vac:qa:waku:2025q2-waku-sync-testing
Description
Expand protocol test coverage for the Waku Sync protocol in nwaku.
Focus is placed on both unit testing of core logic (e.g., range reconciliation, fingerprinting, transfer encoding)
and integration testing involving multi-peer synchronization, message archival, and protocol robustness.
Alignment with VAC Narratives:
- The VAC QA team contributes to the robustness of the Waku protocol suite by ensuring correctness and completeness of newer components such as Waku Sync.
- By exposing edge cases and ensuring spec alignment,
these tests enhance the RFC lifecycle and provide confidence to teams building on top of
nwaku.
Task List
Waku Sync Unit Testing
- fully qualified name:
vac:qa:waku:2025q2-waku-sync-testing:unit - owner: aya
- status: not started
- start-date: 2025/04/08
- end-date: 2025/04/28
Description
Add test coverage by implementing unit tests for the Waku Sync protocol logic. These tests aim to validate internal mechanics such as:
- Reconciliation entrypoint handling
- Range fingerprinting and splitting
- Range type transitions
- Delta encoding/decoding
- Transfer dispatch and protobuf encoding
- Sync termination conditions
Deliverables
PRs and issues
Waku Sync Integration Testing
- fully qualified name:
vac:qa:waku:2025q2-waku-sync-testing:integration - owner: aya
- status: not started
- start-date: 2025/04/29
- end-date: 2025/05/19
Description
Develop integration tests that simulate full protocol interaction across multiple nodes. These tests will include real-world edge cases like:
- Multi-peer end-to-end synchronization
- Archive-driven message reconciliation
- Message transfer over delayed and lossy networks
- Handling cluster and shard mismatches
Deliverables
PRs and issues