[L2Ork-dev] Regarding GSoC'18

Tue Mar 27 01:00:11 EDT 2018

I've made some changes to the proposal.
Like you pointed it out, '  I'm still not exactly clear on the process by which
the ASCII art would be parsed and turned into a selection in a Purr Data
diagram. ',
for this my approach will be (in layman's terms):
- take and parse input (ascii art)
- divide this into subproblems (like extracting elements out of the ascii)
- calling particular C functions, to change it in a PD

With array's and C references, I meant the ''canonical' representation of
graph in C backend. Because of shortage of time, I was unable to read about
the C backend and PD graph representation. I believe my interpretition for
the same is quite wrong. I can't help it as it's almost the deadline now.
Instead, I've given more time to the API development project. I've been
thorough most of the JS codes here
<https://git.purrdata.net/aggraef/purr-data/tree/master/pd/nw>. And, since
I've already done API development before, I've made changes in proposal to
explain things related to this project, more clearly. My main approach
concludes as follows,
I'll add a middleware application (express.js) to the existing nw, node.js
server code. This middleware will give us the ability to tell Pd to load a
particular patch in the same directory as the web app (or perhaps using
Pd's search path), ability to close a Pd patch and all the other
requirements. Alongside, it will also allow our server to entertain more
complex API calls (get/post handlers of express will take care of this). By
this, we'll be leveraging the already present interface and will be
improving not only functionality but also performance, by many folds.
Further, for 'add a feature that allows a Pd Patch to send messages back to
the web app', the express app will take care of this too, by using
'res.send()' or similar functions. I'm quite certain about this approach
and Proof of concept for the same can be done in about a week or so.

Because of my inability to give the conversion project my full, and because
of my misinterpretations, I want to make API for HTML5
<https://git.purrdata.net/giuliomoro/summer-of-code-ideas-list#api-for-html5-web-apps>
as my main project. Apologies for the inconvenience caused. Despite my hard
efforts to make my proposal 'purr-fect', shortage of time became the
hindrance in making it possible.
Looking forward to hear from your side.
Thank you.

Regards,
Rishabh Jain

Proposal Link
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dOtnTvK75Umr4dzGufuZe514I-FD9htoYW2VzpKYSEg/edit?usp=sharing>

On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 4:11 AM, Jonathan Wilkes <jon.w.wilkes at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Rishabh,
>
> Here's some feedback on your proposal:
>
> 1. What does the bullet point 'Additional Contribution of "API for
> HTML5 WebApps"' mean?
>
> 2. Under your bullet point where you cite Pd "blogs/pages/links" you
> also list two svg
> projects that aren't related to Pd.
>
> 3. When you write "representation of PD in Array data structure" I'm
> not sure what you
> are referring to.
>
> 4. In the sentence "I believe in creating arrays of data and
> information [...]" the phrase
> "data and information" is redundant.
>
> 5. Under Week 1 and 2 you refer to "C’s array." I'm not exactly sure
> what that means or
> how the process you outline there works. For example: do you plan to
> parse the ASCII
> art in JS or in C? That part isn't clear.
>
> 6. Under Week 3 and 4 what does "API development application" mean?
>
> 7. When you talk about communicating with the Pd backend using AJAX, are
> you
> talking about implementing an AJAX API in C for the backend? Why not just
> reuse
> the current interface?
>
> 8. Under Week 4 and 5: is the "preprocessing" you refer to here being
> done in JS or C?
>
> 9. Under Week 8 and 9: not sure what the root access and scripts refer
> to-- is that
> for testing?
>
> 10. Under Week 10 and 11: it looks like you're talking about a testing
> framework
> here. What does the part about implementing a session manager mean?
>
> In general I would suggest clarifying your proposal so that the
> answers to the questions
> I've asked become clear. I'm still not exactly clear on the process by
> which the ASCII art
> would be parsed and turned into a selection in a Purr Data diagram.
>
> I hope that helps. If you have any more questions please feel free to ask
> here on the list.
>
> -Jonathan
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:17 AM, Rishabh Jain
> <f20140069 at goa.bits-pilani.ac.in> wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > My name is Rishabh Jain. I am a fourth-year undergraduate student
> pursuing a
> > major in B.E. (Hons.) Computer Science at BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa
> > Campus, India. I am interested in working with purr data as a part of
> Google
> > Summer of Code 2018. I've been in contact with Jonathan Wilkes for the
> past
> > few days. I've lost my laptop, had my mid-term exams, in between and so,
> > wasn't able to contribute/connect much.
> > I'm interested in working on Project 'Converting ASCII art to PD
> Diagrams'
> > and 'API for HTML5 Webapps'. I've worked on SVG graph visualizations and
> > full stack web development. I've done API implementation using
> Express.js, a
> > node.js package.
> >
> > I've created a google doc for my proposal. Kindly review it and provide
> your
> > valuable feedback. Though, I'm running quite late on time, I really want
> > this to happen in this summer.
> > Link :
> > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dOtnTvK75Umr4dzGufuZe514I-
> FD9htoYW2VzpKYSEg/edit?usp=sharing
> >
> > Thanks and Regards,
> > Rishabh Jain
> >
> >
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