RE: Core dev meeting #66

Not a full transcript but I generate this short AI summary for myself anyway and maybe others will find it useful 😊

The team confirmed that DHF inflation changes (related to funding the Decentralized Hive Fund) are ready to be merged.
Plans to squash commits before merging to keep the commit history clean.
A tutorial on advanced git techniques (like pick, fixup, etc.) will be shared to ensure the repository remains professional and well-organized.

Discussion about removing old JSON test files originally used when Hivemind was served differently (pre-Hive era).
Rationale: these files can be confusing and are no longer actively maintained.
The team leans toward removing them soon, but some prefer waiting until the new REST APIs fully replace them.

Ongoing Rosetta integration work is experiencing slow communication with the Rosetta team.
A single Docker file must bundle hived, HAF (Hive Application Framework) components, and the custom REST API for Rosetta compliance.
Progress is being made, but the timeline for completion remains uncertain.

A new suite of releases (for hived, HAF, Hivemind, etc.) is planned:
- Hivemind fixes:
  - list_subscribers bug/pagination fix.
  - get_ranked_post_communities pagination fix.
- Performance boosts and schema changes to reduce replay time and storage size.
Current replay benchmarks:
- Hivemind: ~1 day 16 hours on high-performance machines.
- Block Explorer (powered by HAF plugins) replay time has dropped from ~24 hours to ~13 hours.
- balance_tracker: ~7 hours replay (3x faster).
- reputation_tracker: ~15 hours replay (further optimizations planned).
Hard Fork Date: Not finalized; could be within a month or possibly a few months away.
The team may do a v1.27 release (with new features) and then v1.28 to trigger the actual HF.
Signing changes (for Light Accounts and other improvements) might be included depending on development time estimates.

list_subscribers: Now properly supports pagination; previously had issues returning consistent or correctly paginated results.
get_ranked_post_communities: Fixed paging so it works as expected.
Balance Tracker: Will now track delegations and improve data retrieval.

Faster block processing in both hivemind and HAF-based apps (e.g., balance_tracker, block_explorer, reputation_tracker).
Reduced data storage by removing redundant fields and optimizing schema.
PG tuning: New tools like pg_gather used to analyze and optimize database vacuuming, indexing, and toast usage.

Beekeeper size reduced from ~9.3 MB to ~3.3 MB.
WAX (Wallet & API eXperience) size cut from ~10.2 MB to ~5.6 MB.
Future optimizations aim to shrink these further.
Consolidated Docker approach for multiple components (HAF, hived, custom REST APIs) under one image for easier deployment.

Efforts to expand WAX’s Python capabilities:
- Currently, WAX has a JavaScript/TypeScript library (workerbee) which provides easy chain streaming and transaction signing.
- The Python version is being developed in stages. Initial focus: building transactions, signing, broadcasting.
- Full streaming support (like workerbee) in Python is a longer-term goal.

New Raw JSON page for any post or comment:
- Displays the full raw JSON data plus standard post details (title, payout, comments, etc.).
Default search period increased from 1,000 blocks (~30 minutes) to 30 days to capture more history in one query.
User profile now has three tabs:
1. Operations (default, displays all ops from the user),
2. Comments (posts/comments by the user),
3. Interactions (votes, replies on specific posts/comments).
Improved operation filter popup with an expandable list for more intuitive selection.

Light Accounts: Development will resume post-release; involves deeper changes to hived for signing.
OpenAPI versioning: Enhancements to automate or streamline version updates for new/modified APIs.
Continuous performance tuning & bug fixes across the ecosystem.

DHF Inflation changes are complete and awaiting merge (with commit squashing).
Hivemind and HAF are receiving big performance boosts (faster replays, less storage).
Important fixes to existing APIs (list_subscribers, get_ranked_post_communities pagination).
New release is coming soon; exact hard fork date is still under discussion (likely in a month or two).
Block Explorer has improved UX (Raw JSON display, extended default search, updated user profile tabs).
WAX library size is halved, with Python support in progress for transaction building and eventually block streaming.

Stay tuned for final HF scheduling and official release notes in the upcoming versions (likely v1.27 and then v1.28 to trigger the HF).