libp2p / libp2p/go-libp2p

Deprecating the DHT Public Key namespace

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Description

While I hope/suspect this is largely an IPFS issue https://github.com/ipfs/specs/issues/250, there may be users out there who are using the /pk DHT namespace as well as functions like dht.GetPublicKey().

If there are any users out there who would have use for the dht.GetPublicKey() function and are not prepared for it to be deprecated now is the time to speak up.

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Research direction

Start by reading the related IPFS specs issue 250 and locating the dht.GetPublicKey() function and /pk DHT namespace in go-libp2p. Done would require a settled decision about whether these are still used and what deprecation work, if any, should follow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
networking
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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