roadmap/content/waku/updates/2024-01-29.md

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title: 2024-01-29 Waku Weekly
tags:
  - waku-updates
date: 2024-01-29
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## Waku Update
- 2024 Milestones have been defined, to be structured and prioritized this week, subject to change pending approval from stakeholders.
- Remaining open TWN Gen 0 Milestone items to be priorirized in 2024 Milestones and Epics.
## [Waku Network Gen 0](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/50)
**Open Epics**
- [Autosharding for autoscaling](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/65) | [js-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku) | *critical* | 75%
- [Node bandwidth management mechanism](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/66) | [nwaku](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku) | *not critical* | 0%
- [Sharded peer management and discovery](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/67) | [js-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku) | *critical* | 87%
- [Launch and dogfood integrated public Waku Network MVP](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/68) | [nwaku](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku) | *critical* | 0%
- [Production testing of existing protocols](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/49) | [js-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku) & [nwaku](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku) | *critical* | 40%
- [Sharded capability discovery for light protocols](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/63) | [js-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku) & [go-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku) | *critical* | 0%
- [Basic DoS protection in production](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/70) | [go-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku) & [research](https://github.com/waku-org/research) | *critical* | 28%
- [Basic front end for node operator](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/100) | [js-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku) & [nwaku](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku) | *critical* | 83%
	- Blocked : **[Add implementation of PRESTO middleware.](https://github.com/status-im/nim-presto/pull/73 "https://github.com/status-im/nim-presto/pull/73")**

## January 29 Update
*Waku's development is divided among 6 teams: research, nwaku, go-waku, js-waku, chat-sdk, and ecosystem-development.*
### [Research](https://github.com/waku-org/research/)
**[rln-proof-witness](https://github.com/alrevuelta/rln-proof-witness "https://github.com/alrevuelta/rln-proof-witness")** 
**[Create RLN proof without having the whole tree](https://github.com/waku-org/research/issues/79 "https://github.com/waku-org/research/issues/79")** 
- *achieved*: 
	- Create proof of concept where light clients can generate their own rln proofs without having to sync the whole tree.
	- Dog food above PoC and get feedback
	- Start with rln in gossipsub paper

**[Waku Research - Post Gen 0 Milestones and Epics](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/101 "https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/101")**
- _achieved:_ created outline doc for new Specs/RFC process: [https://www.notion.so/Waku-Specs-Process-Improvements-3bca80fe10804aeaa7a184143bdca07d](https://www.notion.so/Waku-Specs-Process-Improvements-3bca80fe10804aeaa7a184143bdca07d "https://www.notion.so/Waku-Specs-Process-Improvements-3bca80fe10804aeaa7a184143bdca07d"), first designs for new Store protocol, refined effort estimates
- _next:_ implement new Specs process, create milestone/epic related issues, work on draft Store protocol improvement

**[TWN Connectivity](https://github.com/waku-org/research/issues/74 "https://github.com/waku-org/research/issues/74")** 
- _achieved_: read Meridian paper and wrote how it could be used in TWN, reading on Discv5 topic advert design problems 
- _next_: discuss with VAC topic experts?

### [nwaku](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/)
**[feat: Enforce service specific rate limits](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2032 "https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2032")**
- *achieved*: implemented a simple lightpush and store request rate limit with configurable defaults
- *next*: prior PR need to finish some more tests 
 
**[bug: access-control-allow-origin should be set to localhost](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2223 "https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2223")**
- *blocked*: Eugen done a presto PR utilizing new chronos middleware design, added comments due we need some change on it prior able to use it.

**[feat: sharded peer management Round 2](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2332 "https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2332")**
- _achieved_: added sharded peer management config flag, feedback
- *next*: review & merge

**[chore: improved error handling when config uses cluster-id and pubsub topics](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2368 "https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2368")**
- _achieved_: improved error handling for cluster and shard config
- _next_: review & merge

**[bug: restart loop of current master](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2362 "https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2362")**
- _achieved_: got feedback for the PR, implemented fix and merged

**[bug: RLN validator is only added for statically configured pubsub topics](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2365 "https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2365")**
- _achieved_: analyzed issue, implemented a solution, tested and raised PR
- _next_: get feedback on the PR, implement it and merge

**[feat: REST API - large messages does not seem to be rejected by relay auto api](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2284 "https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2284")**
- _achieved_: investigated how to approach the issue using generalized validators, implemented a solution, tested and raised PR
- _next_: get feedback on the PR, implement it and merge

### [go-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/)
- _achieved:_
	- document tips and how to debug message loss for status team **[Debugging](https://www.notion.so/Debugging-f1c516d37be741188530ac707d5b8f2e?pvs=4)**
	- fix updating lastProcessedBlock even if no RLN membership event is present **[fix: update lastProcessedBlock even if no RLN membership event is present](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/1013 "https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/1013")**
	- fix issue in connectionStatus reporting **[fix: minor issues in connectionstatus report](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/1015 "https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/1015")**
	- include a basic lightClient example **[chore: example update](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/1012 "https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/1012")**
	- improve logging **[chore: set log level for all loggers based on logger passed](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/1011 "https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/1011") , [https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2366](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2366 "https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2366")**
	- support for multiple peer selection for filter **[feat: support multiple peer selection for filter client](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/1005 "https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/1005")**

- _next:_
	- investigate message loss in status-mobile ci
	- investigate if gossipsub scoring can be monitored and reported to app as unhealthy [https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/issues/1017](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/issues/1017 "https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/issues/1017")
	- dogfooding status desktop and mobile and investigate and support status team for any other message reliability issues

- _achieved:_
	- fix: add support to aarch64-linux-android in go-zerokit-rln-arm: **[fix: add support to aarch64-linux-android](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/228 "https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/228")**
	- fix: handle community shard unassignment: **[fix: handle community shard unassignment and update](https://github.com/status-im/status-go/pull/4627 "https://github.com/status-im/status-go/pull/4627")**

- _next:_
	- work on status/waku integration items

### [js-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/)
- *achieved*:
	- simplified rln-js example;
	- released part of improvements for **[User Pays Own RLN Membership](https://github.com/waku-org/pm/issues/109)**
	- done with investigating test

- *next*:
	- new cred registration example (based on prev examples)
	- finish improvements for rln
	- bugs found in rln
	- improve tests (issue tbd)

- *achieved*: 
	- decouple sharding params out of core classes **[Decouple sharding logic from internal classes to SDK](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/issues/1808 "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/issues/1808")** 
- *next*: 
	- allow creating subscriptions with just content topics **[allow user to pass content topic to createSubscription](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/issues/1764 "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/issues/1764")**

- _achieved_: 
	- lightpush & filter use multiple peers instead of one **[feat: lightpush & filter send requests to multiple peers](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1779 "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1779")**
	- local storage as a discovery layer (in progress)
	- fixing interop tests (in progress) **[fix(tests): append `p2p` with the multiaddrs from ENR](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1817 "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1817"), [chore(tests): update max content topics on lightpush from 30 to 100](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1818)**
- _next_: 
	- merge local storage discovery ([https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1811](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1811 "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1811")), 
	- moving `message-hash` into `core` ([https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1810](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1810 "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1810")),
### Ecosystem-development
#### Community/Partners
- _achieved:_ Waku Community Space https://twitter.com/Waku_org/status/1750927368644919722
- _next:_ Logos x HOPR space, 30 days of web3 presentation
**[[BOUNTY] Build dApp of Your Choice Using Waku (Decentralized Communication) and Vue.js](https://github.com/waku-org/bounties/issues/14 "https://github.com/waku-org/bounties/issues/14")**
- _achieved:_ final reviews, approved
	- Post by community member bounty hunter: https://x.com/wolz_codelife/status/1751955673603002459?s=20
**[waku-org/bounties](https://github.com/waku-org/bounties/issues "https://github.com/waku-org/bounties/issues")** 
- _achieved:_ collected and reviewed a few options for Bounty platforms
- _next:_ create dummy bounties to see how things work

#### Docs
**[Integrate benchmark and research into website](https://github.com/waku-org/docs.waku.org/issues/155 "https://github.com/waku-org/docs.waku.org/issues/155")** 
- *achieved*: review of linked PR [https://github.com/waku-org/docs.waku.org/pull/157](https://github.com/waku-org/docs.waku.org/pull/157 "https://github.com/waku-org/docs.waku.org/pull/157")
- *next*: follow up on integrating spell check into the research and nwaku repos 
**[[Epic] Encryption documentation](https://github.com/waku-org/docs.waku.org/issues/125 "https://github.com/waku-org/docs.waku.org/issues/125")** 
- *next*: (still ongoing) initial noise encryption docs
**[Create a FAQ and troubleshooting guide](https://github.com/waku-org/docs.waku.org/issues/152 "https://github.com/waku-org/docs.waku.org/issues/152")** 
- *next*: starting the technical FAQ drafting
#### DevRel
- *achieved*: 
	- builder spotlight video with MrFox team
	- 2 tutorial videos reviewed by comms
	- monthly community twitter space: https://twitter.com/Waku_org/status/1750927368644919722
- *next*: 
	- complete all the tutorial videos
	- workshop presentations for ethlatam
	- more builder spotlight videos
	- calls with node operators
### [Status Integration](https://github.com/orgs/waku-org/projects/5/views/1)
#### chat-sdk
- *achieved*: started the conversation with Hanno on permission-less communities
- *next*: agree on an approach on permission-less communities.
- *achieved*: research and draft hash based message query to store node spec
- *next*: discuss on the iteration of hash based message query