ObolNetwork / ObolNetwork/charon
explore libp2p compression on the network layer
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enhancement
protocol
- Dominant language
- Go
- Stars
- 222
- Forks
- 138
- Avg merge
- 2d 6h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 35
Description
🎯 Problem to be solved
- exploring whether libp2p inherently supports compression and understanding the potential for integrating compression plugins, like Brotli, into libp2p. Evaluating the performance impact of compression on libp2p applications, particularly in the context of block gossiping and full blocks.
- Designing a measurement framework to assess the implications of compressing data streams over the network.
🛠️ Proposed solution
- Conduct a spike to investigate libp2p's existing compression capabilities.
- Explore the feasibility and impact of integrating Brotli or other compression plugins into libp2p.
- Develop and implement a performance testing plan
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by reviewing the project's libp2p network-layer usage and its current compression capabilities, then investigate Brotli or other plugin integration. Done means documenting the findings and implementing the proposed performance testing plan for compressed streams, including block gossiping and full blocks.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- blockchain, distributed-systems, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100