During June 2025, Planka developed unified S3 URI handling for the renovate-bot/apache-_-polaris repository, focusing on enabling seamless interoperability between s3 and s3a storage schemes. By introducing a dedicated S3Location class in Java, Planka improved URI parsing and validation, reducing configuration errors and enhancing reliability for cloud storage interactions. The work included updating StorageType to accept multiple prefixes, broadening compatibility with various S3-backed stores and laying the foundation for future multi-backend deployments. Leveraging skills in API design, AWS S3, and unit testing, Planka’s contributions addressed backend flexibility and positioned the repository for extensibility across diverse storage environments.