Google Summer of Code
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a global, online program focused on bringing new contributors into open source software development. GSoC Contributors work with an open source organization on a 12+ week programming project under the guidance of mentors. Gradle has participated in GSoC since 2023.
GSoC 2024#
Gradle participates in GSoC 2024 under the umbrellas of the Kotlin Foundation and the Eclipse Foundation. We have 3 projects this year:
- Gradle Build Server – support for Android projects by Tanish Ranjan
- Gradle Build Server - DevX and Language Support in Buildship by Sidhaarth Saraswathi Ramalingam
- Declarative Syntax and Enhancements for the Checkstyle Plugin by Hongjie (Jay) Wei
Communication channels#
Project channels:
#gradle-build-server
on the Gradle Community Slack#checkstyle-plugin
on the Gradle Community Slack
Coordination:
#gsoc
on the Gradle Community Slack#gsoc
on the Kotlin Foundation Slack- The Eclipse Foundation uses Matrix for instant messaging. The service is available at chat.eclipse.org.
Resources#
For Contributors/Mentees#
See the project descriptions for references to particular newcomer-friendly issues or learning scenarios. If nothing is available there, it is recommended to start learning Gradle basics, if you aren't already familiar with them. Then, we recommend looking into some of the newcomer-friendly issues in the target project or in Gradle as whole. Prior track of contributions during the application phase is important during the project proposal reviews, because it helps us to build impression about the candidate.
To get started:
- Join the
#gsoc
channel on the Gradle community Slack. If there're such channels in the foundations, please join them too - Explore the Getting Started with Gradle with Gradle and the relevant topic-specific Gradle Guides
- Check out the contributing guidelines, try addressing some of the newcomer friendly issues
- Discuss the project ideas with your mentors on the public channels
References:
- Official GSoC website - all official guidelines are here. Please refer there about eligibility, stipend, and other similar matters managed by Google during the GSoC program
- Best practices for GSoC contributors, by the Jenkins community - we will be using a similar framework
For Mentors#
We invite Gradle community members, if they are interested in mentoring, to submit their project ideas.
Mentoring requires a time commitment of several hours a week. It is a great opportunity to have someone prototyping your idea that it is not on the short term roadmap but remains interesting to you and valuable to the Gradle community.
References:
- GSoC website
- Jenkins mentor guide - Realistic expectations from mentors which we maintain in the Jenkins project
- Mentorship Programs. Growing new community leaders - a presentation by Oleg Nenashev on mentorship programs
Archive#
Previous Years#
- GSoC 2023 - 1 projects
2024 Project Ideas#
Not all project applications were accepted in 2024, and we have some project ideas that are open for contributions. Consider them for GSoC 2025 or other open source mentorship program!
- Kotlin DSL improvements for Declarative Gradle - Kotlin Foundation, Medium difficulty, 175 hrs
- Gradle build server – support for Android projects - Kotlin Foundation, Medium or Hard difficulty, 175 hrs or 350 hrs
- Kotlin DSL documentation samples test framework - Kotlin Foundation, Easy or Medium difficulty, 90 hrs or 175 hrs
- Improve Buildship project and classpath generation - Eclipse Foundation, Easy difficulty, 175 hrs or 350 hrs
- Make Buildship independent from the Eclipse Gradle plugin - Eclipse Foundation, Medium or Hard difficulty, 175 hrs or 350 hrs
- Eclipse and Gradle Build Server - Eclipse Foundation, Medium or Hard difficulty, 175 hrs or 350 hrs