Hi,

I was able to identify the issue. It's working now.

Thanks!

On Thu, Nov 28, 2024, 9:25 PM Oluwafemi Oluwatuyi <
oluwafemioluwatu...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Akash Nadar,
> Thanks! It is working now.
>
> But the issue I am facing now is testing the endpoints. Most of the errors
> I am getting are similar to the attached file below.
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 4:23 PM Akash Nadar <akashnada...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>

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