Introduction: Malhar More – GSoC 2026 Aspirant

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Mar 30, 2026, 11:51:01 AM (3 days ago) Mar 30

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Hi Checkstyle Team and Mentors,

I am Malhar More, a Computer Engineering student and an active developer .I am communicating this to formally introduce myself to the community as I prepare my GSoC 2026 proposal.

I believe that contributions come first and then the proposal, so I have spent the last few weeks diving into the codebase, specifically focusing on Issue #19260 regarding the UnusedLocalVariableCheck and Issue #16807.

Progress so far:-

1)Logic Implementation: I have successfully implemented the variable stacking and scope tracking logic to improve the accuracy of unused variable detection.

2)AST Side-Effect Detection: I am currently refining a recursive side-effect detector using branchContains to handle METHOD_CALL and LITERAL_NEW tokens. My goal is to ensure that code-preserving variables are not incorrectly flagged, even if the variable itself is not referenced.

3)Current Status: My draft PR is currently passing 55/71 tests. Right now I am debugging the remaining edge cases and resolving CI formatting requirements to reach 100% compliance.

My hands-on experience with Checkstyle's AST structures and the DetailAST API has given me a solid foundation for the "Enhancements to Coding Checks" project. I look forward to finalizing my proposal and continuing to contribute to the project's rigorous standards.

GitHub: https://github.com/Malhar-M

Regards,

Malhar More

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