create dairdrop application #2429

jyaymusk · 2024-10-18T14:03:07Z

Project Abstract

Decentralized airdrop application that does not must require a centralized server, and it can also create some community interaction games based on it. Based on this project, the community will explore more airdrop strategies within the Polkadot ecosystem and continuously improve the user experience in airdrops.

https://github.com/dota-network/Grants-Program/blob/master/applications/dairdrop.md

Grant level

Level 1: Up to $10,000, 2 approvals
[2] Level 2: Up to $30,000, 3 approvals
Level 3: Unlimited, 5 approvals (for >$100k: Web3 Foundation Council approval)

Application Checklist

The application template has been copied and aptly renamed (project_name.md).
I have read the application guidelines.
Payment details have been provided (Polkadot AssetHub (USDC & DOT) address in the application and bank details via email, if applicable).
I understand that an agreed upon percentage of each milestone will be paid in vested DOT, to the Polkadot address listed in the application.
I am aware that, in order to receive a grant, I (and the entity I represent) have to successfully complete a KYC/KYB check.
The software delivered for this grant will be released under an open-source license specified in the application.
The initial PR contains only one commit (squash and force-push if needed).
The grant will only be announced once the first milestone has been accepted (see the announcement guidelines).
I prefer the discussion of this application to take place in a private Element/Matrix channel. My username is: @_______:matrix.org (change the homeserver if you use a different one)

PieWol

Hey, thanks a lot for the application. It sounds very interesting and I also don't know about an existing solution that solves the issue of distributing airdops. I left a few comments and questions for you to review.
Looking forward to your answers :)

applications/dairdrop.md

PieWol · 2024-10-23T10:07:53Z

applications/dairdrop.md

+| 1. | Substrate module: airdorp | An airdrop module that provides all on-chain functionalities related to airdrops |
+| 2. | Smart contracts:  airdorp-ink| Implementation of the airdrop module using Ink. |


do you mind accepting this typo fix?

PieWol · 2024-10-23T10:13:17Z

applications/dairdrop.md

+Under development.
+
+- https://github.com/dota-network/dairdrop
+- https://github.com/dota-network/dota-super-chain


Is there nothing but a readme to this project?

Is there nothing but a readme to this project?

The Dota Super Chain has completed most of the code, developed by community contributors, and will be merged soon. The dairdrop is currently being prepared for development. Once the dairdrop development is completed, we will merge it into the Dota Super Chain, and the Dota community will use dairdrop to launch the 2.0 network.

where can I find the code for dota-super-chain?

where can I find the code for dota-super-chain?

Our original plan for the Dota community was to develop an EVM-compatible chain with NPOS, but there were no existing technology templates, and development would take time(even though we already have very experienced Substrate developers). Fortunately, Chainsupport reached out to us, offering to contribute code for this purpose, as they are collaborating with several different teams that have similar needs. They are currently focused on developing the public part of the code and expect to complete it within a month. After that, we will use their template to develop the Dota 2.0 network. Additionally, with the support of our community developers, we will be able to help them solve any technical challenges they encounter during the development process, as we have more experience with Substrate technology.

code: https://github.com/ChainSupport/frontier-pos-template

PieWol · 2024-10-23T10:15:28Z

applications/dairdrop.md

+### Team's experience
+
+- weaver 
+  Five years of development experience with Polkadot, core code contributor in the Dota community, and involved in the development of multiple parachains. Possesses extensive experience in blockchain product development within the Polkadot and Ethereum ecosystems.


Where can I see these contributions of yours that involve parachains or substrate development? On your github I only found your work on the dota indexer.

Where can I see these contributions of yours that involve parachains or substrate development? On your github I only found your work on the dota indexer.

In the past few years (from 2019 to the present), I have primarily developed in an anonymous state due to privacy concerns. I was previously employed by several parachain teams and was a core development member for them. If you're interested, we can discuss this privately.

great, please forward this private information via e-mail to [email protected].

great, please forward this private information via e-mail to [email protected].

I will send you an email in a few days.

PieWol · 2024-10-23T10:20:16Z

applications/dairdrop.md

+| 1. | Substrate module: airdorp | An airdrop module that provides all on-chain functionalities related to airdrops |
+| 2. | Smart contracts:  airdorp-ink| Implementation of the airdrop module using Ink. |
+| 3. | indexer| An on-chain airdrop activity indexer that monitors on-chain airdrop status in real time.|
+| 3. | backend | Provide all APIs needed for the app, including calculating the MD5 hash of the airdrop file, the Merkle root of the airdrop, Merkle proofs, and airdrop status. |


what is the backend? I suppose the substrate pallet and the ink implementation serve directly as the backend.

what is the backend? I suppose the substrate pallet and the ink implementation serve directly as the backend.

On-chain storage primarily contains the final state and completed Merkle proof verification. We need to provide an off-chain backend that allows users to obtain their Merkle proofs, submit transactions to claim airdrops, and access more information about the airdrop, such as progress, the number of participants, and which users have not yet participated. Additionally, anyone should be able to claim airdrops for others.

isn't this part of the web-service?

isn't this part of the web-service?

Yes, considering the PC app, I developed it as part of the public section. The web server simply calls the APIs it needs from there.

applications/dairdrop.md

PieWol · 2024-10-23T10:28:36Z

applications/dairdrop.md

+| **0c.** | Testing and Testing Guide | Provide manual test cases as much as possible. |
+| **0d.** | Docker | We will provide a Dockerfile(s) that can be used to test all the functionality delivered with this milestone. |
+| 1. | UI/UX design | Design user-friendly interactive pages to enhance the user experience. |
+| 2. | PC app  | Desktop application compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux. |


I'd suggest to only developing a web-app. I don't see people being interested in this if they can get the same functionality from a web-app. I'd remove this deliverable unless you know that there is demand for this.

I'd suggest to only developing a web-app. I don't see people being interested in this if they can get the same functionality from a web-app. I'd remove this deliverable unless you know that there is demand for this.

I agree with it, as it allows us to focus on providing users with richer features and a friendlier experience. However, user habits can vary. For developers, it's relatively easy to start a web service using Docker, but for regular users, this can introduce technical and learning costs. Therefore, I hope that while we develop the web application, we can also provide PC application.

Can you re-write the features section so that this application only contains the web-service?

Can you re-write the features section so that this application only contains the web-service?

Thank you for your suggestion. it will save us development time. We will provide more rich and user-friendly features. If the community needs a PC app in the future, we will try to get funding support from the treasury or include it in the third milestone. update as soon as possible.

PieWol · 2024-10-23T10:35:47Z

applications/dairdrop.md

+
+- **On-chain**
+  - An airdrop pallet(substrate pallet)
+    - Set airdrop: Merkle tree root, MD5 hash of the airdrop file, start date, end date, total airdrop amount (must be staked)


To what granularity will the merkle tree resolve? To each individual address? To a group of addresses which will always be claimed together? I'd love to hear more about the strategy. Have you conducted any research up to which address amount your solution is able to scale?

To what granularity will the merkle tree resolve? To each individual address? To a group of addresses which will always be claimed together? I'd love to hear more about the strategy. Have you conducted any research up to which address amount your solution is able to scale?

We will provide a complete Merkle tree for each airdrop event, which includes the airdrop information for every user and is stored in the backend. This will support up to 2^160 addresses.

If you are storing all the addresses individually why do you need the merkle tree at all? Still do you have a more in depth design doc to share about your concept? I'd appreciate it.

If you are storing all the addresses individually why do you need the merkle tree at all? Still do you have a more in depth design doc to share about your concept? I'd appreciate it.

You can think of each airdrop event as a Merkle tree, where each person's airdrop information is stored in the leaves. They will receive their Merkle proof from here and then submit it to the chain for verification to obtain their airdrop amount.

This is very flexible and scalable. By adding some information to each recipient's airdrop data, we can create conditional claims for everyone, which can be applied in gaming and social applications.

PieWol · 2024-10-23T10:36:58Z

applications/dairdrop.md

+- **On-chain**
+  - An airdrop pallet(substrate pallet)
+    - Set airdrop: Merkle tree root, MD5 hash of the airdrop file, start date, end date, total airdrop amount (must be staked)
+    - Cancel airdrop


How will this work? Is the airdrop owned so that an account can decide on cancelling the airdrop at an arbitrary point in time?

How will this work? Is the airdrop owned so that an account can decide on cancelling the airdrop at an arbitrary point in time?

When users want to create an airdrop for the community, they will register the airdrop information on-chain, including the block height at which the airdrop will occur, the root hash of the Merkle tree, the end time of the airdrop, and more. They will also need to reserve their balances to ensure that everyone can claim the airdrop. Additionally, they can terminate the airdrop activity at any time. This ensures flexibility for the airdrop.

Why does the airdrop creator need to reserve any balances?

Why does the airdrop creator need to reserve any balances?

The airdrop creator reserve the airdrop total amount in dairdrop pallet to ensure that users can receive funds after their airdrop proof is verified. This is because the funds come from the airdrop creator. This ensures that the airdrop creator does not must to distribute the airdrop to each user individually. Anyone can claim the airdrop on behalf of any user, as long as they can provide the recipient's Merkle proof.

jyaymusk · 2024-10-23T12:48:38Z

Hey, thanks a lot for the application. It sounds very interesting and I also don't know about an existing solution that solves the issue of distributing airdops. I left a few comments and questions for you to review. Looking forward to your answers :)

Thank you very much for your outstanding work and responses. I'm very happy that we can discuss this application together.

jyaymusk · 2024-10-24T03:30:17Z

Hey, thanks a lot for the application. It sounds very interesting and I also don't know about an existing solution that solves the issue of distributing airdops. I left a few comments and questions for you to review. Looking forward to your answers :)

@PieWol, Thank you very much for your suggestions. I've updated the application accordingly. Regarding the desktop app issue, I agree that we should remove it, allowing us more time to focus on UX optimization and creating a product that is very user-friendly. However, our team is considering that community users are often non-technical and have diverse airdrop needs. Some may not want to provide a remote web service or might not know how to run a local program using Docker, which could impact community engagement and growth. If you have better suggestions, we are open to them. Our goal is to create an airdrop application that can be used in all scenarios.

PieWol · 2024-10-25T11:43:22Z

Hey @jyaymusk
thanks for getting back to me this quickly. I noticed that some of my comments were not addressed. E.g. the pc-app is still mentioned in the features and deliverables. Looking forward to your replies and changes once again.

jyaymusk · 2024-10-26T05:48:31Z

Hey @jyaymusk thanks for getting back to me this quickly. I noticed that some of my comments were not addressed. E.g. the pc-app is still mentioned in the features and deliverables. Looking forward to your replies and changes once again.

Thank you very much for your professionalism and patience. I hope my response addresses your questions.

jyaymusk · 2024-10-26T05:50:10Z

Hey @jyaymusk thanks for getting back to me this quickly. I noticed that some of my comments were not addressed. E.g. the pc-app is still mentioned in the features and deliverables. Looking forward to your replies and changes once again.

I will update the application in a few days.

jyaymusk · 2024-10-27T11:15:19Z

Hey @jyaymusk thanks for getting back to me this quickly. I noticed that some of my comments were not addressed. E.g. the pc-app is still mentioned in the features and deliverables. Looking forward to your replies and changes once again.

@PieWol, I have updated the application. If there are any new questions, we would be very happy to discuss them with you and would appreciate your feedback. I will send you an email as soon as possible. Enjoy your weekend!

idfree · 2024-10-30T06:47:05Z

Thank you very much for this proposal! A decentralized airdrop application is exactly what the Polkadot ecosystem needs, and at AIWeb3, we've been eagerly awaiting something like this for a long time. Do you think it could be integrated directly into our website? And when might this application be ready for use? Looking forward to seeing this in action!

jyaymusk · 2024-10-30T11:58:35Z

Thank you very much for this proposal! A decentralized airdrop application is exactly what the Polkadot ecosystem needs, and at AIWeb3, we've been eagerly awaiting something like this for a long time. Do you think it could be integrated directly into our website? And when might this application be ready for use? Looking forward to seeing this in action!

@idfree We hope to have it ready for use right after the launch of the Dota 2.0 network, which will still take about a month of development time. I'm very pleased that we share this common need, as it allows us to maintain it together in the future. Such an airdrop application will be very useful for community events, and in the future, we will only need to add a small code to create some gaming applications on Telegram or the web. If you have any better ideas, we can also consider adding more features. We envision that in the future, Polkadot airdrop creators will only need to select the network and connect their wallets on our webpage, and then simply click the Assets icon to quickly create or claim their airdrops. Imagine being able to create an airdrop for any Telegram or Discord group with just a click on a webpage. Isn't that cool?

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		\| 1. \| Substrate module: airdorp \| An airdrop module that provides all on-chain functionalities related to airdrops \|
		\| 2. \| Smart contracts: airdorp-ink\| Implementation of the airdrop module using Ink. \|

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