processing / processing/processing4
Reduce the footprint of the reference file
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Description
Created by: SableRaf
As mentioned by @benfry in https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/524 the offline reference is now downloadable as a separate file from within the PDE. The download size is around 66 MB which we would like to reduce further to improve accessibility to all users regardless of their internet connection's bandwidth.
More documentation about the offline reference can be found here: https://github.com/processing/processing4/wiki/Offline-Reference
cc @runemadsen
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Offline Reference wiki page and the PDE entry point that downloads the reference. Measure the current approximately 66 MB package and determine which parts contribute to its size. Done means the offline reference is smaller while remaining downloadable and usable in the PDE.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- documentation, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100