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
  • BRL-CAD Viewer: (Task 1) Open a simple GLFW window from the source
  • BRL-CAD Viewer: (Task 2) Write a program that opens geometry, executes db_walk_tree(), and gets a bounding box.
  • BRL-CAD Viewer: (Task 3) Print out the bounding box center point into the GUI
  • 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
• 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
• 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.

• Implement sphere flake non-recursively

• Model and render the number "404"
• Model the word "BRL-CAD"
• Model 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