README.md

Adding and Testing Custom Code
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## Purpose
You can quickly add your custom code into this folder so that quick prototypes can be easily tested without having to create a whoel new project just for it.



## How-to
1. Install/compile OpenPose as usual.
2. Add your custom *.cpp / *.hpp files here,. Hint: You might want to start by copying the [OpenPoseDemo](../openpose/openpose.cpp) example or any of the [examples/tutorial_wrapper/](../tutorial_wrapper/) examples. Then, you can simply modify their content.
3. Add the name of your custom *.cpp / *.hpp files at the top of the [examples/user_code/CMakeLists.txt](./CMakeLists.txt) file.
4. Re-compile OpenPose.
```
# Ubuntu/Mac
cd build/
make -j`nproc`
# Windows
# Close Visual Studio, re-run CMake, and re-compile the project in Visual Studio 
```
5. **Run step 4 every time that you make changes into your code**.



## Running your Custom Code
Run:
```
./build/examples/user_code/{your_custom_file_name}
```