gerbil-libp2p

This packages provides a native Gerbil implementation of the libp2p networking stack.

Overview

The implementation will loosely follow the go-libp2p architecture, as far as the host interface is concerned.

Specifically, the main user interface is the Host, and the I/O interface is the Stream -- see libp2p/interface.ss.

Development Roadmap

This is just beginning; these are our plans:

MVP

This is the very basic functionality of libp2p; we just want to implement enough of the host to talk to a go-libp2p program implementing a basic echo protocol, both as a client and as a server.

That means:

• implement enough of the Host to connect to a peer, open a stream as a client, and handle a stream as server.
• protocol requirements:
  • multistream select for handshake/mux negotiation
  • tls handshake (or noise, eventually both)
  • yamux
  • identify

Advanced Host APIs

• peerstore
• network
• resource manager
• event bus

Advanced Functionality

As we build towards production, we are going to need some more components:

• autonat client for nat detection
• relay/v2 client, dcutr, and dht client for hole punching
• dht client for bootstrap/routing
• pubsub/gossipsub

Public Node Functionality

• autonat server
• relay/v2 server
• dht server

QUIC

This is a very big endeavor in itself, so it might take a while; volunteers welcome.

Copyright and License

© 2024 The Mighty Gerbils Contributors; distributed with the Gerbil License, dual Apache-2.0 and LGPL v2.1.