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Java Local Development Environments Advanced Tooling Finishing TreeStory

The challenge when previewing or when checking work does not prompt for input. So the challenge can not be completed.

In the Local Development Environment (Intermediate Java) prompt for template story challenge the buttons preview or check work, do not seem to display a prompt or a console for the needed input to complete the challenge. This way the challenge can not be completed. Any help?

com/teamtreehouse/Main.java
package com.teamtreehouse;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Prompter prompter = new Prompter();
        Template tmpl = new Template(prompter.templateStory);
        prompter.run(tmpl);
    }
}
com/teamtreehouse/Prompter.java
package com.teamtreehouse;

import java.io.*;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.*;


public class Prompter {
    private BufferedReader mReader;
    private Set<String> mCensoredWords;
    public String templateStory;

    //e.g. Thanks __name__ for helping me out.  You are really a __adjective__ __noun__ and I owe you a __noun__.
    public Prompter() {
        try {
            mReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
            System.out.println("Enter your story template");
            templateStory = mReader.readLine();
            loadCensoredWords();
        }
        catch(Exception ex)
        {
            System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
        }
    }

    private void loadCensoredWords() {
        mCensoredWords = new HashSet<String>();

        try {
            Path file = Paths.get("resources/", "censored_words.txt");
            List<String> words = Files.readAllLines(file);
            mCensoredWords.addAll(words);
//            List<String> words = Arrays.asList("dork", "jerk", "nerd", "dweeb");
            } catch (Exception e) {
                System.out.println("Couldn't load censored words");
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
    }

    public void run(Template tmpl) {
        List<String> results2 //= new ArrayList<String>();
                = Arrays.asList(
                "Daniel",
                "fast",
                "racer",
                "car");
        try {
            List<String> results = promptForWords(tmpl);
            String realResultsString = tmpl.render(results);
            System.out.printf(String.format("Your TreeStory:%n%n %s %n", realResultsString));
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("There was a problem prompting for words");
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.exit(0);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Prompts user for each of the blanks
     *
     * @param tmpl The compiled template
     * @return
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public List<String> promptForWords(Template tmpl) throws IOException {
        List<String> words = new ArrayList<String>();
        for (String phrase : tmpl.getPlaceHolders()) {
            String word = promptForWord(phrase);
            if(word != "")
                words.add(word);
        }
        return words;
    }


    /**
     * Prompts the user for the answer to the fill in the blank.  Value is guaranteed to be not in the censored words list.
     *
     * @param phrase The word that the user should be prompted.  eg: adjective, proper noun, name
     * @return What the user responded
     */
    public String promptForWord(String phrase) {
        try {
            for (String censoredWord : mCensoredWords) {
                System.out.println("Provide a " + phrase + " here: ");
                String word = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)).readLine();
                if(!word.equals(censoredWord))
                    return word;
            }
            return "";
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
        }
        return "";
    }
}
pseudo-tests.md
#  This is essentially what I am testing 
1.  The user is prompted for a new string template (the one with the double underscores in it).

  a. The prompter class has a new method that prompts for the story template, and that method is called.

2.  The user is then prompted for each word that has been double underscored.

   a. The answer is checked to see if it is contained in the censored words.
      User is continually prompted until they enter a valid word

3.  The user is presented with the completed story