Well, After long time of hard work with coding stuff, GSoC
has come to an End ! I am extremely happy to say about my experience
which I got on these last few months during my Google Summer of Code Internship
at OpenMRS. I
real loved my project and the marvelous Open Source Community I have worked with.
By any chance If you are not aware about OpenMRS, the name says what it does,
It's a Medical Record Management System made for the developing world. "Write
Codes, Save Lives!" how cool intention, isn't it ?
Okay!
Now I will tell you bit about my GSoC project. My project is Better Error Submission process for Feedback Module,
Basically this is an extension of the Project called General Feedback Mechanism of OpenMRS. The
new version of OpenMRS Feedback Module follows some of the cool features in Google
Feedback tools. (something like Automated Screenshot capture and
edit process within web browser, You may have seen that functions or may have
tried it in YouTube or somewhere else on Google Products, if not you can try
that from here.) My project is a Web Based Java EE
Application, Of course its an OpenMRS Module application. 60% of entire project coded in JavaScript, Jquery (I had real nice time working with these JS stuff lol) 40% of it has coded using Java and related its server side
technologies.
OpenMRS
Feedback Module v2.0 at a Glance
What's New ?
User friendly, Wizard driven
Feedback Form
Automated Screenshot
Capture/Edit process within Web Browser.
User-to-User Communication
within Feedback System. (Comment System)
About Feedback Module v2.0
Basically
Feedback module provides a mechanism for users to communicate with system
Supporters/Admins with system-related (non-patient-specific) messages. In this
new version of Feedback module provides a really cool feature which will
automatically Capture the Screenshot and allow user to edit it
(highlight/blackout) within Web Browser itself. So this will reduce the time
taken to process Screenshots manually. And the users will able to submit their
problem/feedback directly to the most responsible person rather than same
Admin. Multiple OpenMRS users can be mapped into a single Feedback Ticket by
Admin, So faster problem solving can be happen. User-to-User communication is a
great way to interact with other users regarding a Feedback Ticket in this new version
of Feedback Module.
OMOD
file is a specialized WAR file which is used as a OpenMRS Module file
installed as plugins into OpenMRS System. Installation isn't just straight forward thing, So
if you aren't aware of installing OpenMRS modules, I prefer you to watch the
Demo Video below to get an idea how it works! :)
I
must say! Entire OpenMRS community is really nice and helpful! They are like a family working
towards a single goal to make the world even better place to live. They
helped me every time when I was in trouble. For my Coding problems to Technical
issues I got great support from #openmrs IRC channel and mailing lists.
I
can't never forget my Primary Mentor, Gaurav Paliwal. He helped me every time when I
was in trouble and guided my path all the time. I have to thank alot for his great commitment done for
me. And my Backup mentor Ben Wolfe, being a Core developer of OpenMRS his
advices were really helped for me to get succeed in project work too.
I
have completed main goals and objectives of my GSoC project, And now GsoC is
over! Well is that all over now....? Nope its not! I am not going to run away
from this wonderful place where I learnt lots of Coding, gained lots of knowledge
about Open Source software and Community involvement. I'll definitely stay with OpenMRS in
future too. I know Thats the true
spirit of Open Source software development!
OpenMRS
is a really cool Open Source Project, If you are skillful in Java you should definitely
join to it. Not only coding, There are so many other things available to do, If
you are skillful in technical writing stuff you can contribute by documenting
wiki docs, You can contribute by help testing product, etc. Don't forget your work
is not just a task, Thats a hard work done for the sake of Humanity, For the
intention of saving lives! You can proud being a part of something huge! Your
contribution for this great project will be an indirect help for the well-being of
Global Healthcare.
"Write
Codes! Save Lives!" Code for Humanity, Join with OpenMRS !
නමෝ
බුද්ධාය! Thank god for giving me the strength
to successfully complete my Google Summer of Code Internship at OpenMRS.org ! This is one of
my lifetime achievement indeed!