I think I agree with Derick here. Building this on S5 is probably a better choice then directly on renterd. It also already has filesystem capabilities already baked in right now (if you run on a prerelease v1 branch) which would save you the work of having to do that yourself.
That said, I’m all for more high quality markdown editors! Just wanna make sure this is going in a maintainable direction.
Yes, agree, that is why i will integrate as they will be mature, i dont wanna over engineer or waste time on tools, that already implemented. User-System and system folders already implemented, but its small part of code, without deep and complex RBAC system, i want focus more on product and core functionality.
@StringNick Thanks for your proposal to The Sia Foundation Grants Program.
The committee is ready to approve your proposal but has a couple of questions first.
Let us know and we’ll get back to you with a final decision!
Hey, @steve glad to hear it.
Thank you for the clarification — yes, you’re absolutely right. The “marketing” line in the budget refers solely to documentation-related efforts: preparing user guides, setting up the open-source GitHub repository, and writing instructions for self-hosting the backend. There are no other marketing-related expenses planned (e.g., paid ads, outreach, PR, etc.). I can adjust the label to “Documentation and Open-Source Setup” if that’s clearer.
Yeah, those are approximate costs — the $1,250 includes store fees ($124) plus time for manual testing on different devices, fixing edge cases (like syncing/encryption bugs), and getting the app store-ready. In reality, the work might go a bit over budget based on my estimates, but if any hours free up from other parts (like testing, docs, or design), I’ll put them toward core development anyway.
And i have miss match in total budget, i fixed it.
Thanks for the clarification!
After review, the committee has decided to approve your proposal. Congratulations! They’re excited to see what you can accomplish with this grant.
We’ll reach out to your provided email address for onboarding. Onboarding can take a couple of weeks, so prepare to adjust your timelines accordingly.
July-August 2025 | DecaNotes Progress Report
What progress was made on your grant this month?
A significant part of the Markdown engine’s editor and renderer has been implemented, along with a large set of tests for the renderer. Since the timeline was extended, I also decided to add more functionality and developed a custom-built Markdown editor (this part was implemented without prior grant allocation).
What’s next?
P.S.
A preview video will be uploaded this week. A large update and an additional report will also be published within the week.
GitHub repository:
sorry, its not a full report, dont review it, i will finish big part on this week and send it with video demo + with more clarification that follow style guide for reporting.
Hi @StringNick, you’re welcome to post your progress here for your own reference, but please note, as we’ve been stalled in issuing a contract, we do not consider you officially onboarded. Therefore, we were not expecting progress reports from you for July & August. Please check your email for your onboarding next steps.
Hello @StringNick,
This is a reminder that your September progress report is now late.
Progress reports are expected to be posted by the end of the 2nd day of the next month, in this instance your September progress report was due on October 2nd.
Please be sure to follow the Progress Report Template and submit your progress report so we may continue funding your grant.
Regards,
Kino on behalf of the Sia Foundation and Grants Committee
Hello, i sign documents on email, where i should post report in a October/November, can i do it now?
Hi @StringNick - as detailed in your agreement, you were required to report on your progress for the work completed up to October by October 2 here in reply to your original proposal.
Please follow our monthly progress report template and post this report as soon as possible, otherwise your payment may be delayed.
Due to complications with official documentation processing in my country of residence, progress tracking has been somewhat more challenging than anticipated.
Following discussions with Sia ecosystem participants and recommendations from developers who have built and are currently building projects on Sia, it became clear that developing a self-hosted Go solution would essentially be pointless, especially with the upcoming release of indexd. The better approach is to integrate renterd directly, with IPFS Helia as an alternative connection option, which will enable integration with future project being developed by @pcfreak30 (Small Grant: Lume Web - IPFS Portal), that allow end user just pay for remote storage, without any complex self-hosted deployments.
Block-based Editor Architecture: Implemented a sophisticated block-based markdown editor with real-time rendering
Supported Block Types: paragraph, heading (1-6 levels), code blocks, quotes, lists (ordered/unordered), checklists, dividers, images, callouts
Real-time Markdown Transformation: Live conversion of markdown syntax to rich blocks as users type
Drag & Drop Functionality: Full block reordering capability for better content organization
Local Storage: Complete implementation using AsyncStorage for offline functionality
Renterd Integration: Full integration with Sia’s renterd for decentralized storage
IPFS Backend: Architecture prepared for future IPFS integration
Storage Context: Unified storage management
Modern Design System: Centralized design tokens with consistent theming
Dark/Light Theme Support: Full theme switching with system preference detection
Responsive Interface: Optimized for mobile and tablet experiences
Formatting Toolbar: Comprehensive text formatting controls
Keyboard Shortcuts: Efficient keyboard navigation and shortcuts
Plugin Architecture: Extensible plugin system for editor functionality
Cross-platform Support: iOS, Android, and Web compatibility
The complete project structure can be viewed at: Project Root
Key directories:
Complete all tests
Fix UI bugs in advanced components (video, tables, etc.)
Performance optimization
Add Helia IPFS support
Deploy to App Store and Play Market
This roadmap represents the next critical phase in bringing DecaNotes from a functional prototype to a production-ready application available to users worldwide through major app stores.ч
Repository: GitHub - StringNick/decanotes
Main Application:
A video demo will be uploaded in a few hours
Demo videos:
Progress resumed after earlier paperwork delays; the current cycle focused on solidifying the editor UX, hardening the plugin layer, and closing out extended-Markdown support.
Stable focus & scroll for new blocks.
FlatList reveal retries plus the dedicated FocusManager keep the caret aligned with the user’s context (components/editor/core/EditorCore.tsx#L337, components/editor/utils/FocusManager.ts#L46).
Depth-aware heading and quote UX.
Animated rails reflect hierarchy, while the quote block now tracks per-line depth with visual feedback (components/editor/plugins/built-in/HeadingPlugin.tsx#L65, components/editor/plugins/built-in/QuotePlugin.tsx#L147).
Contextual tooling for block depth & history.
The floating toolbar exposes level/depth controls and safe delete, while the redesigned top bar centralises add-block and undo/redo (components/editor/components/BlockActionToolbar.tsx#L227, components/editor/core/EditorCore.tsx#L1097).
Plugin architecture refinements.
Built-in plugins are singletons and feed a shared PluginRegistry, preventing duplicate registration across renders (components/editor/MarkdownEditor.tsx#L388, components/editor/core/EditorProvider.tsx#L256).
Extended Markdown parity.
Footnotes, definition lists, and inline extensions (strikethrough, highlight, sub/superscript, emoji) round-trip through the registry with dedicated regression tests (components/editor/utils/MarkdownRegistry.ts#L212, tests/extended-markdown.test.ts#L1).
Tests
Implemented many tests, you can run it through bun run test
Repository: GitHub - StringNick/decanotes
P.S.: Release assets and distribution flow for App Store / Play Store submissions; storefront links and the video demo will follow in the few hours/day.
Hello @StringNick,
Thank you for your final progress report and congratulations on completing your grant!
The Team will reach out to you shortly regarding the wind-down of your grant.
Regards,
Kino on behalf of the Sia Foundation and Grants Committee
Hi @StringNick - please reformat your report to follow the Development Guide guidelines for ease of technical review.
And since this is the final report for your grant, reference the Monthly Grant Report Template | Sia (at the bottom) for the missing items that will also need to be included.
You can tag me in a reply to let me know when it’s fully ready for review.
In October 2025, DecaNotes reached a stable MVP block‑based Markdown editor, client‑side encryption architecture, and a working renterd storage integration. This cycle focused on extended Markdown parity (including tables), editor UX stability (autosave, focus/scroll, keyboard ergonomics), storage/auth hardening, and distribution‑readiness (versioning, app metadata, privacy policy, documentation).
Repository: GitHub - StringNick/decanotes
bun run testCompleted. Reformatted per Development Guide/Monthly Template for technical review, with explicit deliverables, reproducible build/run steps, verification, and artifacts.
Latest build, demo: https://youtube.com/shorts/OYT2dGBNAR8
Hi @StringNick - this is the final notice for your October final report.
As discussed over email, the above report is still not compliant with the format required in the Development Guidelines and your timeline will need to be updated given the delay with posting your app to Apple and Play Stores.
Please post your full and complete report by 9am ET tomorrow (November 4th), to be able to still receive your technical review during this review cycle, otherwise this will add to delays to payment.
| Milestone | Task | Pull Request(s) | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1: Advanced Editor Features & Block Management | 1. Multi-level quote support with depth handling | 28b8a19 | Quote block enhancements with proper depth management and multi-line support |
| 1: Advanced Editor Features & Block Management | 2. Font styling and component layout refactoring | a7f63b8 | Simplified font styling patterns and improved component layouts |
| 1: Advanced Editor Features & Block Management | 3. Enhanced MarkdownEditorRef API and keyboard handling | 622fc1b | Added new methods and improved keyboard event handling |
| 1: Advanced Editor Features & Block Management | 4. Table block support with markdown parsing | 17f87cb | Full table block functionality with markdown parsing |
| 2: Editor Infrastructure & Focus Management | 1. FocusManager and virtualized FlatList implementation | 4a904ef (Develop #2) | FocusManager component for block focus/scroll; replaced ScrollView with virtualized FlatList |
| 2: Editor Infrastructure & Focus Management | 2. Focus handles on built-in block plugins | 4a904ef | Converted all built-in blocks to use forwardRef + useImperativeHandle |
| 2: Editor Infrastructure & Focus Management | 3. Block action toolbar and improved quote handling | 4a904ef | BlockActionToolbar for block management; depth management |
| 2: Editor Infrastructure & Focus Management | 4. Keyboard controller integration and reveal flow | 4a904ef | Optional keyboard controller; improved focus/scroll reveal lifecycle |
| 2: Editor Infrastructure & Focus Management | 5. Large cleanup and feature improvements | 4a904ef | Comprehensive refactoring across core, plugins, UI with improved error handling |
| 3: Editor Features & User Experience | 1. Blocks ↔ Markdown toggle functionality | a24d597 (PR #4) | Convert between block-based editor and raw markdown view |
| 3: Editor Features & User Experience | 2. Markdown to blocks parsing with plugins | 172655c (PR #5) | Markdown parser uses built-in plugins for proper block creation |
| 3: Editor Features & User Experience | 3. Debounced auto-save functionality | 05e5ab6 | Auto-save with debouncing and save-status toast notifications |
| 3: Editor Features & User Experience | 4. Auto-save setting persistence | 2344377 | Persist auto-save preference in settings |
| 3: Editor Features & User Experience | 5. Add block button UI | 4a904ef | Visible “Add block” button replaces invisible tap area |
| 3: Editor Features & User Experience | 6. Keyboard dismissal on block actions | 4a904ef | Keyboard dismisses when opening block menu or inserting |
| 4: App Configuration & Settings | 1. GitHub issues template and documentation | 49da486 (PR #3) | GitHub issue templates; cleaned up documentation |
| 4: App Configuration & Settings | 2. App icon and splash configuration | 1913613 | Updated adaptive icons and splash images for iOS/Android |
| 4: App Configuration & Settings | 3. Dynamic app version display | e084880 & d438e92 | Version display with build number; commit hash linking to GitHub |
| 4: App Configuration & Settings | 4. Privacy policy implementation | d438e92 | Added PRIVACY-POLICY.md documentation |
| 4: App Configuration & Settings | 5. Settings UI improvements | 7fc2b2f | Removed notifications toggle; Help & Support opens GitHub issues |
| 5: Storage & Backend Improvements | 1. Base-64 renterd authentication | 88d55b2 | Renterd backend uses base-64 encoding for auth |
| 5: Storage & Backend Improvements | 2. IPFS feature removal from UI | eaf2168 | Removed IPFS mentions and export from UI |
| 6: UI/UX Enhancements | 1. IPFS method disabled with simplified filters | 0741848 | IPFS storage option disabled; simplified filters |
| 6: UI/UX Enhancements | 2. Theme picker implementation | 0741848 | Replaced theme switch with comprehensive picker |
| 6: UI/UX Enhancements | 3. Typography and elevation improvements | 0741848 | Enhanced typography consistency; added elevation system |
| 6: UI/UX Enhancements | 4. Animated block wrappers | 4a904ef | AnimatedBlockWrapper for smooth focus animations |
| 6: UI/UX Enhancements | 5. Enhanced focus states | 4a904ef | Animated focus states with background/border transitions |
| 7: Dependencies & Build Configuration | 1. Dependency updates | 4a904ef | Updated expo, react, react-native, reanimated and others |
| 7: Dependencies & Build Configuration | 2. Bundle identifier update | 4a904ef | Enhanced production build configuration |
| 7: Dependencies & Build Configuration | 3. Build system improvements | 4a904ef | Improved build consistency across targets |
App Store: DecaNotes App - App Store
PlayMarket: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stringnick.decanotes
Hi @StringNick - great to see the breakdown of your commits for your work but you are missing other elements to your final report so we can hear more fully about your process for this grant. You can copy and paste the questions we need answered to mark this a complete final report from the template at the bottom of this webpage.