FirePheonix GSOC'25 week-02 report

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+name: "Shubham Singh"
+slug: "shubham singh"
+title: "Maintainer and GSoC'25 Contributor"
+organization: "SugarLabs"
+description: "Maintainer and GSoC'25 Contributor at SugarLabs"
+avatar: "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/174003514?s=400&u=e43600ba24f563f3799388137119ae119c74ffac&v=4"
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+# About Shubham
+
+Shubham Singh is a passionate developer, open-source contributor, and Google Summer of Code 2025 contributor at SugarLabs. As a core contributor, he brings together creativity and functionality, optimizing both the user experience and technical performance of projects. Shubham is currently working on enhancing educational tools, with a focus on accessibility, interactivity, and meaningful design—empowering learners globally through open-source innovation.
+
+
+## Experience
+
+- **GSoC 2025**: Music Blocks v3 color sensor development
+- **SugarLabs Maintainer**: Active contributor to various projects
+
+## Current Projects
+
+- Music Blocks v3 Development of Color Sensor.
+- SugarLabs website development
+
+
+## Connect with Me
+
+- **GitHub**: [@FirePheonix](https://github.com/FirePheonix)
+- **Email**: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
+- **LinkedIn**: [Shubham Singh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shubham-singh-8a5643198/)
+- **Twitter**: [@shubhamm069](https://x.com/shubhamm069)
+- **Website**: 
+- **Discord**: [ctrlaltresett](https://discord.com/users/Shubham#0418)

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+title: "GSoC '25 Week 2 Update by Shubham Singh"
+excerpt: "Adding the entire prototyped interface ON TO the music blocks"
+category: "DEVELOPER NEWS"
+date: "2025-06-14"
+slug: "2025-06-14-gsoc-25-FirePheonix-week02"
+author: "@/constants/MarkdownFiles/authors/shubham-singh.md"
+tags: "gsoc25,sugarlabs,week02,FirePheonix"
+image: "assets/Images/GSOC.png"
+---
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+# Week 2 Progress Report by Shubham Singh
+
+**Project:** [Color Sensor for Music Blocks](https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/issues/4537)  
+**Mentors:** [Devin Ulibarri](https://github.com/pikurasa), [Walter Bender](https://github.com/walterbender)  
+**Reporting Period:** 2025-06-08 – 2025-06-15  
+
+---
+
+## Goals for This Week
+
+- Basic UI for Image Upload/Real-time Video upload and adjustment.
+- Integrating the developed UIs onto the widget blocks within Music Blocks.
+- Researching existing audio integration patterns in the phrase maker and note blocks.
+
+---
+
+## This Week's Achievements
+
+1. **Interface Implementation for Lego Notations**  
+   - Successfully integrated the LegoBricks block directly onto the Music Blocks canvas.
+   - Modified 6 different files to implement an entirely new block type.
+   - Music Blocks already has sophisticated color detection for internal pixels, but couldn't detect colors from external sources like uploaded images or webcam feeds — this limitation was addressed.
+   - The codebase proved beautifully encapsulated and thoroughly documented, making the learning curve smoother.
+        ![Interface Implementation](https://i.ibb.co/d0X9zXjF/1st.png)
+
+2. **Real-time Video Integration**  
+   - Implemented real-time video functionality through webcam integration.
+   - Added full editing capabilities and canvas manipulation for live video feeds.
+   - Interface provides seamless interaction between video feed and detection algorithms.
+        ![Real-time Video Feature](https://i.ibb.co/cXL4Hpxq/2nd.png)
+
+3. **Export Mechanism Research**  
+   - Conducted extensive research into existing export mechanisms within Music Blocks.
+   - Deep-dived into Phrase Maker widget documentation and codebase.
+   - Studied how different blocks export output as both MIDI files and action blocks.
+        ![Export Research](https://i.ibb.co/bVD8Z54/image.png)
+
+---
+
+## Challenges & How I Overcame Them
+
+- **Challenge:** UI integration complexity — getting the UI integrated into Music Blocks proved more challenging than expected due to intricate dependencies and specific implementation patterns required by the block system.
+**Solution:** Leveraged multiple resources including mentor consultations, existing documentation on "how to add new blocks," and analyzed previous implementations for reference patterns.
+
+- **Challenge:** User workflow design — determining optimal user workflow for the Lego Bricks block required careful consideration of user interaction patterns and integration with existing functionality.
+**Solution:** Scheduled focused discussion with mentor during regular meeting to analyze phrase maker export functionality, gaining crucial insights into user experience patterns and technical approaches.
+
+---
+
+## Key Learnings
+
+- Gained comprehensive understanding of **output mechanisms** and how different blocks handle their output generation and processing.
+- Deepened appreciation for **code architecture** including inheritance patterns, code modularity, and custom return types within the Music Blocks ecosystem.
+- Improved skills in **development workflow** including exports, imports, code reusability, documentation practices, and collaborative development workflows.
+
+---
+
+## Next Week's Roadmap
+
+- Implement comprehensive mapping of musical notes to Lego brick colors.
+- Complete the core implementation during weeks 2 and 3, ensuring robust functionality and thorough testing.
+- Focus on algorithmic challenges for note-to-color mapping system.
+
+---
+
+## Resources & References
+
+- **Project Issue:** [Color Sensor for Music Blocks](https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/issues/4537)
+- **Music Blocks Repository:** [sugarlabs/musicblocks](https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks)
+- **Documentation:** Music Blocks Developer Guide
+
+---
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+Thank you to my mentors [Walter Bender](https://github.com/walterbender) and [Devin Ulibarri](https://github.com/pikurasa) for invaluable guidance throughout this development phase. Special thanks to Walter for his advice during our biweekly meeting on how the phrase maker exports output as ACTION blocks.
+
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