The Graph Indexer Office Hours #137

TL;DR: Important updates for indexers and Graph enthusiasts, including the latest releases, monthly core dev team updates, and a lively discussion with some of the team from Optimism.

Welcome to another edition of Indexer Office Hours!

Today is December 12, and this is Indexer Office Hours 137.

Opening remarks

Shout out to GRTiQ episode 146, featuring Anthony Zhang, Graph Foundation Community Manager for Asia.

Repo watch

The latest updates to important repositories

Execution Layer Clients

• Erigon v2.0 New release v2.55.1 :
  • Fix snap initialization from frozen blocks
  • Estimate: less RAM for indexing

• sfeth/fireeth: New releases:
  • v2.0.1
    • Fixed SF_TRACING feature (regression broke the ability to specify a tracing endpoint)
    • Fixed substreams gRPC/Connect error codes not propagating correctly
    • Firehose connections rate-limiting will now force an (increased) delay of between 1 and 4 seconds (random value) before refusing a connection when under heavy load
  • v2.0.2
    • Fixed gRPC error code when shutting down: changed from Canceled to Unavailable

• Arbitrum-nitro: New release v2.2.0-alpha.6 :
  • This release fixes batch posting for L3 chains, replace by fee for validators, and external signer support compared to the last alpha release.

Consensus Layer Clients

Information on the different clients

• Nimbus: New release v23.11.0 :
  • Nimbus v23.11.0 is a low-urgency upgrade bringing enhanced support for the Obol DVT middleware, further profit optimizations for the Nimbus validator client, and a simplified and safe alternative to the trusted node sync.

Graph Stack

• Subgraph-radio New release 0.1.11-alpha.4:
  • switch to SQLite instead of JSON for state persistence

Graph Orchestration Tooling

Join us every other Wednesday at 5 pm UTC for Launchpad Office Hours and get the latest updates on running Launchpad. The next one is on December 20. Bring all your questions!

Protocol watch

The latest updates on important changes to the protocol

Forum Governance

• GIP-0057: Chain Integration Process
• GIP-0058: Replacing Bonding Curves with Indexing Fees
• Add support for LightLink
• Introducing the Graph Improvement Proposals (GIPs) Tracker

Forum Research

• Introducing Subsquid Firehose – a lightweight decentralized data source for 40+ EVMs
• Create Subgraph For Unsupported Chain
• Core Dev Updates:
  • The Guild December 2023 Update
  • Edge & Node’s November/December Update
  • Pinax December 2023 Update
  • Messari December 2023 Update
  • Semiotic Labs December 2023 Update
  • Geo Update December 2023
  • GraphOps Update December 2023
  • StreamingFast December 2023 Update

Contracts Repository

• feat(wip): support for anvil #892 (open)
• chore: convert repo into a yarn workspaces monorepo and add sdk package #888 (merged)
• chore: wip changes to integrate with sdk #872 (open)
• feat: subgraph availability manager contract #882 (open)
• fix(GNS): use the correct token amount when curation or owner tax are zero #873 (merged)
• feat: remove/deprecate delegation parameters cooldown #866 (merged)
• feat: remove asset holder allowlist, with additional fixes #864 (merged)
• feat: changed dispute manager to not delete bad actors disputes on re… #766 (merged)
• feat: bump hardhat verify to support multiple chains #746 (closed)

Open discussion

• Special guests from Optimism!
• Marine, Infrastructure Partnerships at OP Labs, and Soyboy, Developer Support Engineer, joined the call.
• Soyboy offers resources for running Optimism nodes and indexing the network.
• Links were provided for Optimism node architecture overview, tutorials, simple dockerized node, open-source indexer, and more.
  • Node Operator docs
  • Docker compose stack for running an Optimism node with monitoring
  • Information about Optimism’s Indexer
  • Developer portal for posting questions
• Participants expressed enthusiasm for Optimism’s open architecture and commitment to user needs.
• Discussion on the potential for OP mainnet support in The Graph protocol.
• The community was encouraged to share feedback and suggestions for improvement.
• Optimism’s commitment to Aragon integration and user experience was lauded.
  • https://github.com/testinprod-io/op-erigon
  • https://github.com/anton-rs/op-reth
• Indexers express frustration with the five-minute CAPTCHA quiz for obtaining POPs, suggesting alternative verification methods.
• Lively exchange on the balance between spam prevention and user experience, with The Graph team open to feedback.
• Derek’s high-AF CAPTCHA struggle becomes an unexpected highlight, reminding everyone of the human element behind the technology.
• Decentralized subgraph Oracle and SEO discussions hint at exciting future developments.
• The Optimism team earns praise for their openness and willingness to collaborate with The Graph community.

Next steps

Please join us live for the next Indexer Office Hours on December 19.