vac:dst:waku:2025q3-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
Regression testing (recurring)
- fully qualified name:
vac:dst:waku:2025q3-waku-evaluation:regression-testing - owner: Alberto
- status: recurring
- start-date: 2025-07-01
- end-date: 2025-09-30
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:
Store dial failure
- fully qualified name:
vac:dst:waku:2025q3-waku-evaluation:store-dial-failure - owner: Pearson
- status: 100%
- start-date: 2025-07-07
- end-date: 2025-07-18
Description
Investigate PEER_DIAL_FAILURE error found in regression tests in nwaku v0.36, from the store protocol.
Deliverables
- Reports:
- Related PRs if apply:
Store dial failure followup
- fully qualified name:
vac:dst:waku:2025q3-waku-evaluation:store-dial-failure-followup - owner: Pearson
- status: 100%
- start-date: 2025-07-23
- end-date: 2025-08-01
Description
Investigate PEER_DIAL_FAILURE error found in regression tests in nwaku v0.36 in vac:dst:waku:2025q3-waku-evaluation:store-dial-failure.
Description
Try to reproduce PEER_DIAL_FAILURE in nWaku v0.34. Trace the peer_id from one of the failing logs
to see what that node is doing. Also, reduce number of nodes in the scenario.
Deliverables
- Reports:
- Related PRs if apply:
Discv5 feasibility comparison
- fully qualified name:
vac:dst:waku:2025q3-waku-evaluation:discv5-feasibility-comparison - owner: Pearson
- status: 100%
- start-date: 2025-07-21
- end-date: 2025-08-01
Description
Compare Discv5 bandwidth usage in regression tests to what we would expect from Discv5 Feasibility Study
Deliverables
- Reports:
- Related PRs if apply:
Quic-vs-tcp
- fully qualified name:
vac:dst:waku:2025q3-waku-evaluation:quic-vs-tcp - owner: Alberto
- status: 0%
- start-date: -
- end-date: -
Description
Perform a comparison between Waku using quic and waku using mplex and yamux.
Deliverables
- Reports:
- Related PRs if apply:
JS waku
- fully qualified name:
vac:dst:waku:2025q3-waku-evaluation:js-waku - owner: Pearson
- status: 100%
- start-date: 2025-08-11
- end-date: 2025-08-22
Description
Start integrating js waku in DST experiments. Report js waku team any missing functionalities.
Deliverables
- Reports:
- Related PRs if apply: