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nervosnetwork / ckb-light-client

CKB light client reference implementation
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Support running light client on iOS and Android #175

Open Keith-CY opened 8 months ago

Keith-CY commented 8 months ago

Here is a question about whether there is a plan for supporting the light client on iOS and Android.

By doing so, the light client can be distributed to more devices along with a mobile app/wallet to level up the network's decentralization.

I'm personally interested in this topic because our team currently manages a desktop wallet but it's actually a bit cumbersome for daily usage, particularly when integrating with a DApp.

Integrating the light client into a mobile app holds the potential to expand our user base, offering improved usability and opening avenues for product development and market profitability.

phroi commented 8 months ago

On the same line of thoughts, I was wondering, how difficult would it be to compile Light Client to WASM and run it directly in a browser environment? 🤔

For example see: wasm-service

quake commented 7 months ago

While it is indeed possible, the process involves substantial cross-compilation adjustments and extensive testing, which unfortunately it's not high priority at the moment due to time constraints. If you have any problems trying to cross-compiling on your own, you can create issue here, and we'll try to help out.

quake commented 7 months ago

On the same line of thoughts, I was wondering, how difficult would it be to compile Light Client to WASM and run it directly in a browser environment? 🤔

For example see: wasm-service

Running in a browser via wasm is a bit more complicated, and in addition to light client's local storage limitations, the ckb full node needs to support something like a websocket p2p also.