libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht

Automatically add the author of an IPNS record to the set of peers to query

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#145 opened on May 5, 2018

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Description

One potential hack to speed up IPNS is to simply add the IPNS key to the list of peers to query. We'll still need to find the peer but this may speedup some queries.

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Research direction
Understand how IPNS resolution works in go libp2p kad dht, specifically how peers are queried for IPNS records. Investigate the feasibility of automatically adding the IPNS key's author to the peer list to speed up queries. Consider the trade offs in terms of correctness and network overhead.
Tech stack
go
Domain
backendnetworkingdistributed systems
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Golibp2pDHT
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50