2022-10-20 Aries Framework JS Meeting notes

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Attendees

Timo Glastra (Animo Solutions) <timo@animo.id>
James Ebert (Indicio) <james.ebert@indicio.tech>
Berend Sliedrecht (Animo Solutions) <berend@animo.id>
Rodolfo Miranda (RootsID)<rodolfo.miranda@rootsid.com>
Ariel Gentile<a@2060.io>
Lance Byrd (RootsID) <lance.byrd@rootsid.com>

Resources

Hyperledger Discord: https://discord.gg/hyperledger (#aries-javascript and #aries-bifold)
Aries JavaScript Docs: https://aries.js.org/
Repositories:
- Aries Framework JavaScript: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript
- Aries Framework JavaScript Extension: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript-ext
- Aries Mobile Agent React Native: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobile-agent-react-native

Status updates

Aries Bifold (Aries Bifold User Group Meetings)
- Make contributions to Bifold easier
- Connectivity issues (have been reported on Bifold and AFJ sides)
  - AFJ Issue: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/issues/1048
  - Bifold Issue: https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobile-agent-react-native/issues/367
Aries Call
- How to solve the agent behind a firewall issue that can't connect to a ledger?
- cleaned up open PRs
- Fall IIW 2022 - Un-Conference, November 15-17 - San Francisco, CA
Timeline and roadmap for DIDComm v2 support
- ACA-Py, AFJ, AATH
- Looking for people who are interested in this effort → reach out to Lance Byrd he can add you to the Discord cohort
- Discord thread https://discord.com/channels/905194001349627914/1032662111307960453

Agenda

Record the meeting
0.3.0 release
- Write migration guide like https://aries.js.org/guides/updating/versions/0.1-to-0.2
- AATH integration
  - Lance Byrdwill do his best, with the help or Ariel Gentile
- Plan
  - ~~Release 0.2.5~~
  - ~~Merge inconsistencies PR~~
  - Merge 0.3.0-pre into main
    - triggers 0.3.0-alpha.0 release → test it out!
    - Animo, Indicio will test
  - Trigger 0.3.0 changelog PR
  - Write migration guide → need to wait for complete changelog
  - Make 0.3.0 release
- Extensions updates
  - Hooks → Bifold (BCGov/Indicio/Community)
  - Rest → Animo
Indy SDK React Native
- Crash in newer RN versions
- https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-mobile-agent-react-native/issues/469
- options
  - create new build for indy-sdk with libzmq 4.3.0+
  - use shared components
    - we could start with only indy-vdr
  - use indy-vdr-proxy
Decline issuance / proof request PR - https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-javascript/pull/1014
Post 0.3.0

Meeting Notes

Future topics

Next Week:

Indy SDK React Native crash

Future Topics:

React Native testing
Monorepo dependencies
- TypeScript types

ACA-py and AFJ performance/scale documentation
Mike's modularization, etc documentation
Open ID Connect for Issuance/Verification
- https://openid.net/specs/openid-4-verifiable-credential-issuance-1_0.html
- https://github.com/bcgov/vc-authn-oidc
Hyperledger fabric and Aries wrapper new updates

Meeting recording:

video1897399618.mp4