Implement peer-discovery interface
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Description
As per https://github.com/libp2p/interface-peer-discovery
This interface would be implemented by:
- mdns
- bootstrap
- random walk (does this currently exist in go-libp2p?)
- in the future: webrtc, ...
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First steps
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- 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
Start with the interface-peer-discovery specification linked in the issue, then inspect the existing mdns and bootstrap implementations in go-libp2p. Determine whether random walk already exists and how the listed discovery methods should implement the interface. Done means the interface and its intended implementations are defined consistently with the specification.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100