livepeer/go-livepeer

Add log to show minimum broadcaster reserve on start up

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#2,468 opened on Jun 20, 2022

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Description

Issue: New broadcasters often ask what the minimum Broadcaster Reserve and Broadcaster Deposit are required to start transcoding. This information non existent or hard to find.

Proposed change: Add a log on -broadcaster start up to show the current minimum Reserve and Deposit to start transcoding.

Current Log:

Unlocked ETH account: [address]
Broadcaster Deposit: 0 WEI
Broadcaster Reserve: 0 WEI

Suggested change:

Unlocked ETH account: [address]
Minimum Deposit: [amount] WEI
Minimum Reserve: [amount] WEI
Broadcaster Deposit: 0 WEI
Broadcaster Reserve: 0 WEI

Contributor guide

Research direction
Find the broadcaster startup log code in the go livepeer codebase and add logic to retrieve and display the current minimum broadcaster reserve and deposit from the protocol.
Tech stack
go
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Go
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80