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GSoC 2023

Projects completed during Google Summer of Code 2023.

Completed Projects

Accounts for Children (COPPA Compliance)

Description: Introduced restricted accounts for children under 13 years old, allowing safe access to curated content while maintaining COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) compliance.

Key Achievements:

  • Implemented age verification during registration
  • Created restricted account type with limited data collection
  • Built parental/teacher consent workflow
  • Designed curated content access for underage users
  • Ensured compliance with privacy regulations

Technical Implementation:

  • Database schema updates for account types
  • New registration flow with age verification
  • Consent management system
  • Content filtering for restricted accounts

Impact: Children can now safely use omegaUp with teacher assistance, expanding the platform's reach to younger learners while maintaining legal compliance.

Cypress Migration

Description: Migrated the existing Selenium-based end-to-end test suite to the Cypress framework for improved reliability, maintainability, and developer experience.

Key Achievements:

  • Migrated 100+ Selenium tests to Cypress
  • Improved test reliability (reduced flaky tests)
  • Reduced test execution time by 40%
  • Added visual regression testing capabilities
  • Created comprehensive testing documentation

Technical Stack:

  • Cypress 12.x
  • TypeScript for test code
  • GitHub Actions for CI integration
  • Percy for visual testing (optional)

Benefits:

Aspect Before (Selenium) After (Cypress)
Test Reliability ~80% ~98%
Execution Time ~45 min ~27 min
Debug Experience Limited Excellent
Maintenance High effort Low effort

Impact: The development team now has faster, more reliable E2E tests, leading to quicker feedback cycles and more confident deployments.

Project Ideas (2023)

The following project ideas were proposed for GSoC 2023:

Improved Contest Management

Enhanced tools for contest organizers including templates and bulk operations.

Mobile Responsiveness

Improvements to the mobile experience across all platform features.

API Documentation

Auto-generated API documentation from code annotations.

Statistics

Metric Value
Accepted Contributors 2
Completed Projects 2
Test Coverage Increase +15%
PRs Merged 40+