Add cmake-conan to simplify build process

Author: haohaolee

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -2,8 +2,31 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 project(developer_joyofenergy_cpp)
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
+if(NOT EXISTS "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conan.cmake")
+  message(STATUS "Downloading conan.cmake from https://github.com/conan-io/cmake-conan")
+  file(DOWNLOAD "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/conan-io/cmake-conan/0.17.0/conan.cmake"
+                "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conan.cmake")
+endif()
+
+include(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conan.cmake)
+
+conan_cmake_configure(REQUIRES boost/1.76.0
+                      REQUIRES gtest/1.11.0
+                      REQUIRES nlohmann_json/3.9.1
+                      OPTIONS boost:header_only=True
+                      GENERATORS cmake_find_package)
+
+conan_cmake_autodetect(settings)
+
+conan_cmake_install(PATH_OR_REFERENCE .
+                    BUILD missing
+                    REMOTE conancenter
+                    SETTINGS ${settings})
+
 add_subdirectory(rest)
 add_executable(app main.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(app PRIVATE rest)

README.md

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ The project makes use of Conan.
 
 ## Useful Conan commands
 
-The project makes use of Conan to help you out carrying some common tasks such as building
+The project makes use of [Conan](https://conan.io/) to help you out carrying some common tasks such as building
 the project or running it.
 
 ### Build the project
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ Compiles the project, runs the test and then creates an executable file.
 
 ```console
 $ mkdir build && cd build
-$ conan install .. --build missing
-$ cmake ..
-$ cmake --build .
+$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+$ cmake --build . --config Release
 ```
 
 
@@ -94,6 +93,10 @@ There are two types of tests, the unit tests and the functional tests. These can
   ```console
   $ ./app <address> <kPort> <concurrency>
   ```
+or Windows
+  ```console
+  build> .\Release\app.exe <address> <kPort> <concurrency>
+  ```
 
 ## API