GSoC '25 - week02 report by Elwin Li

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+name: "Elwin Li"
+slug: "elwin-li"
+title: "GSoC'25 Contributor"
+organization: "SugarLabs"
+description: "GSoC'25 Contributor at SugarLabs"
+avatar: "https://i.ibb.co/rGyw3WZM/Untitled-design-1.png"
+---
+
+<!--markdownlint-disable-->
+
+# About Elwin Li
+
+Elwin is a Google Summer of Code 2025 contributor for Sugarlabs, working on bridging the gap between text-based coding and block coding in MusicBlocks.
+
+## Experience
+
+- **GSoC 2025**: Enhancing the JSeditor through adding code to block conversion, and fully functional debugger
+
+## Current Projects
+
+- [Code to Block conversion](https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/pull/4707) (Completed)
+- Debugger (WIP)
+- Syntax highlighting (WIP)
+
+## Connect with Me
+
+- **GitHub**: [@ebeetles](https://github.com/ebeetles)
+- **Gmail**: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
+- **LinkedIn**: [Elwin Li](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elwinsli/)
+

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-title: "JavaScript Editor Updates"
-excerpt: "This is a Template to write Blog Posts for weekly updates"
+title: "GSoC '25 Week 1 Update by Elwin Li"
+excerpt: "Weekly progress report for JSEditor updates"
 category: "DEVELOPER NEWS"
 date: "2025-06-07"
 slug: "JSeditor-updates"

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+title: "GSoC '25 Week 2 Update by Elwin Li"
+excerpt: "Weekly progress report for JSEditor updates"
+category: "DEVELOPER NEWS"
+date: "2025-06-14"
+slug: "JSeditor-updates"
+author: "Elwin Li"
+tags: "gsoc25,sugarlabs,week2,javaScript editor"
+image: "assets/Images/GSOC.png"
+---
+
+<!-- markdownlint-disable -->
+
+# Week 2 Progress Report by Elwin Li
+
+**Project:** [Advanced JavaScript Editor with MusicBlocks Interactions](https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/tree/config_driven_conversion/elwin)  
+**Mentors:** [Walter Bender](https://github.com/walterbender), [Anindya Kundu](https://github.com/meganindya), [Devin Ulibarri](https://github.com/pikurasa)
+
+**Reporting Period:** 2025-06-07 - 2025-06-14
+
+---
+
+## Goals for This Week
+
+- **Goal:** Complete and deploy code to blocks functionality with full documentation and begin work on debugger.
+
+---
+
+## This Week’s Achievements
+
+**Added All Blocks for Code to Blocks Support**  
+
+I added all blocks that are supported for block to code conversion to be supported for code to blocks conversion. I also added all necessary unit tests, and very [detailed documentation](https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/blob/master/js/js-export/CONVERSION_GUIDE.md) on how to add new blocks for support.
+
+**Optimized Files**
+
+I added a script to minify the JSON config so that musicblocks doesn't need to load the entire large file. I also merged many blocks that have the same path in the AST so that the config looks cleaner, and adding new blocks of the same path is even easier.
+
+**Deployed Project**
+
+The code to blocks project has been complete and deployed, as seen in this [merged PR](https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/pull/4707). To test, simply write your musicblocks program in Javascript in the editor and press the convert button. Note that the only blocks supported are those supported by block to code conversion, so it won't work on every single block possible, but will work on most of them.
+
+<a href="https://ibb.co/qLNNyH8W"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/V0ggjFGQ/Screenshot-2025-06-14-at-2-25-05-PM.png" alt="Conversion Example"></a>
+
+---
+
+## Challenges & How I Overcame Them
+
+- **Challenge:** Minimizing file size of config file
+
+  **Solution:** Merging configs, and using minified JSON for loading.
+
+- **Challenge:** Never-seen-before git errors when trying to push commit
+
+  **Solution:** Image size as part of the documentation was too large, had to compress it.
+
+---
+
+## Key Learnings
+
+- Deepened understanding of git.
+- Improved skills in **debugging**, **code design**, and **collaboration workflows**.
+
+---
+
+## Next Week’s Roadmap
+
+- Begin debugger project
+- Being able to set breakpoints in the code
+- Add ability to trigger status block in the code as the debugger
+
+---
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+Thank you to my mentors, the Sugar Labs community, and fellow GSoC contributors for ongoing support.
+
+---