Interest in Retooling Projects (Contributor Spotlight & Success Stories) along with Jenkins email notifications using Outlook SMTP with OAuth

Contributing GSoC
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Hi Jenkins Community,

I am Revanth, a 3rd-year Computer Science undergraduate from India. I am writing to formally express my commitment to the Jenkins organization for GSoC 2026. To demonstrate my dedication to this ecosystem, I will be submitting my full quota of three proposals specifically to Jenkins, spanning frontend modernization and backend security.

My Proposals

  1. Retool Jenkins.io Contributor Spotlight website:

    • Goal: Migrate the tech stack from its current state to Vite.js and React.js to enhance site performance and the developer experience.

    • Focus: Redesigning the UI/UX and integrating Material UI for a modern, responsive feel.

  2. Retool website Success Stories:

    • Goal: Revamp the Success Stories feature by updating the tooling and the UI/UX experience.

    • Focus: Utilizing Gatsby.js and React.js to implement better geospatial data visualization for stories globally.

  3. Jenkins email notifications using Outlook SMTP with OAuth:

    • Goal: Implement a secure method for Jenkins email notifications using Outlook SMTP via OAuth 2.0 authentication.

    • Focus: Adding OAuth support (client credentials flow) to the email-ext plugin using my background in Java.

Proof of Contribution

I believe in contributing before the official application window begins to prove technical compatibility. I have already been diving into the jenkins-infra/stories repository to understand the current implementation of the Decap CMS integration.

I have submitted a Pull Request that addresses a critical TypeError in the UserStoryPreview component. This crash occurred when trying to render uninitialized arrays in the CMS preview, and my fix implements defensive null-checks and guard clauses to ensure a stable experience for new contributors.

Link to PR: fix: resolve TypeError in UserStoryPreview for empty entries by revanthm1902 · Pull Request #355 · jenkins-infra/stories · GitHub

I am eager to hear from potential mentors @krisstern, @iamrajiv regarding the technical priorities for these p@slideojects. I am specifically interested in discussing the architectural transition from Gatsby to Vite.js for the Spotlight site.

Thank you for your time and for the opportunity to contribute to such an impactful community.

Best regards,
Revanth Modalavalasa