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	~~{{mininav\| [[Google Summer of Code]] }}~~
	[[File:GSOC_2016_logo.png\|left\|150px]]Welcome to the Kodi [http://summerofcode.withgoogle.com Google Summer of Code] ideas page. <!--We are pleased to announce that we have been accepted as an official [http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/google/gsoc2016/Kodi GSOC mentor organization this year].-->		[[File:GSOC_2016_logo.png\|left\|150px]]Welcome to the Kodi [http://summerofcode.withgoogle.com Google Summer of Code] ideas page. <!--We are pleased to announce that we have been accepted as an official [http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/google/gsoc2016/Kodi GSOC mentor organization this year].-->

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	Kodi is written primarily in c++ and runs on a variety of platforms including Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, and Windows. It has been ported to work on several low-power platforms including the Raspberry Pi and Android.		Kodi is written primarily in c++ and runs on a variety of platforms including Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, and Windows. It has been ported to work on several low-power platforms including the Raspberry Pi and Android.

	Kodi was a mentoring organization in ~~[[Google Summer of Code~~ 2008~~\|2008]]~~, ~~[[Google Summer of Code 2012\|~~2012]], ~~[[Google Summer of Code 2013\|~~2013]] and ~~[[Google Summer of Code/2015\|~~2015]], and had team members involved in GSoC for other projects during 2011.		Kodi was a mentoring organization in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2015, and had team members involved in GSoC for other projects during 2011.

	If Kodi is selected as a mentoring organization for 2017, students will need to review the Overview of a good project proposal, follow the outline for proposals when applying, and review the list of project ideas detailed below. Students are welcome to propose ideas outside the list and are encouraged to be as creative as they like.		If Kodi is selected as a mentoring organization for 2017, students will need to review the Overview of a good project proposal, follow the outline for proposals when applying, and review the list of project ideas detailed below. Students are welcome to propose ideas outside the list and are encouraged to be as creative as they like.
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	==Prerequisites==		==Prerequisites==
	C++ coding skills, basic familiarity with [[Git ~~usage\|Git]]~~, solid understanding and interest in programming. Ability to quickly understand existing code is beneficial.		C++ coding skills, basic familiarity with Git, solid understanding and interest in programming. Ability to quickly understand existing code is beneficial.

	== Project Proposals ==		== Project Proposals ==

Natethomas: /* Where to submit proposals */

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	=== Where to submit proposals ===		=== Where to submit proposals ===
	In addition to submitting to the [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ Google Summer of Code] website, you are highly encouraged to submit your idea/proposal to the [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=93 Kodi forum] for discussion. Any proposal not submitted to the forum for discussion will likely not be considered.		In addition to submitting to the [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ Google Summer of Code] website, you are highly encouraged to submit your idea/proposal to the [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=274 Kodi forum] for discussion. Any proposal not submitted to the forum for discussion will likely not be considered.

	=== Outline for proposals ===		=== Outline for proposals ===

Natethomas: /* Team-Kodi proposal ideas up for discussion */

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Team-Kodi proposal ideas up for discussion

Natethomas: /* Team-Kodi proposal ideas up for discussion */

2017-02-09T11:17:12Z

Team-Kodi proposal ideas up for discussion

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	=== Server Improvement ===		=== Server Improvement ===

	====~~Transcoding~~====		====Add Python3 Support====
	*~~Transcoding is already supported in a number of other open source projects and FFMPEG. Additionally~~, ~~limited audio transcoding is available in~~ Kodi ~~right now. However to fully~~ support ~~the wide range of devices out there~~, ~~not~~ to ~~mention better support file transfers~~ on ~~low memory devices, Kodi needs to fully~~ support ~~audio and video transcoding~~.		*As the title suggests, Kodi currently does not support Python 3, and we'd love to work with a student on getting that support.

	====UPnP Improvements including File Transfers====		====UPnP Improvements including File Transfers====
	*Support downloading of of media items (the actual file not just the metadata) from another Kodi instance (e.g. through UPnP) into the local library. This could be done in a "send to" way and in a "download" way and it could also be combined with transcoding depending on the target device.		*Support downloading of of media items (the actual file not just the metadata) from another Kodi instance (e.g. through UPnP) into the local library. This could be done in a "send to" way and in a "download" way and it could also be combined with transcoding depending on the target device.
	*UPnP device profiles. there's already a PR that goes in that direction and the problem is that right now we can only really provide device specific MIME type hacks but if we have transcoding we'll definitely need this		*UPnP device profiles. there's already a PR that goes in that direction and the problem is that right now we can only really provide device specific MIME type hacks but if we have transcoding we'll definitely need this

	~~====UPnP ContentDirectory implementation using OhNet====~~
	[http://wiki.openhome.org/wiki/OhNet OhNet (OpenHome Networking)] is a cross-platform UPnP stack provided by the [http://www.openhome.org/wiki/Oh:Overview OpenHome] project and contains basic interfaces/implementations for all objects and resources defined in most of the UPnP specifications with an addition of OpenHome specific stuff which improves playlist handling and other things not properly covered by any UPnP specification.
	Kodi relies on the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/platinum/ Platinum UPnP SDK] which has very limited possibilities to extend the existing functionality. Furthermore any extensions fixes need to be coded into code not maintained by Team Kodi. Therefore moving to a different UPnP implementation that provides a similar feature set but can be easily extended would have a high benefit for Kodi.

	The main goal is to develop a [http://www.upnp.org/specs/av/UPnP-av-ContentDirectory-v4-Service-20101231.pdf UPnP ContentDirectory] implementation using the OhNet UPnP stack (see https://github.com/Montellese/xbmc/commit/a0596372c6398e1bbf7fb0534ad21d510604d2f8 for a start) either inside or separate of Kodi that supports most of the features specified in the UPnP ContentDirectory specification. An additional goal would be to make it easily extensible (think UPnP profiles and vendor-specific properties) without having to touch the actual implementation.

	=== Better Profile Support ===		=== Better Profile Support ===
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	===Web Browser in Kodi===		===Web Browser in Kodi===
	Initial work on Web Browser implementation [https://github.com/AlwinEsch/web.browser.chromium already exists], but much is left to do on this project, and many developers are excited to help act as a mentor for this particular project.		Initial work on Web Browser implementation [https://github.com/AlwinEsch/web.browser.chromium already exists], but much is left to do on this project, and many developers are excited to help act as a mentor for this particular project.

			===Re-implement Wayland Support===
			Wayland support has been worked on in the past, but issues with core Kodi made it unmergeable. Now those core pieces have been resolved, but a great deal of work remains to for any inspired student to finally take the plunge.

	===Gaming in Kodi ===		===Gaming in Kodi ===
	====Retroplayer====		====Retroplayer====
	*Developer Garbear has broken down the Retroplayer project into manageable pieces including input, core, game addons, peripheral addons, netplay, a game library implementation, and shaders to do things like emulate a CRT monitor. Any one of these pieces could make an excellent summer project depending on your familiarity in the area.		*Developer Garbear has broken down the Retroplayer project into manageable pieces including input, core, game addons, peripheral addons, netplay, a game library implementation, and shaders to do things like emulate a CRT monitor. Any one of these pieces could make an excellent summer project depending on your familiarity in the area. Many pieces are currently being worked on or are near completion, but many more could use help from a student familiar with the area. Visit the retroplayer section of the Kodi forum to see all the major projects still to do.
	~~====NVIDIA Gamestream in Kodi====~~
	*Limelight is a GPL licensed project that runs on a ~~variety~~ of ~~platforms and is primarily written in java that should be relatively easily integrated into~~ the Kodi ~~file system, allowing for any device running Kodi with access~~ to ~~a controller or a keyboard and mouse~~ to ~~launch and play any game or application being served on a local PC with a relatively recent NVIDIA graphics card~~.

	=== More ===		=== More ===

Natethomas: /* Where to submit proposals */

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Where to submit proposals

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	=== Where to submit proposals ===		=== Where to submit proposals ===
	In addition to submitting to the [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ Google Summer of Code] website, you are highly encouraged to submit your idea/proposal to the [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=~~257~~ Kodi forum] for discussion. Any proposal not submitted to the forum for discussion will likely not be considered.		In addition to submitting to the [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ Google Summer of Code] website, you are highly encouraged to submit your idea/proposal to the [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=93 Kodi forum] for discussion. Any proposal not submitted to the forum for discussion will likely not be considered.

	=== Outline for proposals ===		=== Outline for proposals ===

Natethomas: /* About Us */

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About Us

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	Kodi was a mentoring organization in [[Google Summer of Code 2008\|2008]], [[Google Summer of Code 2012\|2012]], [[Google Summer of Code 2013\|2013]] and [[Google Summer of Code/2015\|2015]], and had team members involved in GSoC for other projects during 2011.		Kodi was a mentoring organization in [[Google Summer of Code 2008\|2008]], [[Google Summer of Code 2012\|2012]], [[Google Summer of Code 2013\|2013]] and [[Google Summer of Code/2015\|2015]], and had team members involved in GSoC for other projects during 2011.

	If Kodi is selected as a mentoring organization for ~~2016~~, students will need to review the Overview of a good project proposal, follow the outline for proposals when applying, and review the list of project ideas detailed below. Students are welcome to propose ideas outside the list and are encouraged to be as creative as they like.		If Kodi is selected as a mentoring organization for 2017, students will need to review the Overview of a good project proposal, follow the outline for proposals when applying, and review the list of project ideas detailed below. Students are welcome to propose ideas outside the list and are encouraged to be as creative as they like.

	=== Mentors ===		=== Mentors ===

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	We encourage interested students to review some of the ideas on this page, and then feel free to provide input on any ideas you may have in the '''[http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=257 Kodi GSoC forum]''' and chat about any project you’d love to cover. To propose a project, see '''[[#Students project proposal ideas]]'''.		We encourage interested students to review some of the ideas on this page, and then feel free to provide input on any ideas you may have in the '''[http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=257 Kodi GSoC forum]''' and chat about any project you’d love to cover. To propose a project, see '''[[#Students project proposal ideas]]'''.

	From the ~~14th~~ of March to the ~~25th~~ of ~~March~~, any interested students may apply at the [http://summerofcode.withgoogle.com GSOC home page] to work with Kodi. After that, we’ll notify applicants whether we get to work with each other according to the [http://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline GSOC schedule].		From the 20th of March to the 3rd of April, any interested students may apply at the [http://summerofcode.withgoogle.com GSOC home page] to work with Kodi. After that, we’ll notify applicants whether we get to work with each other according to the [http://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline GSOC schedule].
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Jjd-uk: Created page with "{{mininav| Google Summer of Code }} 150pxWelcome to the Kodi [http://summerofcode.withgoogle.com Google Summer of Code] ideas page.

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	== Team-Kodi proposal ideas up for discussion ==		== Team-Kodi proposal ideas up for discussion ==

	~~=== Server Improvement ===~~		===Add Python3 Support===

	====Add Python3 Support====
	*As the title suggests, Kodi currently does not support Python 3, and we'd love to work with a student on getting that support.		*As the title suggests, Kodi currently does not support Python 3, and we'd love to work with a student on getting that support.

	====UPnP Improvements including File Transfers====		===UPnP Improvements including File Transfers===
	*Support downloading of of media items (the actual file not just the metadata) from another Kodi instance (e.g. through UPnP) into the local library. This could be done in a "send to" way and in a "download" way and it could also be combined with transcoding depending on the target device.		*Support downloading of of media items (the actual file not just the metadata) from another Kodi instance (e.g. through UPnP) into the local library. This could be done in a "send to" way and in a "download" way and it could also be combined with transcoding depending on the target device.
	*UPnP device profiles. there's already a PR that goes in that direction and the problem is that right now we can only really provide device specific MIME type hacks but if we have transcoding we'll definitely need this		*UPnP device profiles. there's already a PR that goes in that direction and the problem is that right now we can only really provide device specific MIME type hacks but if we have transcoding we'll definitely need this

	=== Better Profile Support ===		=== Better Profile Support ===
	Profile support inside Kodi remains extremely hacked together. Improving profile projects would likely be broken down into smaller chunks to make each chunk truly achieveable in a summer.		*Profile support inside Kodi remains extremely hacked together. Improving profile projects would likely be broken down into smaller chunks to make each chunk truly achieveable in a summer.

	===Web Browser in Kodi===		===Web Browser in Kodi===
	Initial work on Web Browser implementation [https://github.com/AlwinEsch/web.browser.chromium already exists], but much is left to do on this project, and many developers are excited to help act as a mentor for this particular project.		*Initial work on Web Browser implementation [https://github.com/AlwinEsch/web.browser.chromium already exists], but much is left to do on this project, and many developers are excited to help act as a mentor for this particular project.

	===Re-implement Wayland Support===		===Re-implement Wayland Support===
	Wayland support has been worked on in the past, but issues with core Kodi made it unmergeable. Now those core pieces have been resolved, but a great deal of work remains to for any inspired student to finally take the plunge.		*Wayland support has been worked on in the past, but issues with core Kodi made it unmergeable. Now those core pieces have been resolved, but a great deal of work remains to for any inspired student to finally take the plunge.

	===Gaming in Kodi ===		===Gaming in Kodi ===