BALANCE - Stake Flow Charts - [Open Source]

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Christophe Garant (@TheStophe)

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Individual

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

4

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language

No

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

The creation of a new data visualization chart series that will clearly show how much ADA stake has moved or “flowed” between pool groups during the last epoch and over a series (range) of epochs.

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

No

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

No dependencies

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

SvelteKit & D3 code will be open source on Github

SQL queries will be open source on Github

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

This proposal includes the creation of a new data visualization chart series that will clearly show how much ADA stake has moved or “flowed” between pool groups during the last epoch and over a series of epochs.

It will highlight which groups have gained or lost ADA stake, allowing us to easily see trends and quantify changes in stake allocations.

Simply, you will be able to tell where the net stake is flowing by beautiful and interactive chart visualizations.

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

The BALANCE web application was created to provide network data transparency to the Cardano Community through carefully crafted data visualizations. 

Over the past couple years BALANCE has received public recognition (Cardano Foundation) for providing outstanding contributions to the community and I believe this proposal will continue on this contribution. 

Delegation data is core to the health of any POS network and by providing “Stake Flow” ADA insights, the community will have a more complete understanding of delegation activity, stake flow, and network health for strategic delegation, or SPO marketing.

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

With Nicholas Gilbert as the Lead Developer of BALANCE (balanceanalytics.io) with 17 years of design, development, and implementation experience, and Christophe Garant who has delivered the BALANCE MAV Donut Shop Chart and gaining developer experience, we have the core competencies required to deliver on this proposal per details described above.

[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

SQL query development

Outputs:

• Create SQL query producing required data points net stake delta for each pool group

Acceptance Criteria:

• SQL script used to produce required data points when executed against BALANCE db sync server

Stake Flow Chart development

Outputs:

• Development of Stake Flow chart boards complete dynamic tooltips and interactive buttons for visual exploration.

Acceptance Criteria:

• BALANCE Chart Board is able to be accessed and all data visuals render appropriately

UAT & Public Release

Outputs:

• Execution of testing items
• Functioning chart board free from defects and errors

Acceptance Criteria

• All tests completed
• Enhanced chart board is deployed to production and available for public use

Stake Flow chart delivered on the BALANCE Chart board (balanceanalytics.io)

Open source code on BALANCE github.

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

I will operate as the developer responsible for Stake Flow charts and all development tasks, with Nicholas Gilbert as the lead BALANCE developer for guidance and help. I will have support from Nicholas Gilbert during UAT. UAT is also open to any user engagement in the BALNC matrix community space.

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

Total Project Budget: 40,000 ADA

• Milestone 1: 10,000 ADA
• Milestone 2: 10,000 ADA
• Milestone 3: 20,000 ADA

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

Full feature data visualizations based on complex data models requires a significant commitment of time, knowledge, and resources. This commitment although quite challenging is core to any blockchain community. Our extensive domain knowledge and experience in data engineering and solution development afforded us the opportunity to support the community in this area by creating BALANCE and continuing to develop and build inline with the web applications mission and theme. 

The Cardano community is very fortunate to have many data analysis utilities and I am very proud to call myself a contributor.

All development will be open sourced allowing others to learn and build solutions of their own.