.xz
  

  • Follow the prompts to finish the installation process

8. Validate the installation was successful in the Ubuntu 20.04 app

• Run the following command:

  rc-cli version
  

9. Continue to the Create Your App section below

1. Get available commands

rc-cli help

2. Create an app in your current directory

• Note: Feel free to change my-app to any name you want

rc-cli new-app my-app

3. Enter the app directory

cd my-app

4. Get the folder location on your machine to open the app in your favorite editor.

• On Mac:
  • Open your current directory in finder

    open .
    

  • Display your current directory as a path

    echo $PWD
    

• On Linux:
  • Display your current directory as a path

    echo $PWD
    

• On Windows 10 (using WSL Ubuntu 20.04)
  • Open explorer from your current directory

    explorer.exe .
    

  • Alternatively, your Ubuntu 20.04 app stores files on your local operating system at:
    • \\wsl$>Ubuntu-20.04>home>your-username

5. All rc-cli commands and usages are documented in your created application as README.md