Aug 11-15, 2026
Contributor Midterm Evaluation
Upcoming midterm evaluation for the GSoC 2026 contributor.
Use this timeline to track weekly GSoC progress, evidence captured from the target image, and upcoming deliverables. The journal is intentionally practical: each entry should connect project decisions to commands, logs, or code that can be reviewed later.
Schedule
Evaluation milestones#
The midterm evaluation window is August 11, 2026 through August 15, 2026. The deadline is August 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM.
Aug 11-15, 2026
Mentor Midterm Evaluation
Upcoming mentor evaluation for the same midterm window.
Bonding period
Reviewed the AGL Bluetooth project scope, studied the BlueZ and PipeWire direction, and prepared the documentation structure for the coding period.
Week 1
Initialized the bluez_media_native Flutter FFI plugin, generated native C++ D-Bus proxy interfaces, and pivoted focus to A2DP/AVRCP integration.
Week 2
Established C++/Dart FFI bridge, integrated glaze_meta.h binary serialization, implemented player controls (play, pause, stop, next, previous, repeat, shuffle), remote volume controller input, and AVRCP browsing.
Week 3
Integrated the Bluetooth settings entry point, device scanning flow, connection state, saved devices, and device details view in ivi-homescreen.
Week 4
Completed the Bluetooth connection flow in `ivi-homescreen`, including paired-device management, discovery, pairing, switching, disconnection, and device removal.
Week 5
Cleaned up the Bluetooth settings code for merge request review, verified the pairing flow on Raspberry Pi 5, and analyzed the BlueZ D-Bus signals used by scan, pairing, connection, and disconnection.
Week 6
Submitted the Bluetooth pairing and connection Gerrit change, reviewed native crash feedback in `bluez_native`, and shaped the next work around safer D-Bus callback lifetimes plus BlueZ media metadata/control support.
Week 7
Created the AGL Jira issue, removed package changes from the homescreen Gerrit review, traced the native Bluetooth crash to a toolchain and ABI mismatch, and opened a focused PR for setTrusted, Pairable, and Discoverable support.
Week 8
Tested the BlueZ Bluetooth stack and recorded the validation notes for review.
Week 9
This journal entry is upcoming and will be updated as the week's implementation notes and validation evidence are ready.
Week 10
Updated the Bluetooth pairing Gerrit review to use the published `bluez_native 0.3.1` package, added Flutter SDK compatibility overrides, summarized mentor review notes, and clarified the post-midterm GSoC goal order: audio player, phone, contacts, then stretch message support.
Week 11
This journal entry is upcoming and will be updated as the week's implementation notes and validation evidence are ready.
Setup Bluetooth connect and pairing UI
Run the GAP and A2DP checklists on hardware, capture BlueZ and PipeWire logs, and refine plugin-facing assumptions from real target behavior.
Bluetooth Media Player
Implement Bluetooth media playback controls, metadata display, and media state handling through BlueZ and the native Flutter integration.
Midterm and final reports
Publish milestone reports after implementation evidence, validation logs, architecture notes, and mentor feedback are ready.