Community-built Python SDK

Grant Title: Community-built Python SDK for CoW Protocol

Author:

• GitHub: https://github.com/mfw78

About You:

• Experienced in technical systems analysis, design and implementation with a strong emphasis on risk management / gap analysis.
• Experienced technical writer in mission-critical, highly regulated, and technical industries.
• Active Core Contributor to CoW Protocol

Grant category: Protocol Order Flow / Developer tools

Grant Description:

Problem: Builders / developers come from many different technical backgrounds. Due to the nature of web applications predominantly being written in JavaScript, CoW Protocol naturally developed a JavaScript SDK - cow-sdk - the only language in which there is a current, up-to-date SDK (a Golang SDK was written, but doesn't seem to have gained traction, and has become dated).

Solution: Let's tap into our developer herd out there and embark on an experiment in community-software stewardship / ownership. This grant seeks to set aside funding within Grants DAO to fund contributors to a CoW Protocol python-language SDK.

Grant Goals and impact:

• Increase CoW protocol utility by increasing range of applications.
• Increase CoWmunity engagement, fostering a strong developer community.
• With many AI/BigData libraries used being written in Python, opens a potential raft of new innovations.

Milestones:

Phase one (feature parity):

1. Contributors commit code to a cowprotocol organization repository and progressively work together in the herd to achieve feature parity with: a. @cowprotocol/cow-sdk b. @cowprotocol/contracts (hashing utilities) c. @cowprotocol/app-data

Phase two (maintenance):

1. Contributors maintain the CoW Protocol Python SDK over the course of a year.

Grant Timeline:

Phase one: N/A

Phase two: From 1 year after Phase 1 complete.

Funding Request:

$5,000 for the first phase. Based on the Grants Committee assessment (and whose decision is final), the funding will be divided among the contributors to the Python SDK.

Once the Python SDK reaches feature parity, the orders routed by the Python SDK will become eligible for the Volume Grants Program. Funds from the Volume Grants Program (if any), will be distributed to original developers, and maintainers, on a ratio basis to be solely determined by the Grants Committee.

Budget Breakdown:

• $5k: development / labor cost.
• Volume Grants Program

Gnosis Chain Address (to receive the grant): N/A. This is for a budget allocation to be distributed to contributors.

Other Information: As an active member of the CowDAO Grants Committee, I hereby refrain from voting / signing on this proposal so as to eliminate conflicts of interest. In determining the timelines associated with this Grant, I have taken into consideration workloads due to my position as a Committee member, 3rd party work, and allowed appropriate buffer to ensure the Grant Committee's continuance.

Referral: N/A

Terms and conditions:

By applying for this grant, I agree to be bound by the CowDAO Participation Agreement and the COWDAO Grant Terms and Conditions