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Getting started

Moodle uses PHP, JavaScript, SQL and a number of other Web languages, so learning those is a good place to start.
When you have some basic PHP programming skills, you may wish to start learning about how the Moodle code is organised. It is recommended that you go through the Tutorial.
If you are looking for projects suggested in the tracker, look for issues with the 'addon_candidate' label.
If you are looking to make a quick contribution, look for tracker issues with marked as easy.
As you become more involved in Moodle development, you might like to learn more about the coding conventions used and how changes to Moodle core code are processed. Once you become confident enough, please consider adopting a plugin seeking a new maintainer.

Potential projects

This evolving page lists possible Moodle projects for new developers derived from community suggestions and lists projects together with experienced core developers willing to mentor new developers.

If you have any ideas for new features in Moodle which might be suitable as projects for new developers, please see New feature ideas.

Acceptance tests for the Moodle app

Since Moodle 3.7 it will be possible to write and run acceptance tests for the Moodle app.

Tasks:

Write new acceptance tests for the Moodle app

Requirement for GSOC prospective students:

We require prospective students to set-up and run in a local environment the existing tests hosted here following this documentation: Acceptance testing for the mobile app. Students must record and submit a video of the tests running on a local machine as part of the GSOC application process.
We also require students to create an additional simple test based on the existing ones

Skills required: Behat (PHP)

Difficulty level: Medium

Possible mentor: Juan Leyva

Front-end editor for the plugin skeleton generator

This is a follow-up project for a successful GSOC 2016 project that resulted in a new tool allowing developers to quickly generate a skeleton (scaffolding, template) for a new Moodle plugin. The tool proved to be a helpful helper with significant impact on the quality of Moodle plugins code. This follow-up project aims at further improvements of the skeleton generator. The primary goal is to implement a developer-friendly user interface / front-end editor allowing to configure the plugin's properties (recipe file) easily. The UI should guide the developer through the process of designing and defining the plugin properties and facilitate the whole process.

We require prospective students to make an attempt at fixing at least 1 issue in the Moodle tracker before their proposal can be considered. This MUST be completed before your application can be considered valid.

Skills required: PHP + JS

Difficulty level: Medium

Possible mentor: David Mudrák

Make badges criteria a subplugin

Moodle is an acronym for "Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment" so it allows for extending and tailoring learning environments using community sourced plugins.

Moodle let users create badges, which are a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest that can be earned. However, for now, the criteria for earning them are a closed list (https://docs.moodle.org/en/Using_badges#Criteria).

We require to prepare a mechanism to create custom create to Moodle as a third-party plugin. More information about that can be found here: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-39864

Skills required: PHP

Difficulty level: Medium

Possible mentor: Sara Arjona

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 {{GSOC}}
 ==Getting started==
-Moodle uses PHP, JavaScript, SQL and a number of other Web languages, so learning those is a good place to start.
+* Moodle uses PHP, JavaScript, SQL and a number of other Web languages, so learning those is a good place to start.
+* When you have some basic PHP programming skills, you may wish to start learning about how the Moodle code is organised. It is recommended that you go through the [[Tutorial]].
-When you have some basic PHP programming skills, you may wish to start learning about how the Moodle code is organised. It is recommended that you complete the [http://dev.moodle.org/course/view.php?id=2 Introduction to Moodle Programming] course on [http://dev.moodle.org/ dev.moodle.org]. To access this you will need to have an account on moodle.org first.
+* If you are looking for projects suggested in the tracker, look for issues with the [https://tracker.moodle.org/issues/?jql=Difficulty%20%3D%20Easy%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20 'addon_candidate' label].
+* If you are looking to make a quick contribution, look for tracker issues with marked as [https://tracker.moodle.org/issues/?jql=Difficulty%20%3D%20Easy easy].
-''If you are looking for projects suggested in the tracker, look for issues with the [https://tracker.moodle.org/issues/?jql=labels%20in%20%28addon_candidate%29 'addon_candidate' label].
+* As you become more involved in Moodle development, you might like to learn more about the [[Coding|coding conventions]] used and how changes to Moodle core code are [[Process|processed]]. Once you become confident enough, please consider adopting a [https://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=set&id=61 plugin seeking a new maintainer].
-''If you are looking to make a quick contribution, look for tracker issues with marked as [https://tracker.moodle.org/issues/?jql=Difficulty%20%3D%20Easy easy].
-''Please consider adopting a [https://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=set&id=61 plugin seeking a new maintainer]''. See the [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=260354 Plugins adoption programme].
-As you become more involved in Moodle development, you might like to learn more about the [[Coding|coding conventions]] used and how changes to Moodle core code are [[Process|processed]].
 ==Potential projects==
-This evolving page lists possible Moodle projects for new developers derived from community suggestions.
+This evolving page lists possible Moodle projects for new developers derived from community suggestions and lists projects together with experienced core developers willing to mentor new developers.
 ''If you have any ideas for new features in Moodle which might be suitable as projects for new developers, please see [[New feature ideas]].''
-=== Pusher integration for HTML5 push notifications ===
+=== Acceptance tests for the Moodle app ===
-Moodle supports message output plugins. By adding a plugin for pusher.com and a Javascript service worker to listen for push notifications, we can have realtime HTML5 notifications on all platforms.
-:'''Skills required''': Javascript (JQuery, AMD), PHP
-:'''Difficulty level''': Medium
-:'''Possible mentor''': [https://moodle.org/user/profile.php?id=1337843 Damyon Wiese]
-=== Ability to crop/resize/rotate an image in atto ===
+Since Moodle 3.7 it will be possible to write and run acceptance tests for the Moodle app.
-Moodle comes with it's own HTML editor known as 'atto' (see https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Atto). The editor functions similarly to other editors out there, like TinyMCE, but is tailored to Moodle. It comes with multiple plugins that allow users to perform tasks, such as changing the font size, the alignment, adding links etc. One of these plugins allows the user to add an image to the text editor with the ability to specify the size and alignment of the image via text input. The idea of this project is to extend and improve this current plugin so the user can crop/resize/rotate the image via JS - making the whole experience easier and more aesthetically pleasing.
+Tasks:
+* Write new acceptance tests for the Moodle app
-This project details/discussion can be located at MDL-52982.
+Requirement for GSOC prospective students:
-:'''Skills required''': Javascript (YUI), PHP
+* We require prospective students to set-up and run in a local environment the existing tests hosted [https://github.com/moodlehq/moodle-local_moodlemobileapp here] following this documentation: [[Acceptance testing for the mobile app]]. Students must record and submit a video of the tests running on a local machine as part of the GSOC application process.
-:'''Difficulty level''': Medium
+* We also require students to create an additional simple test based [https://github.com/moodlehq/moodle-local_moodlemobileapp on the existing ones]
-:'''Possible mentor''': [https://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=1057750 Mark Nelson]
-=== Improve Behat tests in SCORM plugin ===
+:'''Skills required:''' Behat (PHP)
-The Moodle SCORM plugin does not contain very many behat tests and most tests are manual. The Claude Ostyn diagnostic SCO should be used to implement a range of new Behat tests to cover the functionality that the SCORM module provides.
+:'''Difficulty level:''' Medium
+:'''Possible mentor:''' [https://moodle.org/user/profile.php?id=49568 Juan Leyva]
-Deliverables:
+=== Front-end editor for the plugin skeleton generator ===
-* Behat tests for all existing SCORM QA tests (where possible)
-* Behat tests for all SCORM settings (eg standards mode, mastery score settings etc)
-* The code should pass 100% of the Moodle codechecking tools to ensure the code meets with Moodle Guidelines.
-Extra requirement for prospective students:
+This is a follow-up project for a [[GSOC/2016#Plugin skeleton generator|successful GSOC 2016 project]] that resulted in a new tool allowing developers to quickly generate a skeleton (scaffolding, template) for a new Moodle plugin. The tool proved to be a helpful helper with significant impact on the quality of Moodle plugins code. This follow-up project aims at further improvements of the skeleton generator. The primary goal is to implement a developer-friendly user interface / front-end editor allowing to configure the plugin's properties (recipe file) easily. The UI should guide the developer through the process of designing and defining the plugin properties and facilitate the whole process.
-* We require prospective students to make an attempt at fixing at least 1 issue in the Moodle tracker before their proposal can be considered - on top of this you must also attempt to convert one existing QA test into a Behat test. This MUST be completed before your application can be considered valid.
-:'''Skills required''': PHP
-:'''Difficulty level''': Medium
-:'''Possible mentor''': [http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=21591&course=5 Dan Marsden]
-=== Advanced Grading in Forums ===
-Finish the work required to add the advanced grading feature to the Moodle forum activity. This builds on some existing work available at MDL-31860
-Deliverables:
+* We require prospective students to make an attempt at fixing at least 1 issue in the Moodle tracker before their proposal can be considered. This MUST be completed before your application can be considered valid.
-* Modify the forum grading so that it pushes 2 grade areas (or 3 including ratings) into the gradebook instead of a single grade.
-* Improve interface that allows overall forum participation grading.
-* Behat tests for all new functionality.
-* The code should pass 100% of the Moodle codechecking tools to ensure the code meets with Moodle Guidelines.
-Extra requirement for prospective students:
+:'''Skills required''': PHP + JS
-* We require prospective students to make an attempt at fixing at least 1 issue in the Moodle tracker before their proposal can be considered - on top of this you must also attempt to convert one existing QA test into a Behat test. This MUST be completed before your application can be considered valid.
-:'''Skills required''': PHP
 :'''Difficulty level''': Medium
-:'''Possible mentor''': [http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=21591&course=5 Dan Marsden]
+:'''Possible mentor''': [http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=1601&course=5 David Mudrák]
-=== Add support to end-to-end testing in the Mobile app ===
+=== Make badges criteria a subplugin ===
-[https://angular.github.io/protractor/#/ Protractor] is an end-to-end test framework for AngularJS applications. Protractor runs tests against your application running in a real browser, interacting with it as a user would.
+Moodle is an acronym for "Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment" so it allows for extending and tailoring learning environments using community sourced plugins.
-The basements for this project are done, see MOBILE-1179, the only remaining work is to add more tests to the app and document the set-up process in the Moodle developers wiki.
+Moodle let users create badges, which are a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality or interest that can be earned. However, for now, the criteria for earning them are a closed list (https://docs.moodle.org/en/Using_badges#Criteria).
-:'''Skills required: Javascript (AngularJS)
+* We require to prepare a mechanism to create custom create to Moodle as a third-party plugin. More information about that can be found here: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-39864
-:'''Difficulty level: Medium
-:'''Possible mentor: [https://moodle.org/user/profile.php?id=49568 Juan Leyva]
-===Clef | Two-Factor Authentication===
+:'''Skills required''': PHP
-Create [https://getclef.com Clef two factor authentication] plugin, so  a user can log in using their mobile to reduce login time. This will improve security and reduce  the login time for users.
-:'''Skills required:''' PHP, Javascript
 :'''Difficulty level''': Medium
-:'''Possible mentor''': [https://moodle.org/user/profile.php?id=1328988 Rajesh Taneja]
+:'''Possible mentor''': [https://moodle.org/user/profile.php?id=119927&course=5 Sara Arjona]
 ==See also==
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 * [[GSOC]] - describing Moodle's involvement with Google in their Summer of Code program
 * [https://tracker.moodle.org/issues/?jql=type%20in%20%28%22New%20Feature%22%2C%20Improvement%29%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20unresolved%20and%20labels%20in%20%28addon_candidate%29%20ORDER%20BY%20votes%20DESC Popular new feature and improvement requests in Tracker that can be implemented as plugins]
-* [[Projects for new developers/Archive|Archive]] of outdated and/or inactive calls for projects
-* [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_Wishlist a Wishlist] by some Moodle users. Some of the good ideas here may be adopted.

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