This week was pretty productive. I was able to perform some code abstraction, improving the code within jsProtoHelper.js. Improvements within this file will be applied to all JavaScript protocol plug-ins since their base classes are found here. I was able to abstract the code for handling buddy requests, but I still need to abstract icon caching.
Thankfully, the Yahoo! plug-in’s major components have been implemented. My new college semester is starting up again, so I won’t be able to spend as much time in Instantbird development as I did this summer. Still, I will work my schedule to get as much done as possible before GSoC is over. Even after GSoC is over, I plan to continue improving the Yahoo! plug-in and Instantbird code where possible.