Highlight projected final block

[charlespax]

I have this idea for a feature and would like some feedback before I start trying to hack something together. I am not a programmer by trade, so I would only start if there is strong support.

It would be cool to have a visual indication of which block will bring the signalling percentage to or above the softfork threshold. I believe all the required pieces are already in place: sum of signalling blocks, current percentage of miner support, and block highlighting. Enabling this could be a check box on the preferences page.

Again, I am not a programmer, but I think this is something I can handle. What do y'all think?

[hsjoberg]

@charlespax I think this is a great idea!

You'll specifically want to target the 1815th block that is signalling, as the threshold is an absolute number (= 1815 signalling blocks required for lock-in), so base it upon the threshold property in config.ts.

I believe all things are in place yes, not exactly sure the best way to find the final block, but a loop or array reduce should suffice.
You could add a final prop to the Block component (Block.tsx).

Let me know if you need any help.

[charlespax]

@hsjoberg Thank you!

I dug into the code and I could use your help. I basically copied the guts of the auto-fetch settings entry. I am getting a weird error when I click the check box.

I've been looking and looking for an issue, but I can't find anything. Unfortunatly, I can only see errors in the generated code, which doesn't help me find any errors in the actual code.

I'm more of an embedded developer and electrical engineer. web stuff is not my thing. I'm trying, but I'm just stuck. Can you point me in the right direction?

Here is my repo and branch: https://github.com/charlespax/fork-explorer/tree/highlight-final-block