Observations

IBM's VS Code Plugin

Spydra VS Code Plugin

  • Has an option to start the network from the VSCode interface.
  • The quick start network could end up in issues due to system resources, the containers take time to bring up but the automation script expects to run sooner.
  • There are - launch configuration for the plugin itself and the Fabric chaincode input file for debugging.
  • Creates a default channel in the sample network.
  • Has an option for attaching a custom chaincode for debugging. There are lauch configuration changes depending on the programming language of the chaincode.
  • Native peer run chaincode is differentiated from the chaincode as a service option.

Desired Behavior

  • Have an option to connect to a different Fabric network.
  • A Fabric network shall be identified using the connection profile file.
    • Provide a network view in tree structure form.
    • Optionally, show if the services are reachable.
  • Chaincode to be always run as a service.
  • Fabric network shall connect to the chaincode run on the local machine.
    • Run the chaincode itself on the cloud. SSH to the chaincode instance on the cloud. This is to open up the networking between the chaincode instance and the peer node.
    • May require a special consideration for Kubernetes based network.
  • Have an option to create a Fabric network locally using CRE (such as docker).
    • Do consider validations in the script before running commands, ensure the required containers are up or prerequisites are installed.
    • Do consider buttons for starting, stopping, clearing. Do consider the cases where the developers may click on random buttons.
  • Desired to have PDC debugging.
  • Wallet is associated with the network. By default use the admin credential belonging to the organization. However, there can be a flexibility for advanced users.
  • Collect the parameters for the methods at runtime. There can be a default file as a configuration for the chaincode.
  • Provide an experience similar to Java debugger with spring. i.e. An option to run the chaincode function directly from the IDE.
    • Ethereum remix - upload the smart contract, remix picks up all the functions, give a black box to put in parameters and run that specific function. Ethereum ABI specification to do it.
  • The user experience should be consistent across programming languages for chaincode.
    • Present intelligent template but with an option to change the language.
  • Security between chaincode and the peer. Mutual TLS is desired but the support for it can be in later releases.
    • Ideally, a button to switch off TLS.

Attendance

Kent Lau

Chinmayi D S

Claudia Emmanuel

Varsha Pichandi

Arun S M

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