instructions and Makefile

Author: markgreene74

Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.PHONY: build-executable
+build-executable:
+	cd exercises_downloader && \
+	cargo build --release
+
+.PHONY: download-exercises
+download-exercises:
+	$(MAKE) build-executable && \
+	exercises_downloader/target/release/exercises_downloader && \
+	echo ... all done

README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,67 @@ My solutions for https://rustplatform.com/
 
 (placeholder)
 
-### exercises_downloader
+## exercises_downloader
 
-(placeholder)
+- compile the downloader
+```shell
+cd exercises_downloader && \
+    cargo build --release
+```
+- cd back to the project main directory
+```shell
+cd ..
+```
+- run the downloader from the project main directory
+```shell
+./exercises_downloader/target/release/exercises_downloader
+```
+- the downloader will create `exercises` in the current directory
+
+Alternatively, use the Makefile
+```shell
+make download-exercises
+```
+
+<details><summary>(Output example ...)</summary>
+
+```shell
+pybites_rust [ main][+]
+➜ make download-exercises
+make build-executable && \
+exercises_downloader/target/release/exercises_downloader && \
+echo ... all done
+make[1]: Entering directory '/my/home/github/pybites_rust'
+cd exercises_downloader && \
+cargo build --release
+    Finished `release` profile [optimized] target(s) in 0.06s
+make[1]: Leaving directory '/my/home/github/pybites_rust'
+Downloading the exercises from Pybites Rust (rustplatform.com) ✅
+'exercises' will be created in the current directory (/my/home/github/pybites_rust/exercises)
+21 exercises found!
+
+"Strings and Slices" ✅
+"URL Query Parameter Parser" ✅
+"Hello Rustacean" ✅
+"Vectors and Vec" ✅
+"Variables and Mutability" ✅
+"Json Serialization" ✅
+"Simple Calculations" ✅
+"Working with Enums" ✅
+"Vowel Counter" ✅
+"Using Structs in Rust" ✅
+"Fibonacci Sequence" ✅
+"Primitive Types" ✅
+"Basic Tokenizer" ✅
+"Reverse a String" ✅
+"Variable Assigment and Mutability" ✅
+"Ownership and Borrowing" ✅
+"Scopes and Shadowing" ✅
+"Function Return Values" ✅
+"Result Handling" ✅
+"Basic Struct" ✅
+"Control Flow" ✅
+... all done
+```
+
+</details>