2026q1 Nim Core Libraries

vac:nim:ift:2026q1-nim-core-libs

Description §

Maintain and extend the foundational Nim libraries required by IFT teams.

Task List §

Json RPC §

• fully qualified name: vac:nim:ift:2026q1-nim-core-libs:json-rpc
• owner: Nitely
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/01/01
• end-date: 2025/02/14

Description §

• Improve JSON-RPC (e.g: https://github.com/status-im/nim-json-rpc) by adding support for custom protocol flavors, CBOR payloads, and more comprehensive documentation. These enhancements will enable JSON-RPC to be used efficiently for cross-thread and cross-process (IPC) RPC protocol

Deliverables §

• PRs

Integrate nim-intops into nim-bncurve and nim-stint §

• fully qualified name: vac:nim:ift:2026q1-nim-core-libs:intops-integration-bncurve-stint
• owner: Constantine
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/01/01
• end-date: 2026/02/14

Description §

• Integrate nim-intops into both nim-bncurve and nim-stint, ensuring compatibility, performance, and test coverage across both codebases.

Deliverables §

• PRs

Protobuf Serialization in libp2p §

• fully qualified name: vac:nim:ift:2026q1-nim-core-libs:libp2p-protobuf-serialization
• owner: Nitely
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/02/15
• end-date: 2026/03/31

Description §

• Add protobuf serialization support within libp2p, aligning scope and design with the existing libp2p stack and future messaging needs.

Deliverables §

• PRs

Language Server and Editor Integration §

• fully qualified name: vac:nim:ift:2026q1-nim-core-libs:language-server-editor-integration
• owner: Constantine
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/02/14
• end-date: 2026/03/31

Description §

• Develop language-server capabilities and editor integrations.

Deliverables §

• PRs

Documentation §

• fully qualified name: vac:nim:ift:2026q1-nim-core-libs:docs
• owner: Constantine
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/01/01
• end-date: 2026/03/31

Description §

• Produce documentation for the core libs.

Deliverables §

• Docs