roadmap/content/vac/updates/2024-01-15.md

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Vac 2024/01/15

vac:p2p:

• nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport
  • Datachannel
    • Investigate on why the js-datachannel handshake work, but not the channel creation
  • SCTP
    • Find an issue with sctp_recv
    • We didn't get sctp_recvinfo mandatory for the datachannel
    • Could be a similar cause on why js-datachannel doesn't receive our data
  • Create an SCTP message decoder
• nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance
  • Add comments to Yamux https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/1006
  • Tried timeout hypothesis for tests
    • Tests didn't fail, but given they're flaky, is not evidence enough; Merge and see how that impacts builds.
• nimlibp2p:vac:gossipsub-stagger-send
  • Reading https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/4914, https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/issues/4667
  • Trying to understand their implementation and how we can implemente something similar in nim-libp2p
  • Reading about TCP slow start and initial window
• misc/admin
  • Help with nim-unittest2 https://github.com/status-im/nim-unittest2/pull/35

vac:tke:

• vac:tke::codex:economic-analysis
  • on hold until Matty is back form holidays
• vac:tke::status:SNT-staking
  • Update Notion and TDC for SNT (@Martin)
  • Follow up with John on Tuesday call for 2024 Status plan
  • Staking contract revision due to rework from Pascal (@Martin)
• vac:tke::nomos:economic-analysis
  • Clean up Nomos Notion and update TDC (@Frederico)
  • Finish agent based simulations on wealth concentration impacted by leader selection (@Frederico)
  • Read darkpaper when Nomos team has finished incorporating team comments and can share (expect it this week)
• vac:tke::waku:economic-analysis
  • focus research on sustainability, compare different models (@Martin)
  • prepare for meeting with Matt Nemmer (@Martin)

vac:dst:

• eng-10ktool:vac:bandwidth-test:
  • Add 3rd machine to simulations and get more plots.
    • Investigate weird results
  • Investigate if results from go-waku are correct.
  • Create a simple node with go-libp2p

vac:qa:

• software-testing:waku:test-automation-interop-testing
  • Bugfix testing and fixed tests related to maximum subscription count(@Florin)
• software-testing:waku:test-plans
  • Peer & connection management test plan(@Florin)
• software-testing:waku:test-automation-nwaku
  • Started working on RLN test coverage(@Alex)
• software-testing:waku:test-automation-go-waku
  • RLN tests coverage(@Roman)
  • Fixed minor bug(@Roman)

vac:acz:

• rlnp2p:waku:rln-relay-v2

  • Patched rln-contract with foundry template - https://github.com/vacp2p/rln-contract/pull/34
  • rln-v2 branch on rln-contract - https://github.com/vacp2p/rln-contract/pull/35 (deployed to sepolia and polygon zkevm testnet)
  • Planning for rln-v2 in nwaku - https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2345

• rlnp2p:waku:rln-doc-and-outreach

  • Prepare presentation for logos research call

• secure-channels:waku:ethereum-chat

  • Improving parts of the RFC. (https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/blob/master/content/docs/rfcs/70/README.md)
  • Study of SIWE (EIP-4361) as an authentication solution. (https://www.notion.so/WiP-Ethereum-based-Authentication-cb7b0ff07ba74886847ec8e23e8a7a62)
  • Kept working on Quarantined TreeKEM.

• secure-channels:waku:ethereum-chat

  • Read about SIWE and extracting some questions about the usage of it.

• misc

  • Added FFI bindings to stealth commitment implementation in rust - 9ecb6cf53c

vac:sc::

• status:community-contracts-maintenance
  • Implemented Certora rules as preparation for the upcoming Certora training
  • Introduced script to run multiple certora specs
  • Added implemented rules to PROPERTIES.md
    • https://github.com/status-im/communities-contracts/pull/26
• status:snt-staking-contract-maintenance
  • Fixed a bug that prevents unstaking from actually working
    • https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/41
  • Added tests for some basic staking functionality, ensuring multiplier points are minted and point correctly
    • https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/42
    • https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/43
• maintenance/misc
  • Sepolia SNT now bridgable to OP Sepolia
    • https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/ethereum-optimism.github.io/pull/591#event-11423844729

vac:nescience:

• state-separation:vac:state-separation-doc
  • Extensive research on privacy-focused models (@Moudy) and existing techniques (@Marvin)
  • General research on how to handle order of execution and calling to integrate in the proposal
  • Updated Notion with Explication Notes @Moudy and State Update @Ugur

vac:dr:

• gsub-scaling:vac:gossipsub-simulation
  • Worked on revised results for GossipSub Improvements paper. Completed for TCP cwn and IDONTWant (Still to do for staggered sending)
  • Worked on latency spikes issue for FloodPublish

vac:rfc:

• misc
  • Started working on new RFC for stealth commitments - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/pull/658
  • Merged - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/pull/653
  • Fixed last week's blocker, trouble running py-libp2p
• waku:waku-keystore
  • Made changes based on feedback - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/pull/6