FVMFlow: Analytics Dashboard for Exploring Activities in FVM

[justmert]

Open Grant Proposal: FVMFlow

Name of Project: FVMFlow

Proposal Category: app-dev

Proposer: justmert

(Optional) Technical Sponsor: No

Do you agree to open source all work you do on behalf of this RFP and dual-license under MIT or APACHE2 licenses?: Yes

Project Description

As the Filecoin FVM ecosystem continues to grow, it's becoming increasingly challenging to stay informed about the ecosystem's status and trends, as well as the activities of the many open-source projects being built on or integrated with the FVM environment. With data scattered across various platforms through Github to Twitter, gaining a comprehensive view of the ecosystem can be a daunting task.

FVMFlow offers a cutting-edge solution to this problem, providing a comprehensive platform that delivers various insights and metrics to track the activities and development of the Filecoin FVM ecosystem. Through intuitive and interactive visualizations and charts, FVMFlow empowers users to gain a clear understanding of code contributions, community engagements, trend data, and many other critical metrics related to the Filecoin FVM ecosystem.

By tracking various off-chain sources, FVMFlow is the go-to platform for gaining a comprehensive view of the Filecoin FVM and becomes uniqueness in the space.

Links

• MVP Website: https://fvmflow.netlify.app/
• Open-source Backend: https://github.com/justmert/eco-pulse-backend
• Open-source Frontend: https://github.com/justmert/eco-pulse-frontend

Value

• Comprehensive analytics platform: FVMFlow provides a comprehensive platform that delivers various insights and metrics to track the activities and development of the Filecoin FVM ecosystem and its associated open-source projects.

• Consolidated data sources: By consolidating data sources and presenting key metrics and insights in an intuitive and interactive format, FVMFlow addresses the challenge of scattered data sources, making it easier for users to understand the ecosystem's status and trends.

• Helping to make informed decisions: By providing valuable insights and metrics, FVMFlow can help ecosystem users make more informed decisions about which projects to support and contribute to as well as identify promising projects and high-risk ones.

• Gap in the market: FVMFlow fills the gap in the market by being the only project that becomes go-to core off-chain analytics dashboard for the Filecoin FVM ecosystem.

• Discovering the evolution of the ecosystem: FVMFlow provides historical data and visualizations of key metrics, enabling developers and ecosystem users to better understand the development trajectory of Filecoin FVM and its projects. This feature helps users identify areas where FVM gains trends and track the ecosystem's progress over time.

• Integration with approved grants and hackathons: FVMFlow can be integrated with approved grants and hackathons to keep track of the activity and development of these projects within the Filecoin FVM ecosystem. By tracking the progress and development of grant recipients and hackathon projects, FVMFlow can provide valuable data and visualizations, which can be used to evaluate the success of these programs and their impact on the ecosystem.

• Encourage Community Collaboration: FVMFlow provides a centralized location for viewing project activity and contributions, encouraging community collaboration and engagement. By enabling users to easily identify areas where they can contribute to projects, thus empowers the community to work together towards a common goal, further strengthening the Filecoin FVM ecosystem.

Deliverables

The final deliverable of FVMFlow will be a comprehensive analytics dashboard that provides detailed insights and visualizations into activity of FVM ecosystem projects. FVMFlow will be comprised of the following functionality and features:

• A Python backend that uses both the Github Rest and GraphQL APIs to fetch the latest data from Github repositories related to Filecoin FVM ecosystem projects.
• A Firebase project and Firestore database to store chart data and project metadata.
• A Project List page that lists all Filecoin FVM ecosystem projects in order of their respective stargazing counts.
• A Project Detail page that includes Commit History by Weeks, Code Frequency, Top Contributors, Issue Activity, Issue Count, Star Count, Pull Request Count, Recent Issues, Recent Commits, Pull Request Activity, and Recent Stargazing Activity.
• A categorization feature to classify projects based on various criteria within the FVMFlow, such as DeFi, DEX.
• A project health score feature that evaluates multiple metrics to provide users with an overview of a project's health.
• Algolia integration to improve the search functionality of the platform.
• Typeform integration to allow ecosystem users to suggest new projects for the platform.
• Google Analytics integration to track user engagement and improve the platform accordingly.
• An API for FVMFlow that provides developers with access to FVMFlow charts and metadata.
• Integration of Twitter data of Filecoin FVM and its associated projects into the platform, including metrics such as the number of tweets posted per day or week, the number of likes, retweets, and replies received, and other relevant analytics.
• Up-to-date ecosystem project list on FVMFlow customized based on the protocol's preference.
• Regular backend updates to keep the database up-to-date with the latest data.

Website

Dashboard Page	Project List Page	Project Page

Technical Scheme

Development Roadmap

Milestone 1

• Budget: $10,000
• Estimated Time: 1 month

Number	Deliverable	Specification
0.	License	Add an MIT License to both the backend and frontend Github repositories of FVMFlow.
1.	Database	Set up a Firebase project and Firestore database to store chart data and project metadata.
2.	Backend	To integrate Github Data to the FVMFlow, develop a Python backend that uses both the Github Rest and GraphQL APIs to fetch latest data from the Github.
3.	Frontend	Build the Project Detail and Dashboard pages, including the following implementations: Commit History By Weeks, Code Frequency, Top Contributors, Issue Activity, Issue Count, Star Count, Pull Request Count, Recent Issues, Recent Commits, Pull Request Activity, Recent Stargazing Activity.
4.	Frontend	Develop a Project List page that lists all Filecoin FVM ecosystem projects in order of their respective stargazing counts.
5.	Integration	Integrate Algolia to improve the search functionality of the platform.
6.	Integration	Integrate Typeform to allow ecosystem users to suggest new projects for the platform.
7.	Integration	Integrate Google Analytics to track user engagement and improve the platform accordingly.
8.	Backend	Set up a regular update schedule for the backend to keep the database up-to-date with the latest data.

Milestone 2

• Budget: $18,000
• Estimated Time: 1.5 months

Number	Deliverable	Specification
1.	Feature	Integrate Twitter data of Filecoin FVM and its associated projects into the platform, including metrics such as the number of tweets posted per day or week, the number of likes, retweets, and replies received, and other relevant analytics.
2.	Feature	Develop categorization feature to classify projects based on various criteria within the FVMFlow, such as DeFi, DEX. The feature will make it easier for users to find projects that are of interest to them.
3.	Feature	Develop project health score feature that evaluates multiple metrics to provide users with an overview of a project's health. The score helps identify promising projects and high-risk ones. The resulting score, weighted by metric importance, will display on the project detail page.
4.	Feature	Develop an API for FVMFlow that provides developers with access to FVMFlow charts and metadata. The API will use RESTful architecture and documented using OpenAPI Specification. Using the API, developers can embed charts and data into their own applications.
5.	Feature	Up-to-date ecosystem project list on FVMFlow will be customized based on the protocol's preference. If the protocol wishes project list to be updated independently, a GitHub crawler will be implemented to automatically discover ecosystem projects and adds them to the FVMFlow. Alternatively, if the protocol has a project list available on a platform such as Notion, we will use the platform's respective API to access the list. In addition, if the protocol has a website that displays its ecosystem projects, such as an awesome list or other third-party application, we can parse the GitHub links and incorporate them into FVMFlow. We will collaborate with the protocol to determine the most effective approach and ensure the project list is kept up-to-date and accurate.

Total Budget Requested

Total Funding Requested: $28,000

The funds for FVMFlow will be allocated towards maintaining and improving the platform in various ways. The majority of the budget will go towards the development, for maintaining and updating the platform. A significant portion of the budget will be allocated towards infrastructure costs, including server hosting, database management, and other necessary tools and services. By using the funds in these areas, I ensure that the application and its associated services are maintained and improved over time.

Maintenance and Upgrade Plans

To ensure FVMFlow remains up-to-date and meets the needs of ecosystem users, we plan to implement the following maintenance and upgrade plans:

• Regular Backend Updates: I will set up a regular backend scheduler to update the database of FVMFlow. These updates will include the latest data from Github, Twitter. By keeping the database up-to-date, users can rely on accurate data and visualizations.

• Maintenance and Upgrades: I will conduct maintenance and upgrades to keep FVMFlow running smoothly. This will include updating backend and frontend technologies, fixing bugs, and addressing user feedback.

• API Documentation: We will provide comprehensive documentation for FVMFlow's API, allowing developers to easily integrate FVMFlow data and charts into their own applications. This documentation will include examples of API calls, descriptions of available data and charts, and best practices for integrating the API.

• Community Engagement: We will engage with the Filecoin FVM ecosystem community to gather feedback, address issues, and identify opportunities for improvement. This will include participation in community forums, outreach to ecosystem projects, and direct communication with users.

Team

Team Members

Mert Köklü

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mertkoklu/
• Github: https://github.com/justmert
• Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/users/10515117/mert-köklü

Relevant Experience

As an experienced Web3 developer, I have become a grantee for Web3 Foundation, AAVE, Lens and Filecoin ecosystems by developing innovative projects. As a certified NVIDIA instructor, AAVE Turkey Community Co-Manager and ambassador for organizations such as Microsoft and The Graph protocol, I have become a trusted voice within the communities and gained a deep understanding of their needs and requirements.

Currently, I'm focused on developing open-source and user-friendly applications that bring value to the FVM ecosystem.

Team code repositories

• Peer-CLI: Swiss Army Knife for the IPFS (Received grant from Filecoin)
• AaveQL: Aave GraphQL Documentation (Received grant from Aave)
• Aave API Telegram Bot: Aave GraphQL Documentation (Received grant from Aave)
• chainweb.py: Kadena Chainweb Python Bindings

Additional Information

I have learned about the Open Grants Program from the Filecoin Dev Grants page.

• Email: kklumert@gmail.com
• Telegram: @mertkklu
• Discord: MertK#2634

[justmert]

Hi @realChainLife , @eshon, @ErinOCon! Is there any update? Also could you tag the proposal with 'FVM'. Thanks and looking forward a review.

[ErinOCon]

Hi @justmert, thank you for your proposal! We are behind schedule for our April submissions, but expect to have an update available in the next couple weeks. Thank you for your patience!

[justmert]

Eagerly waiting for your review! Thank you @ErinOCon.

[ErinOCon]

HI @justmert, thank you for your patience with our review. Unfortunately, we will not be moving forward with a grant at this time. Wishing you all the best as you continue building!

[justmert]

Hey, thanks for the response!