By Mahmoud Magdy on 2025-06-13 10:51 in Google Summer of Code Joomla Team

The meetings were attended by Mahmoud Magdy and Nicola Galgano.

What has been done through Week-1 (6/1 - 6/7) - (First Drop)

• Fixed the Webservices manifest.
• Implemented public GET endpoints with rate-limiting in the Webservices plugin.
• Added changelog functionality.

What has been done through Week-2 (6/7 - 6/13) - (End of First Drop - Second Drop in Progress)

• Developed a QuickIcon plugin.
• Automatic unpublish plugin for Weblinks.
• API documentation using OpenAPI 3.0 specification.

Discussions done the meetings

• Exploring long-term goals, including the implementation of a full Cypress test suite for comprehensive testing of the entire extension.
• A broader discussion on the current state and future of web services and APIs within the Joomla ecosystem.
• Planning and strategy for the upcoming release of the Weblinks extension.

Next week plans

• Adding a frontend dashboard for controlling Weblinks.
• Adding a full Cypress test suite for Webservices (API's).