Dear Richard and Apache OpenNLP Developers Thank you, Richard, for your valuable feedback and for pointing me to the gRPC work in the sandbox. I’ve taken a closer look at the repository and gained a better understanding of the current implementation. The concept of using gRPC to enable backend interactions with OpenNLP is fascinating, and I can see how this approach can benefit developers across multiple languages.
Based on my understanding, the sandbox already includes: 1. A gRPC schema for OpenNLP services with generated Java stubs. 2. A server implementation supporting tasks like POS tagging. 3. An example Python client for interacting with the server. I find the idea of building on this foundation exciting. For my GSoC 2025 project, I’d like to propose focusing on **extending the gRPC approach**, specifically by: - Improving the Python client and packaging it into a library for distribution via `pip`, making it easier for Python developers to integrate OpenNLP into their workflows. - Exploring additional OpenNLP features (e.g., Named Entity Recognition or Sentence Detection) that can be added to the gRPC service. - Enhancing documentation and providing real-world examples for Python-based integrations. Alternatively, if the community sees more value in pursuing a native Python wrapper, I’m open to exploring that as well. My primary goal is to align my efforts with OpenNLP’s priorities and deliver something valuable for the community. I’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions on this approach. If there are specific areas the community would like me to focus on, please let me know so I can refine my proposal accordingly. Thank you again for your guidance and support. I’m eager to hear your feedback and take the next steps toward preparing my GSoC application. **Best regards,** Jobin Sabu Email: 85jobins...@gmail.com On Mon, 10 Mar, 2025, 1:59 pm Richard Zowalla, <r...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi Jobin, > > Thanks for your interest in contributing to OpenNLP! > > You’re absolutely right—most existing Python wrappers are either outdated > or unmaintained, so this is a valuable idea in general. That said, there > has been some work in the sandbox to demonstrate OpenNLP as a gRPC service: > https://github.com/apache/opennlp-sandbox/tree/main/opennlp-grpc > > With this approach, a Python client can be generated (and perhaps also put > into pip) to communicate with an OpenNLP server. It might be worth > exploring whether extending or improving this setup aligns with your goals. > > While a native Python wrapper is certainly an option, the gRPC approach in > the sandbox is another viable path. I’d love to hear thoughts from others > on this as well! WDYT? > Gruß > Richard > > > > Am 08.03.2025 um 08:53 schrieb Jobin Sabu <85jobins...@gmail.com>: > > > > Dear OpenNLP Community, > > > > My name is Jobin Sabu, and I’m a student with a background in Python, > > machine learning, and NLP. I’m excited about the opportunity to > > participate in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2025 with Apache OpenNLP > > and contribute to its development. > > > > I’d like to propose a project idea: developing a Python wrapper for > > Apache OpenNLP. The goal is to make OpenNLP’s powerful Java-based NLP > > features (e.g., tokenization, sentence detection, named entity > > recognition) accessible to Python developers. This wrapper would > > bridge Python and Java using libraries like JPype or Py4J, providing a > > user-friendly interface and a pip-installable package. > > > > Here’s an outline of the project: > > 1. Implement Python functions that map to OpenNLP’s core features. > > 2. Ensure seamless interoperability between Python and Java. > > 3. Develop detailed documentation, tutorials, and example scripts. > > 4. Write unit tests for robustness and performance benchmarks. > > > > I believe this project will expand OpenNLP’s usability and attract > > more developers from the Python community. I’d love to hear your > > feedback on this idea. Does it align with the community’s goals? Are > > there any specific areas I should focus on or challenges I should be > > aware of? > > > > Thank you for your time and guidance. I look forward to contributing > > to OpenNLP and learning from this amazing > > > > Best regards, > > Jobin Sabu > > > > 85jobins...@gmail.com > >
