Grin: Block explorer to visualize and browse the chain from a web browser

[ignopeverell]

Can directly rely on the node JSON/HTTP APIs.

Depends on #397. Should likely be its own separate project.

[auldsyababua]

Do you have any feedback on how you'd like the view to look, what extra features you'd like it to have, etc? This will allow me to sketch out a mock up before I start coding. Just want a birds eye view of what exactly you are looking for since that will influence UI.

Something like this perhaps?
https://blockexplorer.com/

[ignopeverell]

There are many block explorers out there for other chains (bitcoin, ethereum, monero, zcash, etc) so there's no reason to fully reinvent the wheel. Maybe just pick a clean one you like? I wouldn't spend too much time on visuals at the point (i.e. colors, fonts, etc) as we don't have anything set yet.

You can run a testnet1 node, get the chain and start checking the APIs (it's all JSON/HTTP).

[auldsyababua]

awesome sounds good. Will do

On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Ignotus Peverell [e-mail]
wrote:

There are many block explorers out there for other chains (bitcoin,
ethereum, monero, zcash, etc) so there's no reason to fully reinvent the
wheel. Maybe just pick a clean one you like? I wouldn't spend too much time
on visuals at the point (i.e. colors, fonts, etc) as we don't have anything
set yet.

You can run a testnet1 node, get the chain and start checking the APIs
(it's all JSON/HTTP).

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[antiochp]

Personally I'd find the following really useful (really minimal tabular data UI) -

* list of latest blocks
  * height
  * hash
  * age (if we have timestamps via api?)
  * # tx kernels
* drilldown into single block (via height or hash)
  * height
  * hash
  * age
  * block reward (even if its just 50 everytime)
  * fees
  * # tx kernels
  * # inputs
  * # outputs

[auldsyababua]

@ignopeverell I have created a repo with my react boilerplate for this project here:
https://github.com/auldsyababua/grin_block_explorer

Would you just like me to make regular updates on progress in this thread?

[ignopeverell]

That would be great!

[hendi]

I've pushed the code powering grinexplorer.net to mimblewimble/grin-explorer.

[ignopeverell]

Sweet, thanks!