Technical Activity Report
November 2024
November 2024 focused on Unicove launch preparation across UI/UX, staking features, RAM management, search functionality, and block explorer capabilities. Supporting work included account creation infrastructure updates, MetaMask Snap integration improvements, and mobile wallet maintenance.
Key Achievements:
- Built key lookup pages enabling account discovery by public key across blockchains
- Enhanced resource management with redesigned staking and RAM pages
- Improved block explorer capabilities with detailed transaction displays
- Enhanced account creation portal with improved recovery workflows
- Prototyped antelope-dart library for Dart/Flutter development
Technical Significance: November represented launch preparation work for Unicove, establishing foundational features like key lookup and comprehensive UI polish. The antelope-dart prototype explored expanding blockchain development beyond JavaScript ecosystem.
Table of Contents
Cross-Repository Insights
November 2024 work consisted primarily of Unicove launch preparation with independent improvements across repositories. No significant cross-repository integration or coordinated technical efforts were identified this month.
greymass/unicove
Repository: https://github.com/greymass/unicove
Activity: 77 PRs merged
Overview
Unicove is the modern block explorer and web-based wallet interface for Antelope blockchains, serving as the primary user-facing product for blockchain interaction. November 2024 focused on launch preparation with major work across staking pages, RAM management, key lookup functionality, search improvements, transaction displays, and comprehensive UI/UX refinements.
Pull Requests
Major Feature Development
#259 - Key page suggestions (link)
Merged: 2024-11-25
Discussion: 21 total comments (0 issue comments, 21 review comments)
Description: Comprehensive improvements to the key lookup page based on design review and user feedback.
Impact: The most-discussed PR of November 2024, with 21 review comments indicating significant design and implementation iteration. Enhanced the key lookup feature allowing users to discover which accounts are associated with specific public keys across Antelope blockchains.
#277 - Dean block page (link)
Merged: 2024-11-30
Description: Refactored block page to use common components and consolidated data processing. Changed markup to use description list component receiving children, combined and moved data processing to layout.ts. Design improvements included using description list pattern instead of table pattern for block details (key-value data), right-aligned numerical data, and integration of TransactionText and AccountText components.
Impact: Improved code reusability and maintainability by establishing component patterns for displaying block explorer data. Standardized presentation of block details across the application.
#252 - Transaction completion (link)
Merged: 2024-11-22
Description: Major transaction UI overhaul including: restyles transaction completion component, creates transaction formatter component, refactors page layouts for reusability, applies single card layout pattern from buy/sell/stake/unstake pages to send page, styles send summary card, and flips memo/summary order to match other transaction pages.
Impact: Established consistent transaction UX patterns across all transaction types, improving user understanding and reducing confusion through standardized flows.
#251 - dev: update interval in env (link)
Merged: 2024-11-28
Description: Added environment variable overrides for PUBLIC_ACCOUNT_UPDATE_INTERVAL and PUBLIC_NETWORK_UPDATE_INTERVAL allowing developers to configure polling intervals and prevent hitting rate limits on internal API during rapid development iteration with multiple clients.
Impact: Developer experience improvement enabling faster local development without API rate limit issues.
#248 - More style updates (link)
Merged: 2024-11-24
Description: Responsive design improvements including better screen utilization on tablet sizes and enhanced touch responsiveness on mobile devices by removing double-tap wait delays.
Impact: Improved mobile and tablet user experience with faster touch interactions and better space utilization across device sizes.
#247 - Logo updates (link)
Merged: 2024-11-20
Discussion: 8 total comments (0 issue comments, 8 review comments)
Description: Dynamic network logo system implementation: uses current network logo on homepage (e.g. Jungle 4, EOS), refactors preloading to happen in layout instead of components, preloads current chain logo and prefetches others, uses chainLogos version of EOS logo to leverage cached images.
Impact: Performance optimization through strategic image preloading and caching, reducing visual pop-in while maintaining responsiveness. Discussion focused on preloading strategies and cache utilization patterns.
#246 - feat: copy account name button (link)
Merged: 2024-11-20
Description: Adds copy-to-clipboard button for account names in page header.
Impact: Improved UX for common workflow of copying account names for external use.
#240 - Metamask landing page enhancements (link)
Merged: 2024-11-19
Description: Styling and content updates to MetaMask Snap landing page.
Impact: Better onboarding experience for MetaMask users discovering Antelope blockchain functionality through the Snap integration.
#237 - feat: include stale-while-revalidate to cache-control (link)
Merged: 2024-11-19
Description: Added stale-while-revalidate cache-control directive. When cache expires (e.g., at 5.01 seconds), Cloudflare serves stale cache to first requester while revalidating in background, providing fresh cache for subsequent requests at 5.02+ seconds.
Impact: Performance optimization reducing latency for users hitting expired caches while maintaining data freshness through background revalidation.
#235 - enhancement: preload chain logo (link)
Merged: 2024-11-19
Description: Preload chain logo in pageheader and account switcher components, instructing browser to prioritize these images.
Impact: Reduces visual pop-in by ensuring critical logos load before page render.
#214 - style: staking pages (link)
Merged: 2024-11-14
Discussion: 11 total comments (0 issue comments, 11 review comments)
Description: Comprehensive staking UI overhaul: reorganizes files to apply (staking) layout to stake/unstake/withdraw pages, fixes overflows, adds two-column grid in flow context, updates markup/spacing/sizing/colors, fixes RAM bytes switcher bug.
Impact: Standardized staking page layouts and fixed critical bugs in resource management interfaces. Significant discussion around layout patterns and responsive design approaches.
Launch Preparation and Releases
Multiple PRs focused on preparing Unicove for production launch, indicating November as a critical launch month:
- #281: Fixed detection of actions (link)
- #280: Handle no-action transactions more gracefully (link)
- #279: Jungle4 compatibility (link)
- #278: Next Release (link)
- #263: Next Release (link)
- #262: Release (link)
- #256: Release (link)
- #250: Release (link)
- #242: Release (link)
- #231: Release (link)
- #227: Prerelease Changes (link)
- #226: Prelaunch (link)
- #224: Early Access Release (link)
- #195: Prelaunch (link)
- #204: Prelaunch (link)
Search and Navigation
#274 - cmdk (link)
Merged: 2024-11-28
Description: Command palette (cmdk) implementation enabling keyboard-driven navigation.
Impact: Power user feature enabling faster navigation through keyboard shortcuts.
#273 - Search input tweaks (link)
Merged: 2024-11-28
Description: Search input refinements based on user feedback.
#267 - CMDK - Add support for commands (link)
Merged: 2024-11-28
Description: Extended command palette with additional command support.
Impact: Enhanced command palette functionality with broader coverage of application actions.
#249 - fix: search history links (link)
Merged: 2024-11-21
Description: Fixed broken search history link behavior.
#183 - Search dialog improvements (link)
Merged: 2024-11-05
Description: Enhanced search dialog UX and functionality.
Block Explorer Features
#275 - design block page (link)
Merged: 2024-11-29
Description: Block page design implementation.
#255 - Adding key lookup page (link)
Merged: 2024-11-22
Description: New key lookup page allowing users to search for accounts associated with specific public keys.
Impact: Critical block explorer feature enabling users to discover account-key relationships across Antelope networks.
#197 - activity action page (link)
Merged: 2024-11-09
Description: Activity action detail page implementation.
Impact: Enhanced transaction and action visibility in block explorer functionality.
Resource Management (RAM, CPU, NET)
#221 - RAM content adjustments (link)
Merged: 2024-11-13
Description: Content and layout updates for RAM management pages.
#215 - RAM Page Changes (link)
Merged: 2024-11-11
Description: RAM page functional and visual improvements.
#213 - Merging all RAM market values into one card (link)
Merged: 2024-11-11
Description: Consolidated RAM market statistics into unified card component.
Impact: Simplified RAM market data presentation, reducing visual clutter.
#208 - RAM pages touchups (link)
Merged: 2024-11-11
Description: Final RAM page polish and refinements.
#194 - Fixing RAM chart (link)
Merged: 2024-11-08
Description: Bug fix for RAM price chart display.
#189 - Remove the AvailableRam component of ram module (link)
Merged: 2024-11-07
Description: Removed redundant AvailableRam component from RAM module.
Impact: Code cleanup improving maintainability.
#188 - update resources page design (link)
Merged: 2024-11-07
Description: Resources page (CPU/NET/RAM) design overhaul.
#175 - Implemented RAM Figma designs and other enhancements (link)
Merged: 2024-11-04
Description: Implementation of Figma design specifications for RAM management pages with additional enhancements.
Impact: Aligned RAM functionality with approved design system.
#164 - staking (link)
Merged: 2024-11-01
Description: Core staking functionality implementation.
Impact: Essential feature for Antelope blockchain resource management and governance participation.
Component Architecture and Refactoring
#271 - Add breakdown component (link)
Merged: 2024-11-28
Description: New breakdown component for displaying itemized data.
Impact: Reusable component improving consistency across breakdown displays.
#261 - Migrated context from root to network layout (link)
Merged: 2024-11-23
Description: Architectural refactor moving context from root to network-specific layout.
Impact: Better context scoping enabling multi-network support with isolated state.
#260 - key page hook modifications (link)
Merged: 2024-11-23
Description: Refactored key page hooks for better reusability.
#207 - style: simplify css (link)
Merged: 2024-11-11
Description: CSS simplification and cleanup.
Impact: Improved stylesheet maintainability and reduced complexity.
#198 - refactor: move pageHeader to layout (link)
Merged: 2024-11-09
Description: Moved pageHeader component to layout level for better composition.
Impact: Architectural improvement enabling consistent headers across route groups.
#191 - Lucide Icons Tree Shaking Fix (link)
Merged: 2024-11-07
Description: Fixed icon library tree shaking to reduce bundle size.
Impact: Performance optimization reducing JavaScript payload by eliminating unused icon code.
Account and Wallet Features
#265 - add send action for balances page (link)
Merged: 2024-11-27
Description: Added send action button to balances page for direct token transfers.
Impact: Reduced friction for common workflow of viewing balance and sending tokens.
#218 - Added eos-wallet update page (link)
Merged: 2024-11-13
Description: New page for EOS wallet update notifications and instructions.
#211 - Account Overview (link)
Merged: 2024-11-11
Description: Account overview page implementation showing comprehensive account information.
Impact: Central hub for viewing account status, resources, balances, and activity.
#210 - Selecting metamask plugin on login after account creation (link)
Merged: 2024-11-11
Description: Automatically selects MetaMask plugin after account creation via MetaMask Snap.
Impact: Smoother onboarding flow for MetaMask users by reducing manual plugin selection step.
#193 - Account switcher improvements (link)
Merged: 2024-11-08
Description: Enhanced account switcher component with improved UX.
Impact: Better multi-account management for users with multiple blockchain accounts.
Settings and Configuration
#190 - Settings page styles (link)
Merged: 2024-11-07
Description: Settings page visual design implementation.
Content and Localization
#230 - Updating svead (link)
Merged: 2024-11-19
Description: Updated svead (Svelte head management) dependency.
#205 - Content edits (link)
Merged: 2024-11-11
Description: Content copy updates across application.
#203 - Localization update (link)
Merged: 2024-11-10
Description: Updates to localization system and translations.
Impact: Preparation for international audience support.
#196 - More Content Tweaks (link)
Merged: 2024-11-09
Description: Additional content refinements.
User Onboarding
#177 - Updates to signup pages (link)
Merged: 2024-11-05
Description: Signup flow improvements.
Impact: Smoother new user onboarding experience.
Infrastructure and Deployment
#202 - Disabling network state caches (link)
Merged: 2024-11-10
Description: Disabled network state caching to resolve stale data issues.
Impact: Ensures users see current blockchain state at cost of increased API calls.
#186 - Docker + bun (link)
Merged: 2024-11-06
Description: Added Docker support with Bun runtime.
Impact: Enables containerized deployments with fast JavaScript runtime.
SEO and Metadata
#200 - Page Meta Data (link)
Merged: 2024-11-10
Description: Implemented page metadata (title, description, OpenGraph) for SEO.
Impact: Improved search engine discoverability and social media sharing appearance.
#201 - feat: hide v1 banner (link)
Merged: 2024-11-10
Description: Removed deprecation banner for v1 product.
Visual Design and Assets
#268 - UI Tweaks (link)
Merged: 2024-11-28
Description: Miscellaneous UI refinements.
#266 - Ux suggestions (link)
Merged: 2024-11-27
Description: UX improvements based on user feedback.
#258 - Staking Tweaks (link)
Merged: 2024-11-23
Description: Minor staking interface adjustments.
#257 - feat: new favicons (link)
Merged: 2024-11-23
Description: Updated favicon assets for browser tabs and bookmarks.
#223 - Style updates (link)
Merged: 2024-11-13
Description: Application-wide style refinements.
#217 - Staking tweaks for launch (link)
Merged: 2024-11-13
Description: Final staking interface polish before launch.
#212 - More prelaunch tweaks (link)
Merged: 2024-11-11
Description: Additional pre-launch refinements.
#206 - Style updates (link)
Merged: 2024-11-11
Description: Visual design updates.
#199 - Style updates (link)
Merged: 2024-11-09
Description: Interface styling improvements.
Bug Fixes
#245 - Fix sidebar highlight bug (link)
Merged: 2024-11-20
Description: Fixed sidebar navigation highlight not tracking current page.
#234 - fix: allow any step in numeric inputs (link)
Merged: 2024-11-19
Description: Fixed numeric input validation allowing decimal steps.
Impact: Resolved issue with users unable to enter precise amounts in transaction forms.
#192 - fix: bug with logo link (link)
Merged: 2024-11-08
Description: Fixed broken logo navigation link.
#187 - Hiding incomplete elements (link)
Merged: 2024-11-07
Description: Hid UI elements for features still in development.
Impact: Prevented user confusion by hiding incomplete functionality before launch.
greymass/account-creation-portal
Repository: https://github.com/greymass/account-creation-portal
Activity: 8 PRs merged
Overview
Account creation portal provides unified infrastructure for creating Antelope blockchain accounts across multiple products (Anchor, MetaMask, Unicove, Web Authenticator). November development focused on MetaMask integration, recovery system improvements, and launch preparation.
Pull Requests
#129 - Small updates before launch (link)
Merged: 2024-11-30
Description: Final pre-launch refinements before portal launch.
Impact: Last-minute polish ensuring production readiness.
#128 - Branding (link)
Merged: 2024-11-27
Description: Updated branding and visual identity.
#127 - Adding support for deferring account creation (link)
Merged: 2024-11-23
Description: Major architectural change enabling deferred account creation. With MetaMask Snap able to use recovery system directly, portal can now create recovery credentials without immediately creating the blockchain account. Adds new “recover” button on account management allowing users to create recovery first, then create account later using those recovery credentials.
Impact: Critical feature for MetaMask integration allowing Snap users to generate recovery credentials before committing to account creation, enabling flexible onboarding flows.
#126 - Switching from react spinners to lucid-react loading spinner (link)
Merged: 2024-11-22
Description: Replaced react-spinners dependency with lucide-react loading spinner.
Impact: Reduced dependencies and improved consistency by using existing icon library.
#125 - Small updates for onboarding (link)
Merged: 2024-11-22
Description: Onboarding UX improvements including: validates name availability before payment prompts, allows “Back” button in payment section to return to name entry, shows single checkbox on mobile success screen, renames recovery “secret key” to “Recovery Key” for clarity.
Impact: Smoother onboarding flow reducing user friction and confusion during account creation.
#124 - Persist account name selection across back/continue, disable account name entry when account created (link)
Merged: 2024-11-20
Description: Form state persistence and validation improvements.
Impact: Prevents users from losing entered account names when navigating back, and prevents modification of account name after creation.
#123 - Showing different content based on whether or not the account is already created (link)
Merged: 2024-11-14
Description: Conditional UI based on account existence: if account doesn’t exist, prompts user to enter account creation flow; if exists, instructs to use recovery key.
Impact: Intelligent flow handling for users returning to portal after account creation.
#122 - Re-flow for recovery pages (link)
Merged: 2024-11-11
Description: Redesigned recovery section from linear flow to tabbed interface. Users can now freely navigate between recovery steps instead of being locked into sequential progression.
Impact: Improved UX for recovery credential management, allowing users to review and modify recovery settings as needed.
greymass/anchor-mobile-android
Repository: https://github.com/greymass/anchor-mobile-android
Activity: 6 PRs merged
Overview
Native Android wallet for Antelope blockchains. November activity focused on infrastructure updates and release preparation for version 2.2.2.
Pull Requests
#228 - Bumping version to 2.2.2 (link)
Merged: 2024-11-26
Description: Version bump for 2.2.2 release.
#227 - Release Prep 2.2.2 (link)
Merged: 2024-11-21
Description: Release preparation activities for version 2.2.2.
#226 - Release Prep 2.2.2 (link)
Merged: 2024-11-20
Description: Additional 2.2.2 release preparation.
#225 - Updating firebase core and updating gradle dependencies (link)
Merged: 2024-11-15
Description: Updated Firebase Core SDK and Gradle build system dependencies.
Impact: Maintains compatibility with latest Android toolchain and Firebase services.
#224 - Removing app/res/values-v31/themes.xml (link)
Merged: 2024-11-15
Description: Removed Android 12 (API 31) specific theme file.
Impact: Theme simplification consolidating styling into unified theme file.
#223 - Updating API and build tools (link)
Merged: 2024-11-15
Description: Updated target API level and Android build tools to latest versions.
Impact: Maintains Google Play Store compliance and access to latest Android platform features.
greymass/antelope-snap
Repository: https://github.com/greymass/antelope-snap
Activity: 4 PRs merged
Overview
MetaMask Snap integration enabling Antelope blockchain functionality within MetaMask wallet. November development focused on installation experience and UI improvements.
Pull Requests
#7 - Displaying link to metamask page on install (link)
Merged: 2024-11-22
Discussion: 12 total comments (0 issue comments, 12 review comments)
Description: Added MetaMask page link display during Snap installation.
Impact: Improved installation UX by providing users with direct access to MetaMask configuration. The 12 review comments indicate significant discussion around MetaMask integration patterns and user guidance strategies.
#10 - Updated icon (link)
Merged: 2024-11-26
Description: Updated Snap icon asset.
Impact: Better brand representation within MetaMask interface.
#9 - Fixes for the sign page action (link)
Merged: 2024-11-23
Description: Fixed bugs in transaction signing page.
Impact: Resolved issues preventing users from properly signing transactions through MetaMask Snap.
#6 - Moving more snap logic to base snap class (link)
Merged: 2024-11-07
Description: Refactored Snap logic into base class for better code organization.
Impact: Improved maintainability by establishing inheritance hierarchy and reducing code duplication.
greymass/anchor-mobile-ios
Repository: https://github.com/greymass/anchor-mobile-ios
Activity: 3 PRs merged
Overview
Native iOS wallet for Antelope blockchains. November work focused on updating references to new Unicove platform and bug fixes.
Pull Requests
#78 - Updating block explorer and web wallet urls (link)
Merged: 2024-11-19
Discussion: 14 total comments (0 issue comments, 14 review comments)
Description: Updated all block explorer and web wallet URLs to point to new Unicove platform instead of legacy explorers.
Impact: Critical migration ensuring iOS wallet users navigate to current Unicove platform. The 14 review comments indicate substantial coordination between mobile and web products during the Unicove transition.
#79 - Release Prep 2.0.2 (link)
Merged: 2024-11-20
Description: Release preparation for version 2.0.2.
#77 - Updating EOSIO abi to use eosio.token as contract reference (link)
Merged: 2024-11-04
Description: Fixed ABI contract reference to properly use eosio.token standard.
Impact: Ensures proper token contract interaction and display within iOS wallet.
greymass/sextant
Repository: https://github.com/greymass/sextant
Activity: 1 PR merged
Overview
Shared account creation platform infrastructure powering account creation for Anchor, MetaMask, Unicove, and Web Authenticator.
Pull Requests
#8 - Checking for existing account recovery contract data when creating recoverable accounts (link)
Merged: 2024-11-23
Description: Added validation to check for existing recovery contract data before allowing account creation.
Impact: Prevents duplicate recovery data creation and ensures data integrity in recovery system.
wharfkit/account-creation-plugin-metamask
Repository: https://github.com/wharfkit/account-creation-plugin-metamask
Activity: 2 PRs merged
Overview
WharfKit plugin enabling account creation through MetaMask Snap.
Pull Requests
#5 - Updating create account lib (link)
Merged: 2024-11-30
Description: Updated account creation library dependency.
Impact: Maintains compatibility with latest account creation infrastructure.
#4 - Adding metamask accounts to search suggestions (link)
Merged: 2024-11-27
Description: When account is created via MetaMask Snap (through account creation portal), adds it to suggestion list for populating login search boxes.
Impact: Improved user experience by pre-populating account suggestions for MetaMask Snap users during subsequent logins.
wharfkit/wallet-plugin-metamask
Repository: https://github.com/wharfkit/wallet-plugin-metamask
Activity: 2 PRs merged
Overview
WharfKit plugin providing MetaMask Snap wallet integration.
Pull Requests
#19 - Handling missing public key on login (link)
Merged: 2024-11-18
Description: Added fallback logic to retrieve public key from alternative source when MetaMask Snap RPC call doesn’t return public key on login.
Impact: Prevents login failures due to missing public key in certain MetaMask Snap authentication scenarios.
#18 - Updating package imports (link)
Merged: 2024-11-18
Description: Updated package import statements for dependency changes.
wharfkit/website
Repository: https://github.com/wharfkit/website
Activity: 2 PRs merged
Overview
Official WharfKit documentation and developer resources website.
Pull Requests
#40 - Add Sitemap for SEO (link)
Merged: 2024-11-06
Description: Added XML sitemap for enhanced search engine discoverability.
Impact: Improved SEO allowing search engines to better index WharfKit documentation.
#39 - Add missing license information (link)
Merged: 2024-11-06
Description: Added missing license information to README.
Impact: Clarifies open source licensing for developers.
New Repositories
greymass/antelope-dart
Created: 2024-11-01
Repository: https://github.com/greymass/antelope-dart
Description: Dart library for working with Antelope powered blockchains
Last Push: 2024-11-26
Purpose: New Dart/Flutter library enabling mobile and cross-platform development for Antelope blockchains. Expands the developer ecosystem beyond JavaScript/TypeScript to support native mobile app development targeting iOS, Android, and desktop platforms through Flutter framework.
Technology Stack:
- Language: Dart
- Target Platforms: iOS, Android, Web, Desktop (via Flutter)
- Purpose: Antelope blockchain SDK
Initial Activity: Repository created and received commits through November 26, 2024.
Impact: Strategic expansion of Antelope development tools into the Dart/Flutter ecosystem, enabling a new class of mobile-first applications. Complements existing Swift (swift-eosio for iOS) and native Android development options with cross-platform capability.