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title: "GSoC '25 Week 03 Update by Saumya Shahi"
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excerpt: "This week focused on implementing a comprehensive brick tree model with hierarchical connections, graph-like notch connections, and robust tree management for the Masonry module."
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category: "DEVELOPER NEWS"
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date: "2025-06-21"
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slug: "2025-06-21-gsoc-25-saumya-shahi-week03"
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author: "@/constants/MarkdownFiles/authors/saumya-shahi.md"
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tags: "gsoc25,sugarlabs,week03,saumya-shahi"
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image: "assets/Images/GSOC.png"
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---
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<!-- markdownlint-disable -->
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# Week 03 Progress Report by Saumya Shahi
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**Project:** [Masonry Module - Music Blocks v4](https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks-v4)
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**Mentors:** [Anindya Kundu](https://github.com/meganindya/)
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**Assisting Mentors:** [Walter Bender](https://github.com/walterbender), [Devin Ulibarri](https://github.com/pikurasa)
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**Reporting Period:** 2025-06-15 – 2025-06-21
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---
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## Goals for This Week
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- Design and implement a comprehensive brick tree model for managing hierarchical connections
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- Implement connection validation based on brick types and notch availability
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- Create robust tree management with proper merging and splitting behavior
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- Develop comprehensive test coverage for all tree operations
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## This Week's Achievements
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### 1. **Comprehensive Brick Tree Model Implementation**
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Developed a `BrickTreeManager` class that handles:
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- **Tree Structure Management**: Each tree has a unique ID that changes when connections/disconnections occur
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- **Hierarchical Connections**: Parent-child relationships where disconnecting a parent keeps children connected
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- **Connection Validation**: Ensures bricks can only connect if their notches are compatible and available
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### 2. **Advanced Connection System**
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Implemented a dual connection approach:
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- **Top-Bottom Connections**: Hierarchical parent-child relationships
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- **Left-Right Notch Connections**: Graph-like where bricks connect only if their right and left notches are free
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- **Nested Notch Support**: Support for complex nested brick structures
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- **Connection State Tracking**: Real-time tracking of which notches are occupied or available
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### 3. **Tree Management**
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Created tree operations:
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- **Tree Merging**: When bricks connect, their respective trees merge into a single tree
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- **Tree Splitting**: When bricks disconnect, new trees are formed preserving child relationships
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- **Hierarchical Disconnection**: Disconnecting a parent preserves child connections and forms new trees
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- **UUID Management**: Each brick has a unique UUID, and trees have dynamic IDs that change with connections
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### 4. **Comprehensive Test Suite**
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Developed extensive test coverage including:
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- **Connection Tests**: Validating proper tree merging when bricks connect
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- **Disconnection Tests**: Ensuring correct tree splitting behavior
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- **Hierarchical Tests**: Testing parent-child relationship preservation
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- **Notch Validation Tests**: Verifying connection rules based on notch availability
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- **Edge Case Tests**: Handling complex scenarios with multiple connections
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### 5. **Type Safety and Validation**
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Enhanced the type system with:
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- **Brick Type Definitions**: Clear interfaces for Simple, Expression, and Compound bricks
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- **Connection Validation**: Type-safe connection checking based on brick types
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- **Notch Compatibility**: Validation ensuring only compatible notches can connect
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- **Error Handling**: Comprehensive error handling for invalid operations
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## Technical Implementation Details
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### Brick Tree Structure
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```typescript
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interface BrickTree {
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id: string;
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bricks: Map<string, Brick>;
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connections: Map<string, Connection>;
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rootBricks: Set<string>;
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}
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```
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### Connection Types
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- **Hierarchical Connections**: Top-bottom parent-child relationships
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- **Notch Connections**: Left-right graph-like connections
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- **Nested Connections**: Complex nested brick structures
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### Key Features
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- **Automatic Tree ID Generation**: Trees get new IDs when connections change
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- **Connection Validation**: Ensures only valid connections are allowed
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- **Hierarchical Preservation**: Child relationships are maintained during disconnections
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## Challenges & How I Overcame Them
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### Challenge 1: Hierarchical vs Graph-like Connections
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**Problem**: Balancing hierarchical parent-child relationships with graph-like notch connections was complex.
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**Solution**: Implemented a dual connection system where hierarchical connections manage the tree structure, while notch connections provide the visual puzzle-like behavior.
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### Challenge 2: Tree Splitting Logic
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**Problem**: Ensuring that disconnecting a parent brick correctly preserves child relationships and forms new trees.
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**Solution**: Developed a algorithm that traverses the tree structure, identifies connected components, and creates new trees while maintaining all valid connections.
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### Challenge 3: Connection Validation
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**Problem**: Ensuring that bricks can only connect when their notches are compatible and available.
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**Solution**: Created a comprehensive validation system that checks notch types, availability, and compatibility before allowing connections.
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### Challenge 4: Test Coverage
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**Problem**: Creating comprehensive tests for complex tree operations and edge cases.
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**Solution**: Developed a systematic testing approach covering all major operations, edge cases, and error conditions with clear test descriptions.
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## Key Learnings
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- **Tree Data Structures**: Deep understanding of tree management, merging, and splitting operations
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- **Graph Theory**: Applied graph concepts for notch-based connections
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- **Type Safety**: Enhanced TypeScript skills with complex type definitions and validation
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- **Testing Strategies**: Learned systematic approaches to testing complex data structures
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- **Algorithm Design**: Developed algorithms for tree traversal and component identification
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## Code Quality Improvements
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- **Comprehensive Documentation**: Added detailed JSDoc comments for all public methods
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- **Type Safety**: Enhanced TypeScript interfaces and type checking
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- **Test Coverage**: Achieved high test coverage with edge case testing
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## Next Week's Roadmap
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- **Visual Tree Rendering**: Implement visual representation of the brick tree structure
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- **Palette Creation UI**: Create palette interface for rendering list of all bricks
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- **Performance Optimization**: Optimize tree operations for large brick structures
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- **Integration Testing**: Test the tree model with the existing brick rendering system
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## Resources & References
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- **Tree Data Structures**: [MDN Web Docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Working_with_Objects)
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- **TypeScript Advanced Types**: [TypeScript Handbook](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/advanced-types.html)
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- **Testing Complex Data Structures**: [Jest Documentation](https://jestjs.io/docs/getting-started)
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## Acknowledgments
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Thank you to my mentors, the Sugar Labs community, and fellow GSoC contributors for their guidance and support. Special thanks to the community for providing valuable feedback on the tree model design and implementation.
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