Editing Google Code In/2017/Tasks

= Dashboard for Ideas for the Google Code In 2017 =

== Roles ==
* Coder (C/C++)
* Web Coder (Javascript/HTML)
* Modeler
* Writer

==Beginner tasks==
These require absolutely no prior experience or knowledge.

* Anyone: Download and run BRL-CAD (via VM), submit screenshot
* Anyone: Communications checklist: chat, mailing list, survey
* Coder: Compile BRL-CAD from source, submit screenshot
* Web Coder: Clone BRL-CAD website or OGV, submit screenshot
* Modeler: Model a cup, submit model
* Writer:  Blog about any task, submit link
* Annotate a primitive: Submit screenshot

==Task chain ideas==
These would take us more than 2 hours, to be broken up into multiple tasks.

* C: OpenCL pipelining
* C: Boolean evaluation debugging
* Javascript: OGV
* ThreeJS/Verb: OGV Nurbs
* C/C++: libbu C++11 threading
** implement bu_semaphore_acquire/bu_semaphore_release in C++11
** implement bu_parallel in C++11
* C/C++: libbu container testing
** Write program comparing performance of bu_list vs c++ lists
** Write program comparing performance of bu_list stacks vs c++ queues
** Write program comparing performance of bu_hash vs c++ map
** Write program comparing performance of bn_randmt vs c++ random
* C/C++: primitive unit tests (ProcDBs)
** arb8/arb7/arb6/arb5/arb4, arbn, ars, datum, dsp, ebm, ehy, ell/sph, epa, eto, extrude, half, hrt, hyp, metaball, pipe, pnts, revolve, rhc, rpc, sketch, submodel, superell, tgc/rec, tor, vol
** (intentionally leaving out bot, brep, bspline, cline, grip, joint, nmg, part, poly)
* Docbook/XML: primitive guide
** arb8/arb7/arb6/arb5/arb4, arbn, ars, datum, dsp, ebm, ehy, ell/sph, epa, eto, extrude, half, hrt, hyp, metaball, pipe, pnts, revolve, rhc, rpc, sketch, submodel, superell, tgc/rec, tor, vol
** also: bot, brep, nmg
** (intentionally leaving out bspline, cline, grip, joint, part, poly)
* Qt/C++: New visualization GUI
* Qt/C++: geometry viewer
** [https://github.com/asadpiz/brlcad-viewer BRL-CAD Viewer]: (Task 1) Open a simple GLFW window from the source
** [https://github.com/asadpiz/brlcad-viewer BRL-CAD Viewer]: (Task 2) Write a program that opens geometry, executes db_walk_tree(), and gets a bounding box.
** [https://github.com/asadpiz/brlcad-viewer BRL-CAD Viewer]: (Task 3) Print out the bounding box center point into the GUI
** [https://github.com/asadpiz/brlcad-viewer BRL-CAD Viewer]: (Task 4) Display wireframes, regions on to the window.
* Qt/C++: openscad-style asc-to-display GUI
** (Task 1) Open a simple Qt window from source
** (Task 2) Write a program that opens .asc, displays in Qt text window
** (Task 3) Write a simple program that converts .asc to .g in memory
** (Task 4) Write a simple program that renders an in-memory .g to .pix 
** (Task 5) Write a program that displays a .pix image into a Qt window
** (Task 6) Tie it all together: Qt button that converts, renders, and displays.
* C/C++: appleseed integration
** Create and render a box in Appleseed and BRL-CAD
** Write a small program in BRL-CAD that renders an image
** Write a small program in Appleseed that renders an image
** Implement an Appleseed hello world plugin
** Integrate BRL-CAD rendering into Appleseed plugin
* C: Boolean weaving unit tests
** implement a regression test for rt_boolweave()
** implement a regression test for rt_boolfinal()
* C: Annotation object callbacks
* C: point cloud object callbacks
** Implement the prep() and shot() functions for point clouds
** Implement a function that reads point data from files
** Integrate function reading points from files into libged
* C: libged plugin refactoring
* C/C++: stand-alone geometry viewer GUI
* C: Centroid/Volume/Surf_area
* HTML/CSS: website integration
* Docs: geometry URI specification
* Docbook/XML: datum docs

* Disconsidered...
** C: Layer object callbacks
** C: image object callbacks

==Independent task ideas==
These should take one of us 2-4 hours of effort to complete.

* Model and render the number "404"
* Model and render the word "BRL-CAD"
* Model and render the BRL-CAD logo
@@ Line 67: / Line 67: @@
 ** Implement a function that reads point data from files
 ** Integrate function reading points from files into libged
-* Merge push and xpush code
-** Implement an xpush/push unit test
-** Add xpush logic to push command via -x option
-** Eliminate redundate xpush+push code
-** Merge xpush documentation into push documentation
 * C: libged plugin refactoring
 * C/C++: stand-alone geometry viewer GUI
@@ Line 85: / Line 80: @@
 ==Independent task ideas==
 These should take one of us 2-4 hours of effort to complete.
-* Implement sphere flake non-recursively
 * Model and render the number "404"
-* Model the word "BRL-CAD"
+* Model and render the word "BRL-CAD"
-* Model the BRL-CAD logo
+* Model and render the BRL-CAD logo
-* Model a ball and jacks
-* Model an hourglass (with sand)
-* Model dice (with white numbers)
-* Model a chess pawn
-* Model a chess knight
-* Model a chess bishop
-* Model a chess rook
-* Model a chess queen
-* Model a chess king
-* Model a chess board
-* Model a coffee cup (with coffee)
-* Model a soccer ball / fútbol accurately
-* Model a basketball accurately
-* Model a baseball (with stitching)
-* Model a baseball bat (with woodgrain texture)
-* Model a golf ball accurately
-* Model a volley ball
-* Model an American football
-* Model a tennis ball
-* Model a tennis racket
-* Import and render any model
-* Import and render a point cloud