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Add an interactive exercise with solution to an existing lesson. Creates properly formatted exercise and solution admonition blocks. Use when a lesson needs hands-on practice.

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Add an interactive exercise with solution to an existing lesson. Creates properly formatted exercise and solution admonition blocks. Use when a lesson needs hands-on practice.
Add an exercise with solution to an existing training lesson. See [../shared/repo-conventions.md](../shared/repo-conventions.md) for directory structure and file conventions. Follow these steps: 1. Ask the user: - Which lesson file to add the exercise to - What the exercise should teach/practice - Difficulty level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) 2. Read the lesson file to understand context 3. Create the exercise using the `??? exercise` admonition: ```markdown ??? exercise "Exercise: [Title]" Brief description of what to do. 1. First step 2. Second step 3. Expected outcome !!! tip Helpful hint if needed ``` 4. Create the corresponding solution using `??? solution` or `??? result`: ````markdown ??? solution "Solution" Explanation of the solution approach. ```groovy title="filename.nf" linenums="1" [solution code] ``` Expected output: ```console title="Output" [expected output] ``` ```` 5. If the exercise requires a solution file: - Create the solution script in `[module]/solutions/` - Follow naming convention matching the exercise - Ensure the solution script is complete and tested - Add comments explaining key parts 6. Insert the exercise at an appropriate point in the lesson: - After explaining the relevant concept - Before the section's Takeaway - With clear connection to learning objectives 7. Test the exercise: - Verify instructions are clear - Confirm solution code works - Check that exercise difficulty is appropriate - Ensure expected output is correct 8. Remind the user to: - Test the solution code themselves - Consider if hints are needed - Preview how it renders in the docs - Check that file paths in exercise are correct
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