Hi James,

Thanks! I will consult those resources for better understanding.

On Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 2:58 AM James Dailey <jamespdai...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Those APIs will be Deprecated
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/Securing+Fineract
>
> https://lists.apache.org/thread/rrmvywcd1qrgnmyp93ngo9ozxgol76yg
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2024 at 12:11 AM Oluwafemi Oluwatuyi <
> oluwafemioluwatu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I’m facing an issue with the self-service API endpoints. While
>> self-authorization is working correctly, the following endpoints are
>> returning an "Unauthorized" error:
>>
>>    - /self/userdetails
>>    - /self/loans
>>    - /self/savingsaccounts
>>
>> I have verified that the user credentials are correct and authentication
>> is properly configured. However, the endpoints remain inaccessible.
>>
>> Below is the attached screenshot of one of the responses I got.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 11:29 PM Oluwafemi Oluwatuyi <
>> oluwafemioluwatu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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