Account descriptions

[helins]

Account descriptions can be registered under :description by calling *registry*/register. I did provide some descriptions for officials libs and actors and they are typically needed to really understand them. It can be retrieved by using *registry*/lookup.

I think with time, the current reference should be refactored but that's another discussion :)
Currently, a place we could focus on is providing this description in the account view/renderer. What do you think?

[pedrorgirardi]

I think it's a good idea! I'm happy to do that.

[helins]

Cool, let me know if you need some help at some point :)

[pedrorgirardi]

Suggestions @mikera @helins ?

[helins]

Great, thanks :)
If we could add description to vars on this page, we wouldn't need the reference (https://convex.world/cvm/reference) and you could see doc for all accounts, not just a selection of official ones. We could brainstorm that if you want

[mikera]

Happy to brainstorm! My crazy idea is that this could be something like a DAO that maintains latest high-level documentation for approved libraries on-chain

[helins]

That rather orthogonal I'd say, how to maintain a registry of useful accounts. What I was referring to was a generic way of getting information about an account.

Ideally, the account page would centralize everything you need to know. So when you click on a symbol, instead of seing merely the value (as seen on the screenshot), there would de:

• Doc about symbol (by following its :doc metadata)
• Compact value (i.e. print whole value if small, only beginning if large with a button to expand)
• Fields for calling it if it is a callable function (you wouldn't need the current "callable functions" section)

What do you think?

[mikera]

This is a very good idea but we should hold until we can figure out best way to do:

• Heirarchical CNS
• DID-based identities