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 - UI export options (Flutter/Web)
 - Documentation + tests
 
-## Timeline
-Will be finalized after initial feedback.
 
-## About Me
+## Motivation
-I’m a CS student skilled in Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and working with APIs. I'm excited to contribute to API Dash and help make dev tools smarter and more intuitive.
+As a developer passionate about user experience and automation, I’ve always found API tools fascinating — they bridge human interaction and technical infrastructure. When I explored API Dash, its focus on speed, clarity, and minimalism stood out from other tools I’ve used.
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+What excites me most about this project is the challenge of turning raw API data into something meaningful and visual, especially through dynamic UI generation. I enjoy frontend development, but also love working under the hood with JSON, schema parsing, and smart layout logic — this project sits at the perfect intersection of those interests.
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+Beyond the technical scope, I’m driven by the potential impact on accessibility and education. By making complex APIs easier to understand and interact with, we empower students, developers from non-traditional backgrounds, and contributors around the world — especially those in international or low-resource settings.
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+Contributing to a tool that’s free, open-source, and community-driven means a lot to me. GSoC is not just an opportunity to build something great, but to grow through mentorship and collaboration, while helping shape a more inclusive and impactful developer ecosystem.
+
+
+## ✨ Benefits to the Community
+
+This project directly strengthens the core value of API Dash — speed, clarity, and accessibility — by making API responses instantly visual and interactive.
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+By enabling automatic UI generation from JSON or XML, we reduce the friction for developers to test, debug, and understand APIs. This is especially helpful for beginners, educators, and teams building internal tools.
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+It enhances API Dash’s flexibility across diverse use cases — from prototyping and documentation to integration testing — and lowers the barrier to entry for developers across experience levels.
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+This project also supports accessibility goals: visualizing APIs helps neurodiverse learners and non-native English speakers better grasp complex structures.
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+Finally, well-tested, reusable UI components and improved docs will help API Dash scale better, attract more contributors, and evolve as a leading open-source dev tool.
+
+
+## 📦 Deliverables
+
+### Phase 1 (Before Midterm Evaluation)
+- ✅ **UI Parsing Engine (PoC):** Initial parser that analyzes API responses (JSON/XML) and extracts structure.
+- ✅ **Component Generator v1:** Basic generation of UI components like tables, key-value cards, and simple forms.
+- ✅ **Live Preview Panel:** Preview generated UI in real-time as API response is received.
+- ✅ **Customization Panel (Basic):** Allow user to toggle between different UI layouts (table, card, raw JSON view).
+- ✅ **Docs & Tests:** Documentation for codebase and test coverage for core modules.
+
+### Phase 2 (Post Midterm to Final Evaluation)
+- ✅ **Advanced Component Generator:** Support nested data, arrays, empty states, pagination, filters, and dynamic layout resizing.
+- ✅ **Export Feature:** One-click export to Dart (Flutter) or HTML code snippets for integration in user apps.
+- ✅ **Theming & Styling Options:** Let users configure color schemes, borders, spacing, and responsive breakpoints.
+- ✅ **Schema-aware Enhancements:** Support for OpenAPI/Swagger schema to pre-generate interface and validation hints.
+- ✅ **Accessibility Improvements:** Keyboard navigation and screen-reader support for generated UIs.
+- ✅ **Community UI Library (optional):** Start a curated set of reusable UI templates contributed by users.
+
+
+## 📆 Timeline
+
+### Community Bonding (May 20 – June 16)
+- Set up development environment and finalize UI generation strategy.
+- Connect with mentors to discuss API patterns and styling preferences.
+- Plan component architecture and UI preview interface.
+
+---
+
+### Phase 1: (June 17 – July 15)
+
+**Week 1–2**
+- Develop core parser for API responses (JSON/XML).
+- Build prototype UI Generator v1 (tables, cards, basic form fields).
+
+**Week 3–4**
+- Add live preview panel for dynamic UI rendering.
+- Begin customization options (toggle views: table, card, raw).
+
+**Week 5**
+- Basic test suite for generator module.
+- Write clear documentation for PoC and parser.
+
+🧪 **Midterm Evaluation**
+
+---
+
+### Phase 2: (July 15 – August 12)
+
+**Week 6–7**
+- Improve component generation (nested JSON, arrays, filters, pagination).
+- Integrate theming/styling options panel (light/dark mode, spacing, etc).
+
+**Week 8–9**
+- Add export options (Flutter/Dart code, HTML snippets).
+- Optimize layout rendering for responsiveness and mobile.
+
+**Week 10–11**
+- Add accessibility features (keyboard support, screen reader labels).
+- Add schema-aware UI hints using OpenAPI/Swagger files.
+
+**Week 12**
+- Final polish + documentation.
+- Submit screencast demo + final report.
+
+🎓 **Final Evaluation**
+
+
+
+## 🔭 Future Work & Stretch Goals
+
+- **OpenAPI Integration**: Add deeper support for parsing OpenAPI specs to auto-generate full UI forms and authentication flows.
+- **Community Templates**: Let users contribute and share UI templates for common APIs (e.g., weather, finance, AI).
+- **AI Enhancements**: Train a basic model to suggest UI layouts based on API response types.
+- **Plugin Support**: Modularize the generator so new components (e.g., chart, maps) can be added easily by the community.
+- **Real-time Collaboration**: Explore syncing API workspace editing in real-time (like a Google Docs for APIs).
+
+These goals can be taken up post-GSoC as future enhancements or extended during GSoC depending on the project pace.
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+
+
+
+## 🛠 Technical Approach
+
+The core goal is to build an intelligent system that takes raw API responses (JSON/XML) and transforms them into dynamic UI components, with customization and export support.
+
+### 1. **Parsing API Responses**
+- Analyze structure of JSON/XML data (using `json_serializable`, `xml`, or similar Dart packages).
+- Identify key-value pairs, arrays, nested objects to determine appropriate UI widgets.
+
+### 2. **Component Mapping Engine**
+- Build a mapping system that links data types → UI components:
+  - String → TextField
+  - Boolean → Toggle/Switch
+  - List → Dropdown
+  - Object → Card or Nested Form
+- Handle nested data recursively.
+
+### 3. **Dynamic UI Generation**
+- Generate Flutter widgets using a tree structure.
+- Allow instant preview and live editing (padding, styling, layout).
+- Scaffold reusable components: `DataCard`, `AutoForm`, `APIGrid`, etc.
+
+### 4. **Customization Support**
+- Allow users to tweak:
+  - Layout: vertical/horizontal/grid
+  - Visibility toggles
+  - Labels, styles, colors
+- Provide real-time preview and export to Dart code.
+
+### 5. **Export Functionality**
+- Convert the generated UI into clean, production-ready Flutter code.
+- Package as a `.dart` file, downloadable or savable to project workspace.
+
+### 6. **Optional AI Assist**
+- Use basic ML heuristics or an LLM API to recommend layout structures or group similar fields (as a stretch goal).
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+
+
+
+
+## 📦 Deliverables (Milestone Breakdown)
+
+### 🔹 Milestone 1: Core Parsing + Component Mapping (Weeks 1–2)
+- Build a robust parser to handle JSON/XML structures.
+- Map data types to UI widgets (string → input, bool → toggle, etc).
+- Scaffold reusable component structure (`DataCard`, `AutoForm`, etc).
+
+### 🔹 Milestone 2: UI Generator v1 + Preview Panel (Weeks 3–4)
+- Generate dynamic UI based on parsed response.
+- Render a real-time preview of the generated UI.
+- Add layout toggles (card, table, raw view).
+- Begin work on customization options.
+
+### 🔹 Milestone 3: Customization + Code Export (Weeks 5–7)
+- Add theming and layout customization (color, grid/flex, spacing).
+- Build export-to-Flutter button with clean Dart code output.
+- Improve handling of nested objects and array rendering.
+
+### 🔹 Milestone 4: Advanced UX + Accessibility (Weeks 8–10)
+- Add support for pagination, filters, form validation.
+- Integrate accessibility features (ARIA labels, keyboard navigation).
+- Add schema-aware layout hints (OpenAPI preview if time permits).
+
+### 🔹 Milestone 5: Polish, Docs & Community Readiness (Week 11–12)
+- Write developer and user documentation.
+- Record final demo screencast of the end-to-end workflow.
+- Submit final report and guide for future contributors.
+
+
+## 👋 About Me
+
+I’m Shree Meher, a Computer Science student with a strong interest in frontend development, UI/UX, and open-source collaboration. I enjoy building tools that make technical work more visual, accessible, and intuitive.
+
+I discovered API Dash while exploring lightweight alternatives to heavy API clients, and the project immediately resonated with me — especially the emphasis on clarity, customization, and minimalism. This project is a perfect fit for my skills in JavaScript, Python, and JSON parsing, while giving me the opportunity to dive deeper into Flutter and Dart.
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+I’m currently learning Flutter and contributing to open-source platforms like CircuitVerse and API Dash. Through GSoC, I hope to make meaningful contributions, grow through mentorship, and help create tools that empower developers everywhere.
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+
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+## 📅 Commitment
+
+- I will be fully available for the entire duration of GSoC 2025.
+- I can dedicate **18–22 hours per week**, and more if needed.
+- I do not have any other academic, job, or internship commitments during this time.
+- I'm based in IST (UTC+5:30) and flexible with mentor availability and sync-ups.
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+I’m committed to collaborating closely with mentors, incorporating feedback quickly, and delivering clean, maintainable code aligned with API Dash’s long-term vision.
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