Grant Level 1 | Added polkascan-cli application

[avirathecrawler]

Project Abstract

polkascan-cli is a CLI tool where anyone can search for an account, block, event, transaction and logs. It is same as they do in https://explorer.polkascan.io Searching on CLI can increase productivity of a developer. They can also copy/paste data fast and can call this script via another script. It is a utility based tool.

Grant level

• [x] Level 1: Up to $10,000, 2 approvals
• [ ] Level 2: Up to $30,000, 3 approvals
• [ ] Level 3: Unlimited, 5 approvals (for >$100k: Web3 Foundation Council approval)

Application Checklist

• [x] The application template has been copied and aptly renamed (project_name.md).
• [x] I have read the application guidelines.
• [x] A BTC, Ethereum (USDT/USDC/DAI) or Polkadot/Kusama (aUSD) address for the payment of the milestones is provided inside the application.
• [x] The software delivered for this grant will be released under an open-source license specified in the application.
• [x] The initial PR contains only one commit (squash and force-push if needed).
• [x] The grant will only be announced once the first milestone has been accepted (see the announcement guidelines).
• [ ] I prefer the discussion of this application to take place in a private Element/Matrix channel. My username is: @_______:matrix.org (change the homeserver if you use a different one)

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All committers have signed the CLA.

[laboon]

I'd very much be in favor of supporting something like this, but I'd first like to see some more detail in the proposal.

Examples: specific CLI flags, language, interactions with the Polkascan team to use their API/endpoints, etc. See other examples of proposals. Somebody else from the Grants team will probably also come by soon to review it and can provide more detail of what is missing.

[avirathecrawler]

Sure @laboon. I will add more details to the grant. Also, how do I take permission from the Polkascan team to use their API endpoints? I am sure there must be a mechanism to generate an API key to use their API endpoints.

[laboon]

@avirathecrawler While Polkascan allows use of their product for research purposes, they would prefer not to have an external tool like this at the moment. But I think it's a good idea, perhaps you could use another explorer or indexer as the backend?

[avirathecrawler]

Thanks for the info @laboon. I will take a look at other crawlers too.

[avirathecrawler]

Hey @laboon How are you doing ? As suggested, we have updated the application accordingly. Looking forward to hear from you.

[avirajkhare00]

Hey @Noc2. Can you open up this grant? I will finish off this one first.

[Noc2]

Doesn't it make more sense first to finish this one: https://github.com/w3f/Grants-Program/pull/1241, which is already accepted and merged?

[avirajkhare00]

Alright, @Noc2. I will start to work on this grant right away.