Category:Projects

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There are many ways to contribute to EiffelStudio through projects large and small. Check the list of open projects below; if you feel none covers your special interest, see below how to add your own project.

Libraries (other than EiffelVision graphics)

Eiffel is all about reuse of quality components. The best way to get started as an Eiffel contributor is to extend an existing library, or start a new one to fill a need.

EiffelVision-related developments appear under graphics and user interface.

Remote communication with LEGO NXT Mindstorms "bricks"
Encapsulate Scintilla multi-platform editor

Language and compiler

This is the heart of the Eiffel environment: providing the best possible implementation of the Eiffel language.

The Eiffel standard developed by the ECMA TC39-TG4 committee and approved in 2006 by the International Standards Organization is the definitive reference on the Eiffel language. Work is progressing quickly to include all ECMA-ISO mechanisms into the EiffelStudio compiler; you can help fill the remaining gaps.

General environment mechanisms

There are always new ideas to improve the user experience with EiffelStudio.

AutoTest is an automated testing framework taking advantage of Eiffel's Design by Contract to provide far more automation than current solutions such as JUnit. Currently it is a separate tool; ideally it should be part of EiffelStudio.
Improve the EiffelStudio built-in smart editor.
While Eiffel doesn't need some of the refactoring mechanisms of other languages, the environment could benefit from new refactoring mechanisms in addition to the ones currently supported.
Integrate a repository mechanism

Graphics and user interface

Make the user interface of EiffelStudio more appealing. Much of the work is to be done in the underlying EiffelVision library, with the added benefit that improvements will be available to user applications as well.

More keyboard accelerators for EiffelVision applications.
EiffelVision support for the character set of any human language.
Provide EiffelVision with a Carbon back-end to make it truly native on the Mac.
Encapsulate Gecko html multi-platform engine component
EiffelStudio provides support for changing the user interface messages and dialogs to any language. If you are a fluent speaker of a language other than English, you can help the localization into that language.

Build infrastructure

Developments in this category are intended to help produce new versions of EiffelStudio faster and better.


Other Stuff

Unstarted project ideas

The projects in this list are mere ideas which do not yet have a project page. Feel free to start it!

An update notification service to let developers know there is a new version available


Completed projects

Adding your own project

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.