vac:dst:waku:2025q2-waku-evaluation
Description
Test Waku on each new version or requested feature and look for regressions, learn scaling properties and run scaling studies, understand the limits of Waku and its behaviour. Deliver reports and actionable insights. Do this monthly, reliably, with documentation of findings.
Background
We want to learn specific, actionable information about Waku’s behaviour and how it is evolving over time with each new release and with each thing we are specifically asked to check and test.
We will use a combination of real world testing, theoretical analysis and simulation to determine and measure the success, side effects and other factors of Waku and its evolution.
Narratives
We will support the Conduit of Expertise narrative directly by analysing and evaluating new Waku releases and their features, both with regards to features they have today and with regards to how that compares to past behaviour.
We will:
- Enable improvements to Waku by allowing for repeatable, measureable and real world insights into Waku, all the way from theory to practice and back.
- Reduce the risk of a Waku regression making it into a new release of Waku.
Additionally, these efforts will contribute to the Premier Research destination narrative by:
- Improving and strengthening our relationship with the Waku team and improving the quality and reputation of IFT’s work, inside and outside of Waku.
Additional info
Task list
Message latency
- fully qualified name:
vac:dst:waku:2025q2-waku-evaluation:message-latency - owner: Alberto
- status: 0%
- start-date: TBA
- end-date: TBA
Description
Investigate situations where a message takes up to 2 seconds to arrive to all nodes. Analyze if this is dependant on number of nodes, if the messages that take longer have a correlation with being the latest injected, and so on. Determine what can be the causes, and report findings.
Deliverables
- Reports:
- Related PRs if apply:
Regression testing (recurring)
- fully qualified name:
vac:dst:waku:2025q2-waku-evaluation:regression-testing - owner: Alberto
- status: recurring
- start-date: 2025-04-01
- end-date: 2025-06-30
Description
Run different scenarios and collect evidence and data of Waku’s behaviour.
Test for known regressions that have occurred in the past and ensure they don’t happen again.
Deliverables
- Reports:
- Related PRs if apply: