GSoC 2025: Improved Implementer Tools Project

Community GSoC
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Hello OpenMRS Community,

My name is Jerry Laruba Festus, and I am excited to participate in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2025 with OpenMRS. I am particularly interested in contributing to the “Improved Implementer Tools” project, as outlined in the GSoC 2025 Project List.

I have already reached out to the project mentor, Mr. Vineet Sharma, on Slack and received valuable feedback regarding the project. Following the best practices of OpenMRS GSoC applicants, I am opening this public thread to engage with the community, gather insights, and refine mine and our (All interested interns) approach to contributing effectively.

Why This Project?

The Implementer Tools App (GitHub Repository) is a critical component of OpenMRS 3. It provides implementers with an interface to manage their configurations, making OpenMRS more flexible and user-friendly. This project aims to enhance and extend the toolset, ensuring a smoother experience for implementers by improving usability, functionality, and integration with other OpenMRS tools. This is important because implementers are the backbone of OpenMRS deployments—they configure, customize, and maintain OpenMRS in real-world healthcare settings. However, without the right tools, their work can become complex, time-consuming, and error-prone.

Goals & Proposed Contributions

Through contributions to this project, I hope to:

  • Improve the UI/UX of the Implementer Tools App to enhance usability.
  • Optimize the configuration workflows to make them more intuitive.
  • Extend functionalities for better customization and extensibility.
  • Ensure the app adheres to modern best practices in frontend development within the OpenMRS ecosystem.

Next Steps & Community Feedback

To better understand the needs of implementers, I would love to hear from the community:

  • What are the most pressing issues or feature requests for the Implementer Tools App?
  • Are there any specific challenges that implementers face when using the current toolset?
  • Any suggestions on potential improvements or areas to focus on?

I look forward to engaging with the community, learning more about OpenMRS, and collaborating on making the Implementer Tools App even better!

Thanks for your time and guidance.

Best regards,
Jerry Laruba Festus
GitHub: IamLRBA
Direct Message: @iamlrba

cc
@vasharma05

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@vasharma05 can you please add a dedicated wiki page for this project, so that we can have a better understanding about the project?

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Hello OpenMRS Community,

I’m Vishnu Gurrapu, a MERN stack developer excited about contributing to OpenMRS through GSoC 2025. The “Improved Implementer Tools” project caught my attention as it aligns with my experience in building scalable and user-friendly applications.

With a strong background in React, TypeScript, and JavaScript, I have worked on multiple projects focused on improving UI/UX, optimizing workflows, and enhancing frontend functionality. Given the importance of this tool in simplifying configuration for implementers, I’d love to contribute by refining its usability and expanding its features.

I’d love to hear insights from the community—what are the biggest challenges implementers currently face? Are there specific areas where improvements would be most impactful?

Looking forward to collaborating, learning, and making meaningful contributions to this project. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Best, Vishnu Gurrapu :link: GitHub: VishnuGurrapu

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Hello friends @vishnu_gurrapu and @harshthkkr,

Welcome to this thread and thanks for showing an interest in the above project.
While we wait for a feedback from the subject project mentor @vasharma05, for this project as I have been guided I’ll recommend you to go through the following links and also have a look at the OpenMRS GSoC proposal template to know the basic requirements you need to fulfill before submitting a proposal.

Also, to learn more about the current implementation of the Implementer Tools, refer to:

Thank You guys!

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Thank you @iamlrba @harshthkkr and @vishnu_gurrapu for your interest in Implementer tools project.

The Wiki Page is currently in progress and I’ll try to publish it as soon as possible.

Thanks!

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Thank you, @vasharma05 for your response! I appreciate the update on the Wiki Page and look forward to its publication. In the meantime, I’ll continue exploring the existing documentation and the Implementer Tools App to gain a deeper understanding of the project.

Please let me know if there are any specific areas you’d like us to focus on or contribute to while the Wiki is being finalized. Looking forward to collaborating!

Best, @iamlrba

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Hello colleagues!

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Thanks @vasharma05 for your response

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@vasharma05 Could you please share the link of Wiki Page. And I have made a PR for implementer tools, I think it will be really helpful so can you please go through it once Thanks! Yugal Kaushik

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@yugalkaushik Well done, you can share a link to your PR right here. This topic was essentially created to handle all discussions concerning the Implementer Tools App Project. Thank you!

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