IPFS All Hands Call 27 November 2017

Moderator: @forrest-weston
Notetaker: @zenground0
Attendees

attendee names…
@jaycarpenter
@jonnycrunch
@b5

Agenda

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Call for additional agenda items (moderator)
benchmark-js.ipfs.io (@diasdavid)
- Published today, nice new js-ipfs browser stream benchmark visualization
- @goga-m, the author – can further improve to keep track of js-ipfs in general
Moar Benchmarks (@diasdavid)
- https://github.com/ipfs/benchmark-js.ipfs.io/issues/3
- @daviddias Proposed further visualization: Big square with tiny blocks appearing as pieces are sent to a node
- benchmark against http, visualize comparisons in different scenarios (big files vs small files)
- @goga-m could start with moar basic, useful metrics (puts, adds etc)
- Victor's suggestion about running multiple tests in the issue above could help with debugging (e.g. browser crash)
- Other ideas are welcome
New libp2p transport ready (@diasdavid)
- clarification on *-star transports
- websocket-star Now ready https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-websocket-star
  - will be installed by default in next version of js-ipfs
  - very similar to webrtc-star
  - built as quick fix to reduce memory footprint (webrtc-start is memory intensive)
  - Use it today: https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs#is-there-a-more-stable-alternative-to-webrtc-star-that-offers-a-similar-functionality
- Next step: rearchitecture module loading in libp2p
WebUI and Station are getting lots of love (@diasdavid in liaison of @hacdias)
- @HenriqueDias new contributor
- webui works again! https://github.com/ipfs/webui
- station works again! https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/station
  - electron app, drag and drop files to ipfs node
- stay tuned and contributions welcome
It's this week! js-ipfs v0.27.0 release https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/issues/1095
- If you are a user, please test the new version out and let us know if anything breaks
IPFS-Barcelona Take 2 (@victor)
- https://www.meetup.com/IPFS-BCN/events/244637091/
- Planned 16 December
- Participants welcome (barcelona or remote)
Checking in with Critical Issues
- go-ipfs https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/issues/4312
  - connection closing & others addressed
- js-ipfs https://waffle.io/ipfs/js-ipfs?label=P0 - Critical
  - Many bugs & performance issues solved
  - big 2 up next:
    - ipld track (dag api, ipld resolver)
    - dht work, need interoperability & debugging
  - @johnnycrunch Q: exposed dag api? ipid is built on ipld but works with ipfs api, would be convenient for others to access dag directly.
  - A: @daviddias haven't seen many requests for direct access to dag nodes, interested to hear of existing use cases
requesting feedback on https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfsd-ctl/pull/176 - (@dryajov: @js-ipfs)
- consistent module to start and stop ipfs nodes
- blocker for required amount of testing on circuit relay
- @daviddias more context: ipfsd-ctl is the daemon controller: go-ipfs daemons from js-ipfs land.
- A single place to spawn nodes js or go
- Make sure to check this PR if you use daemon controller

Demos
- Current state of Jenkins (@victor)
  https://github.com/VictorBjelkholm/jenkins-libs