[BT®] libp2p based, distributed, Ethereum-centric chat/messenger
Probably on the heap of ideas already had, but still something that seems 100% technically achievable. Could we talk about a "spec"?
- You run an app that is connected to an interactive wallet like Metamask
- With said app, you can send a message to any valid address. It may go into a black hole (which you can detect) or it may "go" to another wallet-holder running the same app.
- No need to overthink: you can spray pointless messages if you like, but they will just be ignored if you don't establish a cryptographic link wth the recipient/sender.
- The receiver, likewise can:
- Ignore all incoming messages (or indeed not even run the app!)
- Whitelist and/or blacklist addresses.
- Have the concept of "friends" maybe...? or an abstract contract
interface definition that decides based on rules whether an incoming
messages
allowMessage(address) -> bool
- In-selling (heh) -- build in the ability to click/follow
ipfs://
links (probably counts as overthinking). - Crude but effective? -- Just have a contract that fires an event every time you receive a message, with
(sender, message)
as the data type. Without refinement, possible but impractical. But maybe the kernel of a good idea?