added some examples to look through

src/main/java/uk/ac/york/student/example/Generic.java

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+package uk.ac.york.student.example;
+
+public class Generic<T> {
+    /**
+     * This is a generic method that takes in a generic type and returns it
+     * @param t
+     * @return
+     */
+    public T test(T t) {
+        return t;
+    }
+
+    public <U> U test2(U u) {
+        return u;
+    }
+
+    public static void testGeneric() {
+        Generic<String> generic = new Generic<>();
+        System.out.println(generic.test("Hello world!"));
+
+        Generic<Integer> generic2 = new Generic<>();
+        System.out.println(generic2.test(5)); // requires integer input
+        System.out.println(generic2.test2("hi")); // can be any input as the generic is defined on the method
+    }
+}

src/main/java/uk/ac/york/student/example/Lombok.java

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+package uk.ac.york.student.example;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+
+@Getter // at the top of the class, lombok will generate the getters for us for all fields
+public class Lombok {
+    private final String name;
+    @Setter // lombok will generate the setter for us specifically for this field
+    private int age;
+
+    public Lombok(String name, int age) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.age = age;
+    }
+
+    public void test() {
+        System.out.println(getName()); // lombok creates the getters for us
+        System.out.println(getAge());
+
+        setAge(20); // lombok creates the setters for us
+        System.out.println(getAge());
+    }
+
+    public void testUtility() {
+        // Utility test = new Utility(); // error thrown here -- @UtilityClass creates a private constructor
+        // ^^ code is commented out so the project can compile, remove the // if you want to see the error
+    }
+
+    public void methodNotCompleted() {
+        // todo: this is an example todo
+    }
+}

src/main/java/uk/ac/york/student/example/Utility.java

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+package uk.ac.york.student.example;
+
+import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;
+
+@UtilityClass
+public class Utility {
+    public static void test() {
+        System.out.println("Hello world!");
+    }
+}