Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
Daffodil requires Java 8. The specific versions needed/supported are listed at Tested/Verified Tool Versions. If you do not already have the Java Runtime Environment, it can be downloaded for free at https://java.com/en/download/.
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'This contains a helloWorld-type simple application and perhaps other examples. You need sbt 0.13(Simple Build Tool) the specific version is listed at Tested/Verified Tool Versions.
to build it, and this will pull daffodil's jars and everything else they depend on to your machine automatically. If you have sbt then just typing the command "sbt run" in the root directory where you cloned this will do all of it. Look in the src/main/java/HelloWorld.java file to see how the Java API works.
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