# Contribution phase: instructions for developer applicants **URL:** \ **Category:** Outreachy-GSoC\ **Created:** [March 12, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604 "2023-03-12T08:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ayushi\_Rai](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/ayushi_rai/32/362_2.png) [@Ayushi\_Rai](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Ayushi_Rai)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/22 "2023-03-22T16:25:56Z")
also i would seek guidance upon how to check if the changes i made are correct or not according to the problem?do i have to use cypress tests as mentioned in the documentation,i tried to run my code in vscode and that worked prefectly. ---
**Author:** ![antonin\_d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/antonin_d/32/32_2.png) [@antonin\_d](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/antonin_d)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/23 "2023-03-22T16:28:49Z")
Hi @Ayushi_Rai, you need to create a fork of the repository under your own account and then point your git clone to that fork (by adding it as a “remote”). See those resources: - [Fork a repo - GitHub Docs](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo) - [Configuring a remote repository for a fork - GitHub Docs](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/configuring-a-remote-repository-for-a-fork) ---
**Author:** ![Ayushi\_Rai](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/ayushi_rai/32/362_2.png) [@Ayushi\_Rai](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Ayushi_Rai)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/24 "2023-03-22T23:22:36Z")
thanku so much,got this and made a pull request. ---
**Author:** ![sylviazzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sylviazzzz](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/sylviazzzz)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/25 "2023-03-23T03:42:03Z")
@antonin_d Hi Antonin, can I use [update refine script to fail on mvn compile failure by S1Y333 · Pull Request #5720 · OpenRefine/OpenRefine · GitHub](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/pull/5720) this as my contribution? If so, can you please provide some suggestions on my project timeline? Thanks so much! ![Screen Shot 2023-03-22 at 11.40.56 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/openrefine/original/1X/8c117ca092f47a33b4a9448494e132d5fd81d77e.png) ---
**Author:** ![sylviazzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sylviazzzz](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/sylviazzzz)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/26 "2023-03-23T04:20:11Z")
@abbe98 Hi Albin, are you the mentor for the Improve OpenRefine Reconciliation project? Do you have any suggestions for the final application? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![antonin\_d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/antonin_d/32/32_2.png) [@antonin\_d](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/antonin_d)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/27 "2023-03-23T07:40:06Z")
@sylviazzzz yes you can link to this pull request as your contribution for Outreachy. If you are applying for the reconciliation improvement project then you can indeed coordinate with @abbe98 about the timeline. ---
**Author:** ![abbe98](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/abbe98/32/1299_2.png) [@abbe98](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/abbe98)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/28 "2023-03-23T09:21:02Z")
Regarding the timeline, I would find a self assessment based on your experience so far and the [suggested project issues](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/GSoC-Outreachy-2023-Ideas#reconciliation-improvements) very valuable at this stage. Such a self assessment could for now also help you identify parts of the codebase you might want to get more familiar with. ---
**Author:** ![sylviazzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sylviazzzz](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/sylviazzzz)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/29 "2023-03-23T15:47:06Z")
@abbe98 Thanks so much, I will wait for the self assessment and prepare my timeline. Is that possible I draft a timeline and send it to you for feedback before submitting my final application? ---
**Author:** ![abbe98](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/abbe98/32/1299_2.png) [@abbe98](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/abbe98)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/30 "2023-03-23T17:51:24Z")
Sure! You can send it using the “message” feature here in the forum. ---
**Author:** ![sylviazzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sylviazzzz](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/sylviazzzz)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/31 "2023-03-23T18:08:29Z")
@abbe98 Thank you and much appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![Ayushi\_Rai](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/ayushi_rai/32/362_2.png) [@Ayushi\_Rai](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Ayushi_Rai)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/32 "2023-03-24T08:40:24Z")
@abbe98 since my last pr got merged, can I get another issue to work upon ,I have checked out relevant issue to the conconciliation project here [GSoC Outreachy 2023 Ideas · OpenRefine/OpenRefine Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/GSoC-Outreachy-2023-Ideas#reconciliation-improvements,and) was thinking about this Auto-match candidates with high confidence » is deceitful and should not be pre-check #4722,what do you think? ---
**Author:** ![abbe98](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/abbe98/32/1299_2.png) [@abbe98](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/abbe98)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/33 "2023-03-24T09:04:58Z")
You could, but note that the consensus of the issue is not to change the checkbox but to introduce a new preference indicating if it should be checked or not, feel free to take a stab at it anyway. Alternatively I suggest having a look at “[Double check the reconciliation manifest each time reconciliation is fired](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/issues/3645)”. ---
**Author:** ![Ayushi\_Rai](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/ayushi_rai/32/362_2.png) [@Ayushi\_Rai](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Ayushi_Rai)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/34 "2023-03-24T21:30:02Z")
Thanku so much @abbe98 but somebody is already assigned to this , could you please suggest another issue? ---
**Author:** ![sylviazzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sylviazzzz](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/sylviazzzz)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/35 "2023-04-05T21:45:10Z")
@antonin_d @abbe98 Hi mentors, when will the selected applicant result be announced? I saw other projects have announced. Thank you and I appreciated your consideration! ---
**Author:** ![antonin\_d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/antonin_d/32/32_2.png) [@antonin\_d](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/antonin_d)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/36 "2023-04-06T05:54:30Z")
See the [Outreachy schedule](https://www.outreachy.org/apply/project-selection/): accepted interns will be announced on **May 4, 2023 at 4pm UTC**. (Other projects are also supposed not to announce their selection before that date.) ---
**Author:** ![sylviazzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sylviazzzz](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/sylviazzzz)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/37 "2023-04-06T13:45:33Z")
Yes, I think so too. I was surprised to see their announcement. Thank you! Keep working on my issues 💪 ---
**Author:** ![Ayushi\_Rai](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/ayushi_rai/32/362_2.png) [@Ayushi\_Rai](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Ayushi_Rai)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/38 "2023-04-07T08:04:57Z")
hey everyone, after i successfully run ./refine clean ./refine build (it shows build success and no errors),i run ./refine which then guides me to a a blank screen with OpenRefine logo, I have included some screenshots, can someone tell me where i might be going wrong? ![Screen Shot 2023-04-05 at 4.27.30 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/openrefine/original/1X/c73bbf5a041f7555baba00dfda159f5ff4ef8388.png) ![Screen Shot 2023-04-07 at 1.25.38 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/openrefine/original/1X/fefbca2b27212e4114daba2b66fadfac54b5919e.png) ---
**Author:** ![antonin\_d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/antonin_d/32/32_2.png) [@antonin\_d](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/antonin_d)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/39 "2023-04-07T13:09:11Z")
Hi @Ayushi_Rai, if your repository is clean (without any changes of your own) then I would say it is likely that the build process failed to install some frontend dependencies, for instance because `npm` is not installed (but that should really halt the build process). To debug this further, rather than screenshots of your build log, it would be helpful to have the copy of the entire build log as a text file. You could also open the developer tools in your browser to check for any javascript errors in the console. ---
**Author:** ![Ayushi\_Rai](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/ayushi_rai/32/362_2.png) [@Ayushi\_Rai](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Ayushi_Rai)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/41 "2023-04-08T09:21:11Z")
hey,I tried checking for javascript errors using inspect but found none, also i cannot find a way to upload a text file here of 22 pages as only limited extensions are allowed, may i mail it to you? ---
**Author:** ![antonin\_d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/antonin_d/32/32_2.png) [@antonin\_d](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/antonin_d)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604/42 "2023-04-13T14:49:09Z")
Sure! Or you could also put it in a `.zip` file and upload it here. As you prefer. [Previous page](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604.md?page=3)