Google Code-in/2017/Task suggestions

Various small-ish thing that may be good for Google Code-in. Please feel free to add stuff to this page. Take a look at the three links below for inspiration about what kind of things are eligible for being GCI tasks.

• "You can contribute without being a coder!"
• "Tasks", GCI FAQ entry
• Example tasks from previous GCI's
• MetaBrainz' tasks in GCI 2016

Note: Please mark in parentheses which of the categories the task belongs to (multiple can be assigned): coding (CODE); documentation/training (D/T); quality assurance (QA); user interface (UI); or outreach/research (O/R)

Wiki / Docs (D/T)

• Create a vector drawing of a few MusicBrainz entities related together that explains differences between Release Group from Release, Track from Recording, and Recording from Work.

MusicBrainz Picard

JIRA Ticket	Description	Category
None	Tag a release with Picard	O/R
None	Make a video explaining how tagging with Picard works. For reference use Picard Quick-Start guide	D/T, O/R
None	Write a useful Picard tagger script	D/T
PW-59	Update the picard quick-start with GIFs demonstrating the tagging proccess	D/T, O/R
PW-45	Documentation changes for PICARD-1034	D/T
PW-41	Plugins table sortable	CODE
PW-35	Update the how to tag files to include the fact that picard is not a mass tagger	D/T
PW-33	Documentation changes for PICARD-923	D/T
PW-32	Documentation changes for PICARD-384	D/T
PW-30	Missing documentation for _artists_sort, _albumartists, _albumartists_sort	D/T
PW-29	Documentation changes for PICARD-865	D/T
PW-28	Documentation changes for PICARD-887	D/T
PW-25	Update dependencies	CODE
PW-24	PLUGIN_API_VERSIONS is not documented	D/T
PW-23	Favicon doesn't include adornments	CODE
PW-20	Download buttons don't work in IE8	CODE
PW-18	Review the various tag listings	D/T
PW-14	Document the process of adding plugins to the plugin list	D/T

CritiqueBrainz

• Write a review of your favorite album on CritiqueBrainz. Also, write a review of a place and an event.
• jira:CB-95: Add WYSIWYG support for the review editor (for Markdown).
• jira:CB-239: Reference review style guide from review editor.
• jira:CB-263: Published date also includes date when saved as a draft
• jira:CB-55: Separate most used languages in language selector on review creation page
• jira:CB-253: "Admin" and "moderator" are used interchangeably in the codebase

ListenBrainz

• Import your listens from Last.FM if you have a Last.FM account and note any issues if you find them. (O/R)

• Use the Simple Last.FM Scrobbler Android App to submit listens to LB for a few hours. (O/R)

• Set up Spotify to submit listens to LB and use it for a few hours. (O/R)

• jira:LB-212: Show the MetaBrainz logo instead of the MusicBrainz logo on the LB website footer. (UI / CODE)

• jira:LB-213: Add some usage examples to the LB API documentation. (D/T)

• jira:LB-148: Write tests for the API Compat feature of LB. (CODE / QA)

• jira:LB-83: Add a list of LB compatible players (with instructions on how to use them) to the LB website. (D/T)

• jira:LB-85: Make usernames in LB case-insensitive. (CODE)

• jira:LB-198: Currently, LB directly uses redis for caching purposes, it'd be better to use brainzutils instead as all MeB projects use that. (CODE)

• jira:LB-196: Remove duplicated code from LB's different modules (CODE)

Design (User Experience, User Interface and Graphics)

• Organize the "MeB repository" of design assets (project logos, icons, and fonts) for systematic and quick access.

BookBrainz

Rough ideas (not yet categorized)

• Add 5 <entity>s to BookBrainz and comment on how you find the process
• Pick a function in the server and write unit tests for it
• Add flow type annotations to a module
• Design new badge graphics
• Document a function
• Try to crash our test server for an hour, then write a report of what you tried and whether it worked
• Find duplicate functions and refactor
• Design icons for our entities
• Research open book information APIs
• Research library data exchange formats
• Create a video of how to edit BookBrainz using the new editing interface on the test server

3rd party projects

whipper

https://github.com/JoeLametta/whipper/issues/200 (CODE)

Include more MusicBrainz IDs in ripped files.

https://github.com/JoeLametta/whipper/issues/172 (CODE)

Allow whipper to query a custom MusicBrainz server.

https://github.com/JoeLametta/whipper/issues/191 (CODE)

"Alternative tagging for classical releases"

https://github.com/JoeLametta/whipper/issues/192 (CODE)

"Use the track title instead the recoding title"