GitHub Copilot for JetBrains Workshop (Spring PetClinic)

This repository is a hands-on workshop for learning GitHub Copilot in IntelliJ IDEA (Copilot for JetBrains), using the Spring PetClinic application.

The workshop materials live in content/1-hour/README.md.

Repo layout

• content/ — workshop instructions and reusable prompts
• .github/copilot-instructions.md — example Copilot instructions you can copy into your PetClinic clone

Prerequisites

• A GitHub account with access to GitHub Copilot
• IntelliJ IDEA (Community or Ultimate)
• Git
• Java 17+

Quick start (run the app)

Clone Spring PetClinic and run it:

• git clone https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-petclinic.git
• cd spring-petclinic
• macOS/Linux (and Git Bash on Windows): ./mvnw spring-boot:run
• Windows (PowerShell): .\mvnw.cmd spring-boot:run

Then open http://localhost:8080.

Start the workshop

Follow content/1-hour/README.md.