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# PlasmaPy Community Meeting | Tuesday 2021 February 09 at 18:00 UT

[](https://hackmd.io/4xvvHxN5REGhnpcS2ePtBw)

### Video Conference Information
* [Jitsi video conference link](https://meet.jit.si/plasmapy) with [call-in information](https://meet.jit.si/static/dialInInfo.html?room=plasmapy)
* Instant messaging: [Matrix](https://app.element.io/#/room/#plasmapy:openastronomy.org) and [Gitter](https://gitter.im/PlasmaPy/Lobby)
* [GitHub Minutes Repository](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy-project/tree/master/minutes)
* ["Community" Sub-directory](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy-project/tree/master/minutes/_community)
* [PlasmaPy on GitHub](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy) ([pull requests](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy/pulls), [issues](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy/issues))
* [PlasmaPy Enhancement Proposals on GitHub](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy-PLEPs)
* [PlasmaPy Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=bzVsb3ZkcW0zaWxsam00ZTlrMDd2cmw5bWdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ)

## Agenda (please feel free to edit or add items)

1. Introductions
3. 10-15 minutes for roadmap
* drafting [roadmap](https://hackmd.io/@plasmapy/ry0mmnj6v)
4. solicit "Project Issues"
* Need to add Distribution overhaul
* Particle factory (issue [687](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/issues/687)) **??**
5. [Dominik] [Codecov is back!](https://codecov.io/gh/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy)
* Erik noticed its absence for the last 2 months
* gone when transitioning to gh actions
8. Paschen Curve [from Christoph]
9. `particle_like` and implementing `isinstance(var, particle_like)`
10. [Nick] Update on Plasma Hack ~~Week~~ Millenium
13. [Dominik] [pre-commit.ci](https://pre-commit.ci/) [(#1003)](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1003)
7. [Dominik] [How to optimize week-to-week minutes generation?](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/plasmapy-project/issues/2)
* Erik currently copypastes action items, pull requests in progress from week to week
* Should we have a note that's just a current issues/todos dashboard, and refer to that instead?
12. [Dominik] (if time allows) `cached_property` - new dependency from grids3 PR
14. ...
15. Issues
1. [#990](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/issues/990): `fiducia` interoperability and filter diode array analysis
16. Pull requests in progress
1. [PR 889](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/889): Swept Langmuir `find_floating_potential` (**Ready to be MERGED**)
1. [PR 951](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/951): Update quantum.py
2. [PR 977](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/977): update top-level README
3. [PR 978](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/978): nuclear cross-sections & rates
4. [PR 979](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/979): Relativistic Boris Pusher
8. [PR 985](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/985): `particle_like` docstring update
1. Handing `CustomParticle` instances
2. Is it worth having a function like `is_particle_like`?
9. [PR 998](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/998): Solov'ev equilibrium
10. [PR 1000](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1000): Paschen Curve
17. Pull Requests **MERGED**
1. [PR 999](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/999): : add param `can_be_zero` to `@check_values` and `@validate_quantities`
2. [PR 1004](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/1004): Bring back code coverage
3. [PR 981](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/981): Grids 3
4. [PR 961](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/961): Update development guide

## Attendees

* Erik
* Nick
* Dominik
* Tomasz
* Christoph

## Action Items

***Erik***
> ***Continuation***
> * Open "Project Issue" on the distribution functions
> * refine roadmap for next weeks discussion
> * add OMFIT to affiliated pkgs
> * take back up [PR 951](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/951): Update quantum.py ... seem to have stalled because of me
* When `plasmapy.formulary.paschen` is created [PR 1000], I will add the documentation side of things
* When [PR 985](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/985) is merged I will create the PR for updating `@particle_input`

***Dominik***
> ***Continuation***
> * add feedback to roadmap items "Transport" and "Particle Tracker"
> * Write tests, check formula for [PR 979](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/979) - "Relativistic Boris Pusher"
> * started on this
> * Final review on [PR 981](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/981): Grids 3
> * PR on `plasmapy.plasma.geometry` for [exact Solov'ev equlibrium with an arbitrary boundary](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.04449.pdf)
* Investigate GitHub Actions new contributor bot for automatically adding comments for new contributors adding a PR (or the like).
* message to users that checks don't need to pass right away (we'll work together to get things refined)
* how to run pre-commit `isort` and `black`

***Nick***
> ***Continuation***
> * Open issues on...
> 1. Which Coulomb lagarithms should we support and how do we advertise them?
> 2. Notebook on Coulomb logarithm
> * add feedback to roadmap items "Workshop" and "Simulations"
> * will assign himself to [PR 978](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/978) - "nuclear cross-sections & rates"
* put some effort towards the dev guide

***Pawel***
> ***Continuation***
> * Outline functionality from `fiducial` to contribute to `plasmapy` and state on issue [990](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/issues/990)

## Minutes

* Need to make sure we update dev guide before hack week
* Paschen Curve
* put functionality in `/plasmapy/formulary/paschen.py`
* I [Erik] will add the documentation side and push it to the branch
* Future low temperature plasma functionality (where to put it?)
* Field emission
* Next steps
* move file into the formulary
* Erik will push documentation stuff into the branch
* Need to put how-to info for documentation into the dev guide
* GitHub Actions has a bot that can post the first time someone makes a pull request, and have a welcome statement, plus some helpful information
* https://youtu.be/gPW6b-EHSEA
* [Dominik] got `self.volunteered` into implementing this
* Make a statement the checks don't have to pass right away
* particle_like:
* Once [PR 985](https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/pull/985) is merged I [Erik] will update branch about `@particle_input` and open a draft PR
* Plasma hack week
* scheduling in progress
* tutorials before projects
* thinking 4 hrs/day for 5 days
* should record and post to YouTube (dependent on presenter and attendee approval)
* Paul Adamson, NRL (also Sterling Smith @ GA)
* huge expertise with existing hackathons
* ask him for input
* pull request message currently implies things need to pass on submission
* discussion about pre-commit
* possible tool that could run `black` & `isort` when the pull request is merged
* associate Paschen data with particle class! another huge automated json rewrite on the way, then!