These are the guidelines to be followed for milestones submitted for evaluation.
The submission should contain the following information:
- Name of the grant project
- Link to the open-source code/delivery
- License
- Documentation
- Formatted code, according to a set of guidelines
- Testing Guide
- A list of the milestone deliverables
- Any additional information
In order to successfully receive grant funding for your application it is necessary for the project to have open source code. We prefer Apache 2.0, but MIT or Unlicense are also acceptable. If your delivery comprises multiple repositories, make sure to include the license for each of them.
We value high-quality open source code, but even the most performant code is of little use if it lacks proper documentation.
We require that you document (where applicable):
- API calls
- Architecture overview and individual component details
- Algorithms and protocols that are core to your project
- Any other fundamental building blocks to your technology
Unless absolutely necessary, make the documentation public as well, ideally as part of the appropriate code repository. This will make it easier for the community to use or adapt your project.
Note: Only focus on your own contributions. Do not write detailed explanations of already existing components, e.g. IPFS.
A codebase that is easy to read is also easy to use. We suggest adopting one style from Day 1 and adhering to it across the entire team. This helps to keep the commit history clean and facilitates any reviews of the introduced changes.
For Rust, we encourage formatting any additional support libraries or helpers by following the Style Guidelines.
For any other deliveries, please commit to a particular style & let us know which official guidelines you adopt.
We require that each milestone delivery includes a comprehensive test suite, consisting of:
Please provide documentation on how to install, compile, run and test the deliverable(s). Make sure to include all necessary prerequisites. Common issues while replicating test results involve, among others, undocumented dependencies, version numbers, local database setups, breaking changes in the main branch since delivery, OS- and browser-specific incompatibilities.
Depending on the deliverable, this could include (but is not limited to)
- how to embed your library in another application,
- how to make example API calls to your service,
- running your web app, and
- steps to complete some desired action in your mobile app.
As with any quality software project, each logical code component should be testable.
We prefer dockerfiles to avoid problems with versions and dependencies.
Note: If you are not delivering code as part of your project, such a test suite is not applicable. This mainly applies to projects centering on design, research or hardware. If that is the case, please provide detailed instructions on how else we can test/run/replicate your deliverable.
Please provide a list of milestone deliverables. This list should closely reflect the list of deliverables agreed on in the Pull Request for the public Grants Program application or in Annex 1 of the grant contract for the private applications.
Each item in the list should include a link to the deliverable itself, e.g.:
- Google Doc link - make sure anyone with the link has View access
- GitHub repository - include the appropriate file/folder in the link
Please highlight anything that deviates from the contract and include further information that you think is relevant to the deliverable, either alongside the appropriate deliverable or under Additional Information.
Please ensure the repo has the correct open-source license.
| Number | Deliverable | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0a. | License | https://github.com/.../LICENSE | ... |
| 0b. | Documentation | ... | ... |
| 0c. | Testing Guide | ... | ... |
| 1. | ... | ... | ... |
| 2. | ... | ... | ... |
Please add any additional comments that you consider relevant for the evaluation.