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=== Improving KdeEcoTest's funcionalities and compatibility ===
[https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-02-20-sok24-wayland_support_kdeecotest/ Making way for Wayland in KdeEcoTest]

'''Mentors:''' Emmanuel Charruau and  Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss

'''Project Abstract:'''

Measuring the energy consumption of KDE software is a vital task in achieving the sustainability goal. This is done by running the software and executing repetitive actions that simulate human use. KdeEcoTest is a tool used for building and testing standard usage scenario scripts which simulate human use. During this season of KDE, I would like to work on improving KdeEcoTest and improve its compatibility.

'''Deliverables:'''
* Make KdeEcoTest compatible on Wayland systems.
* Replicate okular test using KdeEcoTest


'''Progress:'''

'''Week 1-2:'''
* Added a platform abstraction layer which makes it easy to implement platform specific routines. [https://invent.kde.org/echarruau/feep-win-32-kdotool-integration/-/merge%20requests/1].
* Improved kdotool's functionalities so that it could be utilized for KdeEcoTest KWin handlers. [https://invent.kde.org/krathul/kdotool/-/commit/e3599730187739ba91810af3875108627739dffb]
* Added uinput backend for pynput python module ([https://github.com/moses-palmer/pynput pynput]) for controlling and listening for mouse and keyboard events using libevdev [https://invent.kde.org/krathul/pynput/-/commits/master].
* Added KWin handlers which enables KdeEcoTest to function on KWin compositor (both X11 and Wayland). This has also been merged with the development branch [https://invent.kde.org/echarruau/feep-win-32-kdotool-integration/-/merge%20requests/1].

'''Week 2-6:'''
* Testing and Debugging.
* Testing KdeEcoTest on other linux distros and on Kde Neon.
* Documented and Updated the installation guide for KdeEcoTest.

'''Week 6-10:'''
* Working on replicating the okular test script using KdeEcoTest (still in progress).
* Testing and Debugging.