Description:
When a question has collected sufficient verified responses, the result becomes a permanent record — cryptographically signed, timestamped, and archived in a way that cannot be deleted or altered. This component produces that record.
What it needs to do:
- Aggregate verified participant responses into a final result (percentage breakdown across four response options, participant count, geographic and language group distribution)
- Produce a structured JSON record of the result with full metadata
- Sign the record cryptographically (public key signature, verifiable by anyone with the public key)
- Anchor the record via OpenTimestamps for independent timestamp verification
- Store the record in a permanent, distributed archive (IPFS or Arweave)
- Produce a publicly citable URL for the record
Suggested technical approach:
- Python script for record generation and signing
- OpenTimestamps Python library for timestamp anchoring
- IPFS or Arweave for distributed storage
- Public key cryptography (standard Python cryptography library)
Design reference:
design/governance-sketch.md— the output record section; design/token-funding-layer.md — the permanent record architecture.
Dependencies:
Issue #5 (response collection) — the output record is produced from collected responses.
Notes:
OpenTimestamps has a Python library that makes timestamp anchoring straightforward. IPFS and Arweave both have well-documented APIs for distributed storage.
Description:
When a question has collected sufficient verified responses, the result becomes a permanent record — cryptographically signed, timestamped, and archived in a way that cannot be deleted or altered. This component produces that record.
What it needs to do:
Suggested technical approach:
Design reference:
design/governance-sketch.md— the output record section; design/token-funding-layer.md — the permanent record architecture.
Dependencies:
Issue #5 (response collection) — the output record is produced from collected responses.
Notes:
OpenTimestamps has a Python library that makes timestamp anchoring straightforward. IPFS and Arweave both have well-documented APIs for distributed storage.