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Thomas Citharel

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Thomas Citharel

Over a ten-month period, Thomas Citharel contributed to Nextcloud’s server, registration, and updater repositories, focusing on backend reliability, frontend modernization, and release management. He delivered features such as configurable HTTP timeouts, calendar refresh enhancements, and granular event privacy controls, using PHP, JavaScript, and TypeScript. Thomas migrated build systems from Webpack to Vite, upgraded dependencies for PHP 8.5 and Vue 3 compatibility, and improved test coverage with PHPUnit. His work addressed maintainability by removing dead code, refining build processes, and aligning documentation with code changes, resulting in more robust, testable, and future-proof workflows across multiple Nextcloud components.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

69%Features

Repository Contributions

45Total
Bugs
10
Commits
45
Features
22
Lines of code
42,006
Activity Months10

Work History

February 2026

5 Commits • 2 Features

Feb 1, 2026

February 2026 monthly summary for nextcloud/registration focusing on business value and technical achievements. Delivered modernization and improved compatibility to reduce risk and enable faster feature delivery.

October 2025

1 Commits

Oct 1, 2025

October 2025 monthly summary for nextcloud/updater focused on robustness and maintainability of the theme update process.

September 2025

13 Commits • 4 Features

Sep 1, 2025

September 2025 consolidated front-end, tooling, and core stability across multiple repositories, delivering reliable asset pipelines, stronger test and development tooling, and broader compatibility with Nextcloud 32. The work emphasizes business value through improved build reliability, maintainability, and observable behavior across user-facing and CLI workflows.

June 2025

8 Commits • 3 Features

Jun 1, 2025

June 2025 monthly performance summary: Delivered critical features and stability improvements across Nextcloud components, enhancing data accuracy, update reliability, and sharing workflows. Focused on business impact: more reliable storage metrics, resilient update downloads, cleaner build artifacts, and robust group-sharing behavior.

May 2025

2 Commits • 2 Features

May 1, 2025

Monthly performance-focused summary for 2025-05: Delivered key maintainability improvements and privacy enhancements in nextcloud/server. Focused on removing dead code and enabling granular visibility for public calendars; contributed to overall stability and faster future work.

April 2025

3 Commits • 2 Features

Apr 1, 2025

April 2025: Delivered foundational build-system modernization for nextcloud/registration, migrated from Webpack to Vite with new configurations, and refined build-exclusion rules to ensure accurate and efficient builds. Completed release readiness activities for version 2.7.0, including changelog updates and license file adjustments. These changes reduce maintenance burden, improve developer feedback loops, and position the project for smoother future releases.

February 2025

4 Commits • 3 Features

Feb 1, 2025

February 2025 (nextcloud/registration): Delivered core maintenance and release readiness work with clear business value. Key features included PHP maintenance via dependency upgrades and code style cleanup, JavaScript dependency updates for security and performance, and the 2.6.0 release with Nextcloud 31 compatibility. There were no major bugs detected; minor quality fixes and formatting cleanups were performed as part of ongoing maintenance. Overall, these efforts improved security posture, maintainability, and compatibility, enabling a smoother upgrade path for customers. Technologies demonstrated include PHP dependency management with Composer, code style automation with php-cs-fixer, JavaScript dependency management, and formal release processes with CHANGELOG maintenance.

January 2025

6 Commits • 3 Features

Jan 1, 2025

January 2025 monthly summary focusing on reliability, admin control, observability, and clear developer-facing documentation. Delivered concrete value across four repositories with data-driven improvements and preserved data integrity.

November 2024

2 Commits • 2 Features

Nov 1, 2024

Annual/Monthly performance summary for 2024-11 focused on delivering a faster calendar data experience and aligning documentation with code changes. The month delivered a feature upgrade in the server where the calendar subscription default refresh rate was increased to daily, along with tests updated to reflect this change, and documentation updated to reflect the new default and a 6-hour example.

October 2024

1 Commits • 1 Features

Oct 1, 2024

Summary for 2024-10: Key features delivered include introducing a default HTTP client request timeout constant in nextcloud/server to replace the previous hardcoded value of 30. This change improves readability, maintainability, and enables easier future adjustments. No major bugs fixed are reported within this work scope. Overall impact includes reduced risk from misconfigurations, clearer code paths for HTTP timeout behavior, and support for quicker performance tuning. Demonstrated skills include PHP backend development, refactoring for configurability, and commit-driven code quality improvements.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness96.0%
Maintainability95.2%
Architecture94.6%
Performance94.6%
AI Usage33.4%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

CSSHTMLJavaScriptMakefileMarkdownPHPRSTTOMLTypeScriptVue

Technical Skills

API DevelopmentAPI IntegrationAPI developmentAsset ManagementBackend DevelopmentBuild ProcessBuild SystemsBuild ToolsCode FormattingCode OrganizationCode StylingComposerConfigurationConfiguration ManagementDatabase Management

Repositories Contributed To

9 repos

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

nextcloud/registration

Feb 2025 Feb 2026
4 Months active

Languages Used

JavaScriptMarkdownPHPMakefileVueCSSHTMLTOML

Technical Skills

Code FormattingDependency ManagementJavaScriptPHPRelease ManagementBuild Systems

nextcloud/server

Oct 2024 Sep 2025
6 Months active

Languages Used

PHPJavaScriptVue

Technical Skills

API developmentPHPbackend developmentunit testingback end developmentPHPUnit

nextcloud/serverinfo

Jan 2025 Jun 2025
2 Months active

Languages Used

PHP

Technical Skills

Backend DevelopmentConfiguration ManagementDatabase ManagementRefactoringSystem AdministrationAPI Integration

nextcloud/updater

Jun 2025 Oct 2025
2 Months active

Languages Used

PHP

Technical Skills

API IntegrationBackend DevelopmentBuild ProcessDependency ManagementPHPback end development

nextcloud/documentation

Nov 2024 Jan 2025
2 Months active

Languages Used

rstRST

Technical Skills

Documentation

nextcloud/twofactor_admin

Jan 2025 Jan 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

PHP

Technical Skills

API DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentPHP

nextcloud/contacts

Jun 2025 Jun 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

PHP

Technical Skills

Backend Development

nextcloud/photos

Sep 2025 Sep 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

JavaScriptTypeScript

Technical Skills

API IntegrationFrontend DevelopmentJavaScriptTypeScript

nextcloud/profiler

Sep 2025 Sep 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

PHP

Technical Skills

Backend Development