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== Improvements on Waartaa ==
= Improvements on Waartaa =
GSoC 2014/Student_application_shilpita
GSoC 2014/Student_application_shilpita




== Abstract ==
*Name: Shilpita Nag
*FAS Account: Shilpita


The goal of this project is to improve on an already existing open source communication tool, Waartaa. It would involve building and implementing such features that would allow Waartaa to be used as a hub for connecting several IRC servers. It would also involve development of features for personal messaging and video/audio conferencing.
== Contact ==


* Name: Shilpita Nag
* Telephone: +919470371032
* Email: shilpita.nag@gmail.com
* IRC nick: shilpi21
* Github: github.com/shilpita-nag
* Facebook: facebook.com/shilpita.nag
* Twitter: twitter.com/ShilpitaNag


== Background ==
== Why do you want to work with Fedora Project  ==
 
Waartaa is an IRC Client as a service. It supports centralized logging, idling features and unique identification in multiple clients. It involves syncing logs across multiple IRC clients. It ensures that you’ll be always connected to the IRC and capturing IRC logs.
Lastly Waartaa is built on Web technologies so it works uniformly on multiple devices. It provides a unique UI and chat interface to make the IRC client more users friendly.
 
 
== Objective ==
 
The three main tasks are:
#Building a central hub for searching/reading channel logs for Open Source Communities and projects.
#A HTML mobile app.
#A video and audio conference facility on top of HTML5 and JS Technologies.


=== Building a central hub for searching/reading channel logs for Open Source Communities and projects ===
Fedora Project is one of the biggest open source community. It has the reputation of being a FOSS distribution that focuses on Innovation and close work with upstream Linux communities.Fedora project is known to to collaborate closely with the contributors/upstream so that everyone can benefit from the work. I want to work with Fedora Project so that I can learn about open source programming. I also want to contribute to the Fedora project as much as I can and benefit from the community.  
Building a central space for searching or reading channel logs would help the user to retrieve those messages that had been written in the past or while user was away. Providing channel logs that could be read by user anytime they want would provide Waartaa a more      user-friendly feel.
One way of implementing this feature would require joining the Open Source Community from the server. We store their various channel logs in a text file / log file and make it accessible to everyone.
=== A HTML mobile app ===


The rise in the use of mobile devices has made it very necessary for a website to be available as a mobile app. Apart from this in Waartaa we are concerned about the connectivity of the user to the various channels and what better way than to provide them Waartaa as a mobile app that stays in their mobile devices which they carry wherever they go.
== Did you participate with the past GSoC programs, if yes which year, which organisation ? ==
For development of a mobile app based on HTML5, use of mobile development tools like Sencha Touch working on Android, iUI working on iPhones would be useful. These development tools use plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript to build native-looking webapp. To provide reactivity and realtime  data sync we’ll communicate with the server via DDP websocket protocol. Then with the objective DDP library and android-ddp-client library native UI to Meteor.js will be obtained.
=== A video/audio conference facility ===


A real time video/audio conferencing facility will help in richer collaboration between the collaborators. As this is not an integral part of the IRC protocol, a custom implementation would be required in its place. Preliminary research indicates that WebRTC would be most suited for this kind of communication.
No, I have not previously got an opportunity to work with any GSoC programs in the past years.
WebRTC is an API that supports browser-to-browser applications for voice calling, video chatting and peer-to-peer file sharing. It includes sets of asynchronous events i.e. signalling, incoming/outgoing calls, presence, chats etc and the involves these asynchronous events in real-time.
I will start by looking into https://github.com/dylntrnr/Meteor-Webrtcio as a reference. This is a standalone meteor project which aims at running WebRTC within the Meteor ecosystem. Internally it uses the webrtc npm package. Building upon this I will first try to make this into a Meteor module and then include it in waartaa by integrating the present accounts system and providing the end user with an easy to use and intuitive UI to initiate and control such communication.


== Will you continue supporting/contributing to Fedora Project after GSoC 2014, if yes, which team/area you are interested in ? ==


== Bibliography ==
Yes, I would like to contribute/ support the Fedora Project even after GSoC 2014 program. I am particularly interested in working in the area Web Developer or Administrator.


I am a third year student of Computer Science and Engineering Department in Birla Institute of Technology, India. I have been involved in Web development for quite some time now. In the past I have worked on some projects of web applications using HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript. I am also familiar with languages like Python and JavaScript based software development platforms like Node and Meteor.
== Why should we choose you over other applicants ? ==
I would like to improvise and improve my skills and simultaneously contribute to the Fedora Community.


 
I am innovative, hardworking and punctual. I have knowledge about what I am doing and do it with a lot of enthusiasm. I am a bit of work maniac, I won't rest in peace till I am done with the work in hand. I have a passion to learn and create new things.
== Timeline ==
 
'''21st April – 19th May'''
* Insight of the project details.
* Discussing with mentors on how to implement a particular feature and how to begin working with it.
* Studying in detail the project and elements of the project.
* Bonding with the organisation.
 
'''19th May – 2nd June''': Setting up a hub for collecting logs open source community channels.
 
'''3rd June – 18th June''': Creating a UI for viewing the logs.
 
'''19th June to 9th August''': Mobile app development.
 
'''23rd June''': Mid-term evaluation.
 
'''9th August – 20th August''': Testing and documentation.
 
'''22nd August''': Final submission.
 
 
== Contact ==
 
* Email: shilpita.nag@gmail.com
* IRC nick: shilpi21
* Github: github.com/shilpita-nag
* Facebook: facebook.com/shilpita.nag
* Twitter: twitter.com/ShilpitaNag

Latest revision as of 10:44, 19 March 2014

Improvements on Waartaa

GSoC 2014/Student_application_shilpita


  • Name: Shilpita Nag
  • FAS Account: Shilpita

Contact

  • Name: Shilpita Nag
  • Telephone: +919470371032
  • Email: shilpita.nag@gmail.com
  • IRC nick: shilpi21
  • Github: github.com/shilpita-nag
  • Facebook: facebook.com/shilpita.nag
  • Twitter: twitter.com/ShilpitaNag

Why do you want to work with Fedora Project

Fedora Project is one of the biggest open source community. It has the reputation of being a FOSS distribution that focuses on Innovation and close work with upstream Linux communities.Fedora project is known to to collaborate closely with the contributors/upstream so that everyone can benefit from the work. I want to work with Fedora Project so that I can learn about open source programming. I also want to contribute to the Fedora project as much as I can and benefit from the community.

Did you participate with the past GSoC programs, if yes which year, which organisation ?

No, I have not previously got an opportunity to work with any GSoC programs in the past years.

Will you continue supporting/contributing to Fedora Project after GSoC 2014, if yes, which team/area you are interested in ?

Yes, I would like to contribute/ support the Fedora Project even after GSoC 2014 program. I am particularly interested in working in the area Web Developer or Administrator.

Why should we choose you over other applicants ?

I am innovative, hardworking and punctual. I have knowledge about what I am doing and do it with a lot of enthusiasm. I am a bit of work maniac, I won't rest in peace till I am done with the work in hand. I have a passion to learn and create new things.

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