Ping is a notification service that boosts ecosystem engagement by creating a direct communication channel between dapp developers and their respective users.

Ping caters to two user personas, dapp developers & dapp users. User stories for each user persona are listed below:

A dapp developer can:

• login/authenticate on the platform => to verify themselves
• create a publisher profile => to make themselves discoverable by subscribers (dapp users)
• post an update => to keep their subscribers informed about important events
• view update history => to see the updates they sent previously

A dapp user can:

• login/authenticate on the platform => to access their inbox
• view list of publishers (dapps) => to select the dapps that are relevant to them.
• subscribe to a publisher => to receive updates from it
• view their inbox => to see updates from all dapps they have subscribed to

Do check it out the live version deployed here! You'll need to have a wallet supporting the ICP network, (eg BitFinity) to connect to the application.

The application is in prototype stage. Further enhancements coming soon...

The application is divided into two canisters:

• backend: hosts the core application logic written in Rust. The code can be found under /src/pingICP_backend
• asset/frontend: hosts the UI components of the application written using React framework. The code can be found under /src/pingICP_frontend

You can check out this demo video to get a better understanding of how Ping works.

• POC
• Refine user flow & enhance UI
• Add support for notifications from realtime blockchain activities
• Mobile support

Follow these steps to setup up Ping locally on your machine.

1. Make sure that you have dfx installed on your system.
2. Clone this github repo.
3. Run dfx start --clean --background. If you already have a dfx process running, stop it first by running dfx stop
4. Run dfx deploy