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@@ -87,11 +87,64 @@ guidelines</a> if you want to help out. We especially need Arabic or

 Farsi translations, for the many Tor users in censored areas.</li>

 </ol>

+<a id="Coding"></a>

 <a id="Summer"></a>

 <a id="Projects"></a>

-<h2><a class="anchor" href="#Projects">Good Summer Projects</a></h2>

+<h2><a class="anchor" href="#Projects">Good Coding Projects</a></h2>

 <ol>

+<li>

+Reanimate one of the approaches to implement a Tor client in Java,

+e.g. the <a href="http://onioncoffee.sourceforge.net/">OnionCoffee

+project</a>, and make it run on <a

+href="http://code.google.com/android/">Android</a>. The first step

+would be to port the existing code and execute it in an Android

+environment. Next, the code should be updated to support the newer Tor

+protocol versions like the <a href="<svnsandbox>doc/spec/dir-spec.txt">v3

+directory protocol</a>. Further, support for requesting or even

+providing Tor hidden services would be neat, but not required. The

+student should be able to understand and write new Java code, including

+a Java cryptography API. Being able to read C code would be helping,

+too. The student should be willing to read the existing documentation,

+implement code based on it, and, if required, refine the documentation

+if things are underdocumented. This project is mostly about coding and

+to a small degree about design.

+</li>

+

+<li>

+Write a tool that runs automatic system tests in addition

+to the existing unit tests. The Java-based Tor simulator <a

+href="https://tor-svn.freehaven.net/svn/puppetor/trunk/">PuppeTor</a>

+might be a good start for starting up a private Tor network, using it

+for a while, and verifying that at least parts of it are working. This

+project requires to conceive a blueprint for performing system tests

+of private Tor networks, before starting to code. Typical types of

+tests range from performing single requests over the private network to

+manipulating exchanged messages and see if nodes handle corrupt messages

+appropriately. The student should be able to obtain a good understanding

+of how Tor works and what problems and bugs could arise to design good

+test cases. Understanding the existing Tor code and documentation is

+vital. If PuppeTor is used, the student should also be able to understand

+and possibly extend an existing Java application. This project is partly

+about design and partly about coding.

+</li>

+

+<li>

+Implement a <a href="http://www.ss64.com/bash/top.html">top-like</a>

+management tool for Tor relays. The purpose of such a tool would be

+to monitor a local Tor relay via its control port and include useful

+system information of the underlying machine. When running this tool, it

+would dynamically update its content like top does for Linux processes.

+<a href="http://archives.seul.org/or/dev/Jan-2008/msg00005.html">This

+or-dev post</a> might be a good first read. The student should be familiar

+with or willing to learn about administering a Tor relay and configuring

+it via its control port. As an initial prototype is written in Python,

+some knowledge about writing Python code would be helpful, too. This

+project is for the one part about identifying requirements to such a

+tool and designing its interface; but on the other part, the project

+also requires a lot of coding.

+</li>

+

 <li>Help Mike Perry on his <a

 href="https://www.torproject.org/svn/torflow/">TorFlow</a>

 library (<a href="https://www.torproject.org/svn/torflow/TODO">TODO</a>):

@@ -121,7 +174,6 @@ roadmap</a> for more ideas.</li>

 us and find out.</li>

 </ol>

-<a id="Coding"></a>

 <h2><a class="anchor" href="#Coding">Coding and Design</a></h2>

 <ol>

 <li>Tor relays don't work well on Windows XP. On