On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 04:39:25AM +0800, Angel Pan wrote: > Hello everyone. > Here is my proposal for GSoC. A review or criticism would be appreciated. > > Google doc version: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Nkesmet7X7U42lsvksXoiEBrnOppKicWHYKneEQsQ8/edit?usp=sharing > > Best regards, > Angel > > ---------- Side note: Use the project title in the e-mail subject. This would help mentors to understand what the project is about at a first glance. > > # Unify ref-filter formats with other `--pretty` formats > > ## Contact Information > > Full name: Yun Pan(Angel Pan) > > Email: [dinoallosaurus1111@xxxxxxxxx](mailto:dinoallosaurus1111@xxxxxxxxx) > > IRC: dinoallosaurus > > GitHub: dinoallo > > Timezone: UTC+8 > > ## Short Biography > > I am a first year student in Computer Science at Zhejiang University > in China. It's my first time participating in GSoC. I have had > experience working with C/C++, shell scripts, Python, Go and Perl. I > am interested in writing CLI or system scripts/configurations, which > is the main reason I apply to Git project. I might be relatively new "I am applying" instead of "I apply". > when it comes to contributing on-line project. However, I am a quick "on-line" project is an unusual word choice, although I understand your sentiment. Collaborative might work better. > and avid learner so if I don’t have enough skills to complete the job, > I can self-learn immediately. > > ## Working Environment > > My operating system is Arch Linux, which I started using it about half > an year ago. Before then I was using Debian-based systems like Ubuntu. > And I have some experience using git on Windows as well. > Nice! I use Arch too. > I mainly use Emacs and VS Code as my editor but I can use Vim also. I > am able to use both markdown and Org-mode on Emacs for documenting > > ## Coding/Contributing Experience > > C is my *native* language I like to config my computer and automate "configure" instead of "config". > some work on it by myself so I learned shell-scripts and other > scripting languages. Now I write code related to back-end for the > student club at my university. > > Since I used to develop web before, there is a small-project written > in Python with Django on my GitHub page. From the experience of > applying to git, I obtained much deeper knowledge about git and how it > works. No matter what the outcome is, I am looking forward to > contributing more to git and work with all the developers. > > ### Microproject > > Mailing list: https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.595.git.1585588586605.gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx/T/#u > > GitHub: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/595 > > Status: waiting to be review. I have reviewed the pull request. Code changes seem look good to me but you need to write a better commit message (as harry-hov noted). Send out a second version as soon as you are done. The title and a one-line description of the microproject in the proposal would be useful. > > ## Introduction > > Currently, the placeholder used in ref-filter expansion `%(foo)` has > not yet supported in `--pretty` format. > > Using the new ref-filter formats has its own convenience. For > example, the format `%(foo)` is more human-readable, easy to process, > and extensible if we want to add some options in each placeholder(like > `%(trailers:only=bogo)`) . Hence, users can just simply add the > options in the placeholder if needed, reducing their frustration in > constructing long and complex output command. > > My goal is to unify the the ref-filter formats with `--pretty` formats > and generalized them in git: "generalize" instead of "generalized" > > * Get rid of unrecognizable placeholders like `%an` to `%(authorname)`. Removing old, short placeholders like `%an` could break existing scripts and user flow. Having both short and descriptive placeholders would be better. > * Introduce format-scripting(like the one used in `git-for-each-ref`) > to `--pretty` and even make a field in user's configuration to use > default format-script for `--pretty`. > Could you elaborate on what format-scripting means? Do you mean use of `--format` option to configure the output format? While the two goals you have are appreciable, the broader aim of this project is to remove *duplicate* implementation of format command output. You can also read up on other proposals and previous work done on this project idea. > ## Deliverables/Timeline > > ### ~ May 5th > > * I will keep an eye on git project and make more patches to it if possible. > * At the same time, getting to know more about the community and > collaborating with others. > > * Also I will talk to my potential mentor, to get more concrete and > constructive advise about my project. Last, finalize my project. > > ### May 5th ~ June 2nd > > Community-bonding period: > > After having rounded understanding about the community and all the > past work, I would like to revise my previous ideas regarding to my > project if there is a much better solution or other problems. Then, I > will start to work on a part of my project: > > * Carefully examine `ref-filter` related code to see what I can learn > from(the implementation, etc...) and what to avoid doing. > * Replace the placeholders in `--pretty` with new formats and names. > * Commit patches to obtain reviews from the community. > > ### June 2nd ~ June 10th > > The cushion period. Finish the unfinished work from last phase. If all > the job is done, add test scripts and future documentation. > > ### June 11th ~ July 3rd > > I will be occupied in this phase since the final exams take over. I > might not be able to work on some actual change but is free to reply > to anyone in the community. > > ### July 3rd ~ July 17th > > * Gathering all reviews and criticisms from the community and revise > my previous patches if needed. > > * Add test scripts and documentation. > > ### July 17th ~ July 28th > > * Implement the format-scripting in `--pretty` > * Commit the patches to obtain reviews from the community > > ### July 28th ~ August 12th > > * Gathering all reviews and criticisms from the community and revise > my previous patches if needed. > > * Add test scripts and documentation. > * [option] configuration on pretty > > ### August 12th ~ August 25th > > Final revision and discussion. > > ### August 25th ~ > > Submission > > *If I complete my job earlier than I plan, than I would like to come > up with more improvements and new features in my project.* > > ### Side-note > > * Before my summer vacation, I can code for 2-3 hours per working day > and 4-6 hours on weekend. > * My summer vacation starts from July 3rd to early September, which > fits well with GSoC's schedule. I will be able to spend half of my day > on my project. > * English is not my first language so if I have grammatical or other > errors in documentation or communication, a review will be > appreciated. > I have fixed some of grammatical errors but your English is understandable. I personally use Grammarly to fix my errors. It's not foolproof but pretty close. > > > ## Conclusion > > First, I would like to say thank you to all developers that have > helped me or replied to me in the mailing list. > > I want to join an active open-source community online for a really > long time but I was too shy before and got caught up with the college > entrance exam. I think GSoC is a good platform to start my journey. > Though I was not able to get the information in time and it's late for > me to commit my submission before deadline, I still decided to apply. > Because if I hadn't, I would regret someday. > Yeah, I know the feeling. Git is one of the better communities to work with, so you have made a fine choice. > As I mentioned before, maybe I have little experience to > online-contributing, but I will learn the required skills to overcome > obstacles. My lust for knowledge is my greatest power. > > Last but not least, it's a pleasure to join the open-source community. > Let's collaborate and make the online world better. > > ---------- Thanks for the proposal! I hope you have submitted the PDF draft already. Today is the deadline and you can always re-upload later. Regards Abhishek
