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id: 101-extensions
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title: Extensions
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status: Limbo
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created: 2018-03-26
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category: core
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lead-contributor: jeluard
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contributors:
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- asemiankevich
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- janherich
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- cammellos
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- andytudhope
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- denis-sharypin
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exit-criteria: yes
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success-metrics: yes
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clear-roles: yes
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future-iterations: yes
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roles-needed:
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---
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## Meta
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Idea: 101
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Title: Status extensions
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Status: In Progress
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Created: 2018-03-26
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## Summary
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A set of extension points so that external developers can enhance status
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## Swarm Participants
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- Lead Contributor: @jeluard
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- Testing & Evaluation: @asemiankevich
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- Contributor: @cammellos, @janherich
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- PM: @andytudhope
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- UX: @denis-sharypin
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## Product overview
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As an ecosystem status needs to offer extension capacities so that external developers can develop on top of it.
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This swarm will review the current state of our extensions, specify a updated mechanism based on our current knowledge and eventually implement it.
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### Product Description
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3rd party developers will have access to API and documentation allowing them to extend status via various hooks using a simple API.
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There won't be any distinction between those extensions and status itself (it will feel native).
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### Requirements & Dependencies
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None
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### Research
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* document existing working features offered by status [API](https://docs.status.im/)
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* list (potential) new types of extensions
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* prepare new workflow / mockups (special care for chat extensions)
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* prepare draft specifications detailing technical solution to be discussed with team (development, distribution, incentivization)
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* detail how to integrate with status API / screens
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During definitions of specifications a number of potential use cases must be considered, namely:
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* retrofit existing chat commands
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* ethereum standards (721, ..)
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* video sharing technologies ([livepeer](https://livepeer.org/))
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* token transfers (https://raiden.network/)
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* https://ethlend.io/en/, https://trustlines.network/, ...
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* extensions mechanisms provided by other chat applications
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First status hackathon is also a good starting point. [Feedback](https://github.com/status-im/status-react/wiki/Hackathon-Feedback) has been shared and [winners](https://blog.status.im/announcing-winners-of-the-status-global-hackathon-a44fb54e98f7) give us a good hint on extensions potential.
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Note that idea #96 might be the first guinea pig of extensions.
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*Started*: 2018-26-03
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*Goal Date*: 3 weeks after beginning
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*Completed*: 2018-20-04
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## Dates
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### Pre-MVP
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Validate technical feasibility.
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* general mechanism (UI, conditionals, queries, events)
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* HTML based
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* stored in ipfs (via gateway)
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* entry point: QR code scanner
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* no concept of extension points
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* no custom code
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* extension are activated when loaded and cannot be deactivated
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* simplified app-db
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*Started* 2018-04-24
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*Goal Date* 2018-05-09
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### MVP
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Pre-MVP integrated in Status.
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*Duration* 1 week
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### Iteration 1
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Migrate old commands to extensions.
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* implement extension points logic and proposed extension points
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* isolated data per extension
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* migrate existing commands send / request (message-type, update message)
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* detail plan for persistent extensions
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*Duration* 2 weeks
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### Iteration 2
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Add custom code support.
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* implement security mechanism
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* remote code loading
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* JavaScript API
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*Duration* 2 weeks
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### Iteration 3
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Persistent extensions.
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* implement data persistency
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* implement extension lifecycle
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* extensions can be deactivated
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* add extension registry UI
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*Duration* 2 weeks
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### Iteration 4
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Support dependencies.
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* add versioning support
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* extensions can depend on others extensions
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* implement WhoPays
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*Duration* 2 weeks
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## Exit criteria
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* current API state is documented
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* mockups and documentation of proposed changes of extensions are available and have been discused by team
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* extensions API is implemented and documented
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* an extensive example is available
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## Success Metrics
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* 2 internal extensions shipped
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* 3 external extensions shipped
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* positive feedback (API, documentation) from 3 external ethereum projects
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* quality of documentation recognized: few support request related to extensions
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Copyright and related rights waived via [CC0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
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