[GSOC 2014] Introducing Myself - Amandeep Singh

[Amandeep Singh]

Hey !
I am Aman from India, pursing B.Tech in Computer Science.
I'm interested in contributing to Wordpress during these summers through
GSOC.
I've been using Wordpress since 2010[www.kodevelop.com] and recently
started using the WP_android app too and want to help in further
developments.

I've made several wordpress sites, a Wp theme and tweaked WP codebase in

the recent past.

I've prior experience in developing and modifying android apps and code.

Also I was an Android-developer + Intern in a startup during my 6 month
training and internship period. I've uploaded 2 apps on the play store[1]
also and contributed in many others as well[2 & 3].
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Mr.Singh
[2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartanstartups
[3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arcadian.bbsbec
[4] https://github.com/aman-devy/snippets

Currently I'm interested in the following two ideas:
1. View Comments by Post in WordPress for iOS and Android
2. Mobile In-app Search for Posts, Pages, Comments

I'm able to build the source code in Android studio, but Eclipse IDE is
creating some issues. Here's the error:
[2014-03-05 11:14:30 - WordPress-Android] /WordPress-Android/gen already
exists but is not a source folder. Convert to a source folder or rename it.


We can implement the first idea in long click menu in the posts activity
and add a new entry by name 'view comments'. From there take the user to
comments page and highlight/sort the comments related to that post.

Also I would like to implement a new feature(Sorting) in posts menu. The
user can sort posts on the basis of published posts, drafts and scheduled
posts or by date/tags. It can be implemented in the action bar menu by
adding a new drop down menu group with a filter like icon. The
sorting/filtering algorithm can then be used in the list adapter.

Any kind of advice or suggestions on how to proceed with the codebase would
be appreciated.


regards
Aman

[Eric Johnson]

Post by Amandeep Singh
Any kind of advice or suggestions on how to proceed with the codebase would
be appreciated.

Hi Aman,

A good place to ask questions about the codebase in the
#wordpress-mobile IRC channel on freenode where the app devs hang out.
You should also look through the Android section of the mobile handbook
at http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/

You're welcome to propose multiple GSoC projects but each student can
only work on one project, so that's something to keep in mind.
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2014/help_page

Cheers,
Eric