Talk:Projects for new developers
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Clef | Two-Factor Authentication
Create 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: Rajesh Taneja
Multi-step login screen
Update the login screen to first ask for a username, and then the password as a two-step process. See the login process for Google
- Skills required: PHP, JavaScript, Mustache
- Difficulty level: Medium
- Possible mentor: John Okely
2FA - Two Factor Authentication
Add support for Two-Factor Authentication. This would work well when combined with the Multi-step login screen. Factors requiring consideration include the Mobile app integrations.
- Skills required: PHP, JavaScript, Mustache
- Difficulty level: Medium
- Possible mentor: Andrew Nicols
CLI Helper for Moodle Developers
Possibly an addendum to MDK, a set of scripts to help facilitate various common tasks. In particular:
- creation of Persistent Objects including their Class files, the XMLDB code to create their tables, and the XMLDB upgrade scripts required to upgrade (including version bumps)
- Skills required: PHP, Python?
- Difficulty level: Hard
- Possible mentor: Andrew Nicols
Trait for Mock DB in unit tests
In moodle we run every unit test using a real database. This is extremely slow with little benefit. Granted it does catch some cross-database compatibility issues, but we don't need it for every test. We should add a trait that test classes can use that will automatically set up mock $DB to save processing power and unnecessary waiting for DB.
- Skills required: PHP, PHPUnit
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Possible mentor: Andrew Nicols or John Okely
Mock implementation of DML
In moodle we run every unit test using a real database. This is extremely slow with little benefit. Granted it does catch some cross-database compatibility issues, but we don't need it for every test. It is possible to extend moodle_database and mock all the calls to use an in memory/mocked database. The easiest way to do this may be to use first make a Data Access Object implementation, and then use a mock DAO
- Skills required: PHP, PHPUnit
- Difficulty level: Very Hard
- Possible mentor: John Okely
