Proposals for this were funded in Wave 1 but this RFP is still open for additional proposals.
Name of Project: Storage Helper Libraries
RFP Category: devtools-libraries
Proposer: @mishmosh
(originally described here)
The intent of go-filecoin is to handle operations at the detailed, protocol level. However, there’s an emerging body of functions that may be well-suited for libraries, separate from the go-filecoin node but generally reusable across a variety of storage use cases and implementations. They could include:
- File ingestion + splitting: generally speaking, this prepares files for storage deals in dag-compatible way. recurse through folders. split files that are larger than selected filecoin sector size into chunks according to dag. et cetera.
- Storage deal agent: primary job would be to monitor deals and renew as needed. could also select from miners with the best reputations, desired price range(s), desired geographical distribution
- Your ideas for storage helper tools
This RFP is requesting proposals for storage helper libraries that can bundle useful functions from go-filecoin and other standard software libraries into a module that is useful for common storage workflows. You can submit a more fleshed out proposal for either of the ideas listed here, or you can propose a new idea for a storage helper library in response to this RFP.
- An open-sourced, dual-licensed (under MIT and APACHE2) library that performs a useful workflow and can be used modularly by other software applications in the Filecoin ecosystem
- Can be in any language, but we have a preference for Go
- Documentation of how to use and install this library
- Sample application (can be extremely simple) that uses both this helper library and
go-filecointo perform the intended workflow - Well-documented, human-readable codebase
- Protocol developers with lots of experience in Go might be a good fit for this project
- Some familiarity with storage workflows and Filecoin will be extremely useful in coming up with interesting module ideas
Total Funding Amount: $5000
Milestones:
| Milestone No. | Milestone Description | Funding | Estimated Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storage helper library | $3500 | 2 weeks |
| 2 | All deliverables (codebase, sample application, documentation, testing) | $1500 | 1 week |
- The sample application must demonstrate the approved library functionality with no errors
- The sample application must be built on top of both the storage helper library and
go-filecoin, and it must work as intended - A developer on our team can install and use this helper library themselves without needing to talk to anyone
go-filecoinCODEWALK- Discussion forum thread on brainstorming storage helper ideas
- Filecoin network stats dashboard, an application built on top of go-filecoin
- Filecoin protocol specification, for a deeper explanation of the Filecoin protocol