Hi Oluwafemi, Follow this below given documentation , this helped me to set up the project locally .
https://fineract-academy.com/how-to-build-fineract-with-intellij-idea.html Thanks and Regards, Akash On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 6:30 PM Oluwafemi Oluwatuyi < oluwafemioluwatu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm experiencing an issue with my Gradle build, where it gets stuck at 98% > when I run the command `./gradlew bootRun`, the build process gets stuck at > 98%. I've tried: > > -Cleaning and rebuilding the project, > -Checking for any errors or warnings in the build output > > However, none of these solutions have worked. I'd greatly appreciate any > guidance or advice on how to resolve this issue. > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > On Tue, Nov 26, 2024, 4:26 PM James Dailey <jdai...@apache.org> wrote: > >> As a reminder, this is a public listserv that goes to many hundreds of >> people globally. >> It is archived and searchable - for example, this thread is found at: >> https://lists.apache.org/thread/q2o2lsghj2rr4plnwk7747gs9smf925k >> >> Please note. >> >> I probably would encourage you to contact each other privately and >> perhaps use discord or slack for side conversations. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 7:13 AM Oluwafemi Oluwatuyi < >> oluwafemioluwatu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello Akash and Sarthak, >>> >>> I also want to be part of this. I have sent a friend request @sarthak >>> via LinkedIn. >>> >>> Below is my social profile >>> >>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/oluwafemioluwatuyi >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Oluwafemi >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2024, 4:03 PM Sarthak Deokar <deokarsartha...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Akash, >>>> >>>> here are my social profiles >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Sarthak Deokar >>>> >>>> Linkdin >>>> >>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarthak-deokar/ >>>> >>>> Instagram >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.instagram.com/_sarthakdeokar_/profilecard/?igsh=eHJ4NTU1b2Npemp6 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 11:23 PM Akash Nadar <akashnada...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi James and Sarthak, >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for the detailed guidance and warm welcome! >>>>> >>>>> James, I’ll start by reviewing existing PRs and validating old Jira >>>>> tickets to familiarize myself with the project. I’ll also explore areas >>>>> for >>>>> documentation and test coverage improvements. Your suggestions are very >>>>> helpful! >>>>> >>>>> Sarthak, let’s connect and collaborate on these tasks together. We can >>>>> divide work or brainstorm how to approach it. Let me know how you’d like >>>>> to >>>>> proceed. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Akash >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 10:01 PM Vijaysurya Mandala < >>>>> mandalavijaysuryaopensou...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey James, >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you for sharing these "first-steps" to contribute to this >>>>>> project. Although I wasn’t directly tagged in this email, I greatly >>>>>> appreciate the steps you’ve outlined for understanding the codebase >>>>>> and contributing meaningfully. >>>>>> Your advice is incredibly helpful for someone like me who is eager to >>>>>> contribute effectively. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Vijay >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 4:20 AM James Dailey <jdai...@apache.org> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Akash and Sarthak - thanks for your interest and welcome. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Because Fineract is a large code base used in production at >>>>>> regulated financial institutions, it is essential that new contributors >>>>>> start with understanding the code base rather than trying to add new >>>>>> features. >>>>>> > There is a tendency for devs to want to do the "next cool thing" >>>>>> when really what is needed is more documentation, more test coverage, >>>>>> more >>>>>> detailed tickets, more reviews of changes. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > As a first step, you can review the existing PRs that are coming >>>>>> in. Do they make sense to you? Can you follow the logic? Are the >>>>>> details in the Jira ticket sufficient? You might want to try that for a >>>>>> week or two or five. >>>>>> > Following project activity is a very important first step. You >>>>>> might even have some clarifying questions that could help the project >>>>>> become better. That is also a contribution. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Secondly, look for areas that are not well covered. On many open >>>>>> source projects, too many devs are writing too much code with too little >>>>>> documentation. That is true here as well. Once you understand the >>>>>> features and functions and the structure of the code, can you help with >>>>>> some small piece of documentation? ... we need people digging into >>>>>> specific areas that are in the code and documenting what is there. That >>>>>> might also involve more test coverage in Cucumber (Gherkin files). >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Third, you might look at the really old jira tickets, and validate >>>>>> one by one that the tickets are still needing to be fixed. We have >>>>>> hundreds of old tickets that have creation dates before 2022 and I >>>>>> strongly >>>>>> suspect 90% are no longer valid. This is tedious work, but is needed. >>>>>> Pick a ticket, read it, determine if it seems real, put a comment that >>>>>> "yes, verified as of github checkpoint xxxx-xxxx" that the issue still >>>>>> exists" or "no, verified as of ... that the bug ticket is no longer >>>>>> valid". >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Generally, contributors should come with very modest aims at >>>>>> first. This is a very complex project. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > James >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Sun, Nov 24, 2024 at 3:30 AM Sarthak Deokar < >>>>>> deokarsartha...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Hi, >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> I am also suffering the same issues hope we could connect and work >>>>>> together >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Regards, >>>>>> >> Sarthak Deokar >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> On Sun, Nov 24, 2024, 13:08 Akash Nadar <akashnada...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Hi everyone, >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> I’m Akash, a new contributor to Apache Fineract. I have >>>>>> experience with Java, Spring Boot, and building REST APIs. I’ve >>>>>> successfully set up the project locally, including database connections, >>>>>> and have explored the Swagger documentation. >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> I couldn’t find any "good first issues" or beginner-friendly >>>>>> tasks on the GitHub Issues page. Could someone please suggest a task or >>>>>> guide me on how I can get started with my first contribution? I’m >>>>>> particularly interested in working on APIs or improving existing >>>>>> features. >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Looking forward to your guidance! >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Thanks and regards, >>>>>> >>> Akash >>>>>> >>>>>
