martriay / martriay/flashbots-explorer

Add etherText?

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enhancement
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TypeScript
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Description

Given that etherText has been banned by twitter, and bot operators frequently use EtherText to communicate, this might be a neat place to add EtherText messages found in calldata on Ethereum.

The detection is very simple.

  1. look for top-level call data,
  2. decode it hex->ascii
  3. determine if it is word-y. i just look for spaces > 2 and ratio of spaces:len between 2 and 10 (surely there's a better/smarter way)
  4. and then there's a blacklist of prefix's from wallets and exchanges like "tx from HappyWallet" or "Exchange order #9551", you'll want to filter thouse
  5. Probably want a stopword list (you'd be surprised how much nasty racist stuff shows up in ethereum call data)

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by locating the bundle or calldata inspection entry point, then determine how top-level call data can be decoded and classified as word-like text. Done means EtherText-like messages are detected while wallet and exchange prefixes plus unwanted stopwords are filtered, with coverage for the detection rules.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
blockchain
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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