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Mika Säppi

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Mika Säppi

Contributed to the savonet/liquidsoap project by building and enhancing core audio processing and streaming features over four months. Delivered true peak measurement and EBU R128 compliance, improving broadcast audio accuracy using C and OCaml. Addressed stability by fixing frame processing crashes and preventing EOF-related failures in external input handling, applying robust error handling and process management techniques. Expanded format compatibility by adding AIFF and WavPack MIME type support, and improved streaming concurrency through clock-threaded state transitions. The work demonstrated depth in backend and concurrent programming, with a focus on reliability, standards compliance, and maintainability across complex streaming workflows.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

60%Features

Repository Contributions

5Total
Bugs
2
Commits
5
Features
3
Lines of code
536
Activity Months4

Work History

June 2026

2 Commits • 2 Features

Jun 1, 2026

June 2026 monthly summary for savonet/liquidsoap: Expanded format recognition and strengthened streaming reliability through two focused entregas. Delivered AIFF and WavPack MIME support by updating the default extension mapping, enabling seamless recognition and handling of these formats. Improved streaming concurrency by deferring the cross-operator abort_track transition to its own clock thread, reducing race windows and stabilizing performance under concurrent workloads. These changes broaden format compatibility, reduce runtime issues, and lay groundwork for future scalability. Technologies demonstrated include MIME handling, extension mapping, clock-threaded concurrency, and cross-operator state management. Notable collaboration: co-authored contributions acknowledged in commit notes.

May 2026

1 Commits

May 1, 2026

Month 2026-05 focused on reliability improvements in external input handling for savonet/liquidsoap. Implemented EOF crash prevention and introduced a controlled restart delay for external input processes to improve robustness and user experience.

April 2026

1 Commits • 1 Features

Apr 1, 2026

In April 2026, delivered a key feature for liquidsoap: true peak measurement and EBU R128 compliance, strengthening audio processing accuracy and broadcast-standard conformance. The work included a targeted commit implementing TP-based amplification adjustments, and established groundwork for ongoing QA and interoperability.

March 2026

1 Commits

Mar 1, 2026

March 2026 monthly summary for savonet/liquidsoap. Delivered a critical stability fix in the frame processing path to prevent crashes caused by out-of-bounds track marks in split_frame, significantly improving runtime reliability for live streaming and media processing.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness96.0%
Maintainability84.0%
Architecture88.0%
Performance84.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

COCamlliq

Technical Skills

C programmingMIME type handlingOCamlOCaml programmingaudio processingback end developmentbackend developmentconcurrent programmingerror handlingprocess managementsignal processingstream processingtesting

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

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savonet/liquidsoap

Mar 2026 Jun 2026
4 Months active

Languages Used

OCamlCliq

Technical Skills

OCamlback end developmentC programmingOCaml programmingaudio processingsignal processing