From d8097e33fe8d8bb4ef929c1af86e58555e4d319d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: amaramci Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:39:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] GnoGasOptimizer proposal --- projects/GnoGasOptimizer/README.md | 151 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 151 insertions(+) create mode 100644 projects/GnoGasOptimizer/README.md diff --git a/projects/GnoGasOptimizer/README.md b/projects/GnoGasOptimizer/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6ec2898 --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/GnoGasOptimizer/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,151 @@ +# GnoGas – A Gas Optimizer for gno.land + +**Github**: [github.com/amaramci](https://github.com/amaramci) +**Email**: amarmujezinovic1@gmail.com +**LinkedIn**: [linkedin.com/in/amar-mujezinovic](https://linkedin.com/in/amar-mujezinovic) +**X**: [x.com/AmarMujezinov](https://x.com/AmarMujezinov) +**Telegram**: @amaramci + +--- + +## Project Summary + +GnoGas is a tooling and compiler-level enhancement suite aimed at gas diagnostics, optimization, and developer tooling for smart contract development on gno.land. +Unlike EVM-based platforms, gno.land lacks mature infrastructure for analyzing and optimizing gas consumption across contract execution paths. GnoGas provides the missing layer by introducing: + +- Static analysis of Gno smart contracts to estimate gas usage +- Real-time gas profiling for contract methods +- Compiler hints and LSP integration to warn developers about inefficient patterns +- Automated suggestions and refactoring tools for minimizing redundant computation + +The goal is to make gas optimization in Gno transparent, developer-friendly, and actionable, enabling better dApp performance and cost efficiency while laying the groundwork for more sophisticated tooling. + +--- + +## Goals and Deliverables + +### 🔧 Static Analyzer and Cost Inference Engine + +- **Contract Scanner**: Parse smart contracts to extract call graphs and estimate gas cost per function. +- **Loop/Recursion Detection**: Warn about unbounded loops or stack depth issues. +- **Redundant Computation Finder**: Identify repeated expression evaluations and unnecessary state mutations. + +### 🔍 Gas Profiler + +- **Instrumentation Engine**: Wrap contracts during local runs to log actual gas consumption per call. +- **Execution Tracer**: Output cost breakdowns (e.g., state reads/writes, loop iterations). +- **Test Harness Plugin**: Compatible with Makefile test runs, integrates with gno test output. + +### ⚠️ Developer Tooling + +- **LSP/VS Code Plugin**: Highlights expensive lines, suggests more efficient patterns. +- **Compiler Hints**: Inject warnings or hints during compilation (e.g., suggest use of view vs mutate patterns). +- **Autofix Engine**: Basic code rewrites to optimize storage access, constants, and common idioms. + +### 📉 Optimization Recipes + +- **Code Cookbook**: Expand on the Effective Gno Guide by documenting practical optimization examples and integrating them with automated suggestions. +- **Pre-deploy Checklist**: Tool that audits a contract and provides optimization suggestions. +- **Benchmark Runner**: Compare before/after gas costs for different optimization approaches. + +### 🧪 Testing & Simulation + +- **Simulated Markets**: Use example dApps like GnoLend, Fomo3D, or GnoXchange to test optimizer impact in real-world logic. +- **Regression Suite**: Ensure optimization does not break expected functionality. + +### 📚 Documentation + +- **User Docs**: How to use CLI tools, integration with Gnoweb, interpreting cost reports. +- **Dev Docs**: Internals of analyzer, architecture diagrams, plugin architecture. +- **Examples**: Side-by-side optimized/unoptimized contract examples. + +--- + +## Impact on gno.land’s Developer Ecosystem + +GnoGas addresses one of the key barriers to building performant smart contracts on gno.land: lack of tooling for understanding and controlling gas usage. + +By enabling transparent gas analysis, GnoGas improves: + +- **Developer experience** (cost-aware development) +- **User experience** (cheaper dApps) +- **On-chain performance** (lower gas load on validators) + +The optimizer will also help projects migrating from EVM understand cost trade-offs in Gno and ease the onboarding curve. + +In the long run, GnoGas sets the foundation for: + +- **Gas-aware compiler optimizations** +- **Automatic optimization pipelines** +- **Better fee modeling for ecosystem-wide efficiency** + +--- + +## 🗓 Timeline and Milestones – GnoGas (12-16 Weeks) + +### Week 1–4: Static Analyzer & Call Graph Generation + +- Build a parser for Gno smart contracts to construct an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST). +- Analyze the call structure of contracts to identify function relationships. +- Detect loops, recursion, and potentially unbounded logic. +- Begin assigning rough gas cost heuristics to storage access patterns, state mutations, and function calls. + +### Week 5–6: Gas Profiler & CLI Tooling + +- Instrument test environments to track real-time gas consumption using `gno test`. +- Develop a CLI tool (`gno-gas-report`) to output gas usage per function, sorted by cost. +- Compare static estimates with runtime measurements to refine heuristics. +- Display a breakdown of gas cost sources: reads/writes, loops, contract calls. + +### Week 7–8: Developer Tooling Integration + +- Expose GnoGas as a CLI service or library that can be integrated into existing Gno IDE plugins (such as the current VS Code and IntelliJ extensions powered by the Gno LSP). +- Provide a public API or CLI command that returns static analysis results and gas estimates. +- Allow existing editors to display highlights, tooltips, and warnings by consuming GnoGas outputs. +- Ensure consistency between CLI diagnostics and in-editor feedback without requiring a new plugin. + +### Week 9–10: Real-World Integration & Regression Testing + +- Apply GnoGas to existing projects (e.g., GnoLend, GnoXchange, Fomo3D). +- Produce before/after gas reports to demonstrate optimization effectiveness. +- Build a regression suite to ensure optimizations do not alter business logic. +- Add mock contracts and scenarios to simulate high-load edge cases. + +### Week 11–12: Documentation, Cookbook & Release + +- Write user documentation covering: + - CLI tool usage + - Integration with VS Code + - How to interpret gas reports and apply fixes +- Publish a “Gas Optimization Cookbook” featuring common patterns and their refactored versions. +- Finalize public release of GnoGas: + - Open-source repository + - Grant documentation + - Example walkthroughs and marketing blog post + +--- + +## Why We're Well-Suited for This Project + +I previously worked on **Liberty Bridge** ([GitHub link](https://github.com/amaramci/LibertyBridge)), a project developed during the Petnica Science Center program, which built a bridge between gno.land and Ethereum using Golang. The project explored inter-chain communication, gas compatibility, and secure state syncing between two fundamentally different architectures. + +My teammate on GnoGas is **Boris Cvitak** ([GitHub](https://github.com/djanluka)), with 4+ years of experience using Golang. Together, we spent over a year working at a blockchain R&D company, where we contributed to several smart contract platforms and infrastructure components across multiple chains. + +### Our shared experience includes: + +- Gno-GasOptimisator: https://github.com/amaramci/gno-GasOptimisator +- Issue on gno repl: https://github.com/gnolang/gno/issues/4375 +- Building developer tools for ZK Languages: https://www.zksimulator.xyz/ +- Building parser infrastructure +- Stealth address protocol: https://www.0xcurvy.io/ + +We’ve collaborated extensively and understand how to split responsibilities efficiently. +Based on the scope and milestones of GnoGas, we’re confident in our ability to deliver a complete and production-grade tool within 3 months. + +--- + +## Our CVs + +- **Amar**: [Amar](https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Oma6MifCP8eVDEDyvZaXPfUtbXpaP5-/view?usp=sharing) +- **Boris**: [Boris](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IoklBk9HDHBMK_jC6iH0YCr9FvgvRBF7/view) +