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Updated GSoC 2015 Ideas (markdown)

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@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ provides configuration for the code generator and implements the logic of the ga
**Difficulty:** Medium to Hard **Difficulty:** Medium to Hard
**Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-)), ? **Mentor:** zahary ([@zah](http://github.com/zah)), ?
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#### Add a code generator for OpenCL #### Add a code generator for OpenCL
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**Difficulty:** Medium **Difficulty:** Medium
**Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-)), ? **Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-)), Araq ([@Araq](https://github.com/Araq))
## Standard Library ## Standard Library
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**Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-)) **Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-))
#### Create a testing framework
**Desirable skills:** Experience with test frameworks.
**Description**:
Currently there is no comfortable test framework for Nim. Inspiration from frameworks in other languages should be taken and a proper test framework be written.
**Tasks:**
* Write a testing library for Nim
**Difficulty:** Easy to Medium
**Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-))
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#### Improve times module #### Improve times module
**Desirable skills:** Knowledge of date time representations, native time APIs. **Desirable skills:** Knowledge of date time representations, native time APIs.
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* Fix limitations to do with time intervals, specifically subtracting a ``TimeInterval`` from a ``TimeInfo``. * Fix limitations to do with time intervals, specifically subtracting a ``TimeInterval`` from a ``TimeInfo``.
* Provide a ``$`` for ``TimeInterval``. Goal is to be able to get timing info like "5 minutes ago". * Provide a ``$`` for ``TimeInterval``. Goal is to be able to get timing info like "5 minutes ago".
* Add a parser for time strings
* Look at time handling in other languages and implement missing features. * Look at time handling in other languages and implement missing features.
**Bonus Points**: Ensure that the times module works with the JavaScript backend. **Bonus Points**: Ensure that the times module works with the JavaScript backend.
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**Difficulty:** Medium to Hard **Difficulty:** Medium to Hard
**Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-)), ? **Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-)), Araq ([@Araq](https://github.com/Araq))
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#### c2nim: Improve the automation of low-level C bindings #### c2nim: Improve the automation of low-level C bindings
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**Difficulty:** Medium **Difficulty:** Medium
**Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-)), ? **Mentor:** def- ([@def-](http://github.com/def-)), Araq ([@Araq](https://github.com/Araq))
# Project spec # Project spec