GSoC Blog Post #1
Akshay_Sharma
Published: 06/15/2021
Hey All,
It's already been a week now since the GSoC coding period has begun and I have started working on my project.
What did you do this week?
Like I mentioned in an earlier post, I have designed a high-level API for the python library this week and started to implement the rules mentioned in
MIME sniffing standards. I worked on section 5 according to the standards i.e. "Handling the resource metadata and headers". One of my mentors suggested creating a template for the project before moving on to further coding. Therefore, I set up a template for the library with
setup.py file, added a BSD license file and configured
tox environment for various tests like flake8, typing, py, black.
What is coming up next?
I will start with the implementation of section 6 i.e "Matching a mime-type pattern" and will try to add some tests. Currently, I am using a simple hard-coded test for the library but this week I will try to automate the tests using python unit tests and add more tests as I build the library.
Did you get stuck anywhere?
No, last week went quite seamlessly as I have done similar work earlier, and also, the mentors were always there for suggesting me the best.