HOW_TO.md

Steps to Create a Pool:

1. Pool Operator Profile Creation:

The pool operator initiates the process by creating a registry profile. (see README/Scripts/Create Profile)

2. Strategy Deployment:

A strategy needs to be deployed. This can be done by anyone. (see README/Scripts/Deploy the strategy)

3. Superfluid Integration:

Superfluid needs to allow the strategy to create super apps on Superfluid.

4. Decoded Pool Initialization Parameters:

Initialization parameters need to be defined: bool useRegistryAnchor, bool metadataRequired, address passportDecoder, address superfluidHost, address allocationSuperToken, uint64 registrationStartTime, uint64 registrationEndTime, uint64 allocationStartTime, uint64 allocationEndTime, uint256 minPassportScore, and uint256 initialSuperAppBalance

5. Pool Creation Parameter (Allo Contract):

The pool operator defines pool parameters used to call createPoolWithCustomStrategy function on the Allo contract. Parameters include: bytes32 _profileId: created in the first step address _strategy: created in the second step bytes memory _initStrategyData: encoded initialize parameters, see step 4 address _token: Pool Token (matching token) uint256 _amount: 0 - match amount, not needed at this point Metadata memory _metadata: consider uploading to IPFS for additional details. address[] memory _managers: Pool Manager Address Array

6. Allo Contract Invocation:

The pool operator calls the createPoolWithCustomStrategy function on the Allo contract (0x1133eA7Af70876e64665ecD07C0A0476d09465a1) to create the pool.

   createPoolWithCustomStrategy(
        bytes32 _profileId,
        address _strategy,
        bytes memory _initStrategyData,
        address _token,
        uint256 _amount,
        Metadata memory _metadata,
        address[] memory _managers
    ) external payable returns (uint256 poolId); 

This can be done by a script, see: README/Scripts/Create a pool

7. Pool Funding:

Anyone can fund the pool with the allowed super token (_token) to pre-fund the recipients super apps with the initialSuperAppBalance. This can be done by a simple token transfer to the strategy.