2023-10-05 Aries-vcx community call

Note:

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• Alternatively you can simply join the call and we can discuss your questions and concerns  

Agenda:

• Start meeting discussion
  
  • Agenda overview and ad-hoc additions ( you can add your discussion your point )
  • Community updates

    • DIF DIDComm Users Group Meets 2,3, and 4th Mondays: https://github.com/decentralized-identity/didcomm-usergroup/blob/main/schedule.md

    • Loosening dependency versions in Aries components
      
      • https://github.com/hyperledger/anoncreds-rs/issues/240
    • V2 issue-credential protocol discussion  started
      • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/issues/796
  • Mentorship updates
    • mediators deployments:
      • vcx agency: deployed at https://agency.indyscan.io 
      • mediator: need docker container
      • relay: need docker container
    • mediator project project plan aries-vcx based message mediator 
      • https://github.com/nain-F49FF806/axum-test-server
    • uniffi aries-vcx wrapper project Project Plan - Aries VCX Next-gen Mobile Wrapper (UniFFI)
      • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/tree/main/uniffi_aries_vcx
• Overview of recent work done
  
  • Release 0.59.0 https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/releases/tag/0.59.0
  • Release 0.59.1 https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/releases/tag/0.59.1
    • Sunsetting vdrtools based anoncreds implementation in favor of credx, yay!!!
  • Naian: refactoring
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pull/992 - unpack_message return type
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pull/1002 - refactoring, remove function from aries-vcx
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pull/1007 - tweak EncryptionEnvelope API
  • Bogdan: Refactoring & cleanups
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pull/1003 -  Use generics in favor of trait objects
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pull/1005 - Removal of old-style mocking, removal of settings.rs global state
  • Patrik: Connection protocol: removed+added APIs
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pull/982
• Parked
  
  • Demo aries-vcx https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pull/952 
  • Repo re-org 
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pull/998
  • did exchange https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pull/928
    • AATH PR!! https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-agent-test-harness/pull/723/files
    • aath: did-exchange for acapy in progress
    • aath: did-exchange for AFJ blocked
      • afj: works with qualified identifiers
      • aath: works with unqualified identifiers
    • aath: moving to qualified identifiers, qualified DIDs
• In review
  • V2 for issuance/presentation protocols
    • https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pulls
• In progress
  
  • Drop vdrtools anoncreds from CI, features - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pull/1008
  • libvcx_core refactoring - generics in favor of trait objects - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/pull/1011
• Planned
  • Release 0.60.0
    • Removed vdrtools (only keep wallet - perhaps in separate workspace to enable Askar wallet contribution?)
  • did:peer:4
  • Upgrade vdrtools wallet sqlx dependency
  • V2 issuance/presentation protocols

•  End meeting discussion
  
  • Patrik: Integration testing approach - revisiting issues pointed out by Miro upon test refactoring
    
    • Many integration tests belong to aries-vcx-core
    • In many cases, 1 test per aries protocol should suffice
  • Patrik: Long/medium term goals:
    • anoncreds-rs, support for did:web anoncreds methods
    • didcomm v2 (start with messaging, unrelying protocols like issuance/presentation later)
      
      • FYI: V3 issuance/presentation protocols exists - accomodated to didcomm v2

• Todos:
  • Reject invites with invalid DIDs https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-vcx/issues/963