NEAR Bridge Working Group Update [2021-02-12]

[alexauroradev]

The video of the call is available here
The forum discussion is available here

Agenda

• Status, current goal
• Updates
• Next week
• Discussion
  • Monday call move?
  • Ropsten issues
  • Mainnet launch

Status, current goal

Testnet bridges are up and running, UI and CLI guide are available. Working on upgradability plan. We're working on the bridge v2. ETH connector.

Planned items:

• Alex: finalise SbSg, upgradability plan preparation + docs on using the connectors; EVM stuff
• Marcelo: collecting testing issues, CI (is fully working) + docs on using the connectors & manual testing of FE + SbSg
• Eugene: specific testing issues; bridge v2.0
• Kirill: finalise Check the local deployment part of the README.md #467 Remove unused components from old mintable-fungible-token #462 + focus on ETH connector (with Eugene Ukhanov)
• Chad: finalise FE + docs on using the connectors

Done:

• Alex: finalise SbSg, upgradability plan preparation, EVM stuff
• Marcelo: collecting testing issues, CI in progress, manual testing of FE + SbSg
• Eugene: specific testing issues; bridge v2.0
• Kirill: Check the local deployment part of the README.md #467 Remove unused components from old mintable-fungible-token #462 WiP, Ethereum side ETH connector WiP
• Chad: FE is able to do NEAR -> Ethereum transfers

Weekly update

Alex Shevchenko

• Done SbSg / CLI guide
• Prepared upgradability plan, in review now, to be posted on forum
• Working on fixing Ropsten deployment
• Hiring
• Calls & support of the partners

Marcelo Fornet

• Collecting testing issues, WiP
• CI work: reviving the tests, WiP
• Manual testing of the FE, SbSg
• Ropsten issue

Eugene Kapun

• Review of the code
• Some issues found in EthProver issue eth-prover: incorrect behavior of Ethereum Merkle Patricia Trie proof verification #488
• Review of EthOnNearClient, WiP

Kirill Abramov

• Check the local deployment part of the README.md #467 PR created
• Remove unused components from old mintable-fungible-token #462 PR to be created
• Review of the code
• Ethereum-side ETH connector, WIP

Chad Ostrowski

• EthDenver presentation of the bridge
• Finished on the NEAR->Ethereum transfer

Next week

• AS: Docs on the bridge usage, publish the upgradability plan, EVM
• MF: Finish CI, enable all tests in Nayduck, testing upgradability
• EK: Review of existing code & working on Bridge 2.0
• KA: Check the local deployment part of the README.md #467, Remove unused components from old mintable-fungible-token #462 merged by the end of the week, ETH Connector PoC

Discussion

• Move Monday call earlier (15:00 UTC, 3h earlier)
  • Decided (AI: check with Pierre)
• Ropsten bridge issue: Discord