[GRASS-dev] Mini project 2024: Second progress report

Hello guys,

I am sending my second progress report from working on the GRASS mini project called Easy command history navigation through the History browser panel. You can also access the detailed report here: [1].

1) What did I complete?
I worked on the PR [2] which addresses two things - it changes how the history log is stored - newly it will be the JSON format. Second, it shows info about commands in the history pane. During this week, we decided that the original plain text history file would be automatically converted to a JSON file when launching a new command so that everyone would now seamlessly encounter command information. The initial concept was to create a JSON file only when establishing a new mapset, leaving previously created plain texts unchanged. PR [2] is currently awaiting review. Additionally, I have shared the PR [3] for relocating the “Export History” button from the Console to the History pane.

2) What am I going to achieve for the next two weeks?

I would like to merge both [2] and [3]. Following this, I plan to shift my focus towards Region settings. The objective is to enable users to set the current region based on the region from a history command, either through the context menu or using a button (details to be discussed). As the history command is currently rerun with the current region, I also aim to implement an option to rerun it with the original region.

3) Is there any blocking issue?
No, it isn’t, but I am just in the last two weeks of pregnancy :slight_smile: So, I might be a bit less active in the upcoming weeks. Thank you for your understanding.

Have a nice week.

Linda

[1] https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/EasyCommandHistoryNavigation#Reportforweeks3and4

[2] ​https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3365
[3] https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3402