Hyperledger Web3j Annual Report 2023-24

Over the previous yr, Web3j has continued its journey of progress and evolution. This report highlights our main updates, venture statistics, new options, and neighborhood work. Our purpose is to offer a complete overview of the strides we’ve made, the challenges we’ve overcome, and the thrilling future forward.

Main Web3j Announcement

Web3j: Now a Hyperledger Challenge

The beginning of 2024 marked a big milestone with Web3j turning into a Hyperledger Basis venture. This transition marks a big milestone, enabling us to leverage the Hyperledger Basis’s capabilities in governing and selling open supply software program. This strategic transfer additionally underscores Web3 Labs’ dedication to advertvancing the event and adoption of Hyperledger Besu, the one Ethereum shopper designed for each mainnet and personal community use instances.

Challenge Statistics

As an Open Supply venture, neighborhood engagement is our lifeblood. Listed below are some key statistics that replicate our progress and neighborhood involvement over the previous yr:

• Contributions (complete PRs merged): 80+
• Releases: 9 (v4.10.2 -> v4.12.0) together with 3 main releases
• GitHub Stars: 5k (Up from 4.7k)
• Forks: 1.7k (Up from 1.6k)
• Points: 133
• New Contributors: 19 with a complete of 197 Distinctive Contributors
• Downloads: 5 Million (1.6M in final yr, a 47% improve)

Web3j Github Star Historical past thus far

Web3j month-to-month downloads 2016 – 2024

Vital Updates

Repository Migration

With Web3j turning into a  Hyperledger venture, the GitHub repository was migrated from the Web3 Labs to Hyperledger organisation. This transfer is part of our inclusion within the Hyperledger household and to align with Hyperledger venture requirements and improve our improvement processes.

Archived Tasks

To streamline our efforts and concentrate on core parts, we’ve got archived a number of legacy Web3j initiatives. This choice helps us allocate sources extra successfully and enhance the standard of our main choices.

Checklist of all of the archived Projects.

Neighborhood Calls

To foster stronger neighborhood engagement, we’ve got initiated fortnightly neighborhood calls. These classes present a platform for builders and customers to share insights, ask questions, and collaborate on options.

Subscribe to our Web3j Calendar in the present day and don’t miss out on any contributor calls sooner or later.

New Options

Complete EIP Help

• EIP 4844 Help: We now have built-in help for EIP 4844 and have become the primary web3 library to take action. This integration permits functionalities, together with sending blob transactions, acquiring blob transaction charges, and different KZG dedication strategies.
• EIP1559 Personal Transactions: Help for personal transactions beneath EIP1559 has been added, offering extra flexibility and safety for transaction dealing with.
• EIP-2930: Added help for non-obligatory entry lists, enhancing transaction capabilities.
• EIP- 4895: Help validator withdrawals from the beacon chain to the EVM by way of a brand new “system-level” operation kind.

Construct and Dependency Updates

• Gradle 8.7 Improve: Our construct course of has been enhanced with the most recent Gradle 8.7 improve, bettering effectivity and compatibility.
• Dependency Updates: All dependencies have been up to date to their newest variations, addressing vulnerabilities and enhancing general venture safety.

Language and Platform Enhancements

• Kotlin Model Replace: The venture now makes use of the most recent Kotlin 1.9.10 model, making certain trendy and environment friendly coding practices.
• Web3j-Android Hotfix: A hotfix has been applied for Web3j-Android, making certain compatibility with the most recent Android variations.
• CI/CD and Launch Course of: Simplified and glued the discharge technique of Web3j after migrating to the Hyperledger GitHub group.

Further Options and Enhancements

• JWK Help: We now have launched help for JSON Net Keys (JWK), a big step in the direction of enhancing privateness and safety in digital interactions.
• Bug Fixes and Enhancements: Steady enhancements and bug resolutions have been a precedence, making certain a steady and dependable expertise for our customers.
• Account Abstraction Analysis: We’re actively researching account abstraction help in Web3j, aiming to boost the flexibleness and performance of our library.
• Integration Exams for Besu Personal Transactions: Our testing framework has been enhanced to help integration exams for Besu non-public transactions, making certain robustness and reliability.
• ENSIP-15 Normalization: We now have applied normalization as per ENSIP-15, bettering compatibility and performance.
• Web3j-CLI and Web3j-Solidity-Gradle: The Web3j-CLI now consists of an ERC721 template creation characteristic. Moreover, Web3j-Solidity-Gradle helps completely different supply set compilation with varied Solidity variations, enhancing improvement flexibility.
• Web3j-Sokt: We now have up to date Web3j-Sokt to help the most recent Solidity and EVM variations. Web3j-Sockt is liable for bundling the Solidity compiler with Web3j initiatives, which permits builders to not need to handle Solidity installations themselves!

Mentorship and Neighborhood Engagement

Present Mentorship Tasks

• Web3j Android: We now have began enhancing the Android integration with Web3j, specializing in bettering Android help inside the Web3j ecosystem, making certain compatibility and enhancing person expertise.
• Project Link and Road Map

Outcomes of Earlier Mentorship Tasks

• Efficiency Evaluation of Besu: Our earlier mentorship venture centered on the efficiency evaluation of Besu utilizing Web3j. This venture supplied priceless insights and benchmarks, contributing to the optimization of Besu.

Neighborhood Actions

Conclusion

The previous yr has been transformative for Web3j, marked by vital updates, new options, and a rising neighborhood. We’re excited in regards to the future and stay dedicated to offering sturdy and modern blockchain options. To see what we’ve got deliberate for the longer term, hold a watch out for our 2024-2025 roadmap, which will likely be revealed very quickly.