Judging Criteria
To ensure the quality and security of contributions to Decentra projects, submissions are rigorously evaluated based on a set of predefined criteria. Judges assess each submission to ensure it meets the platform's standards for code quality, security, efficiency, and documentation.
Quality Assessment
Code Readability and Structure:
Readability: Verify that the code is easy to read and understand, following the Decentra Style Guide.
Structure: Ensure the code is well-organized, with a logical flow and clear separation of concerns.
Naming Conventions: Check that variable and function names are descriptive and follow the established naming conventions.
Best Practices:
Code Consistency: Confirm that the code consistently follows the platform’s coding standards and guidelines.
Error Handling: Ensure proper error handling is implemented throughout the code.
Modularity: Verify that functions and modules are designed to be reusable and maintainable.
Security Checks
Vulnerability Assessment:
Common Vulnerabilities: Check that the code is free from common vulnerabilities such as reentrancy, integer overflow/underflow, and unauthorized access.
Custom Vulnerabilities: Assess the code for custom and project-specific vulnerabilities and ensure they are addressed and mitigated.
Security Practices:
Input Validation: Verify that all inputs are validated to prevent injection attacks and other malicious inputs.
Access Control: Ensure proper access control mechanisms are implemented to restrict unauthorized actions.
Gas Efficiency: Assess the code for gas efficiency, ensuring that unnecessary computations and storage operations are minimized.
Testing
Test Coverage:
Comprehensive Testing: Ensure the code includes comprehensive tests that cover all functionalities.
Edge Cases: Verify that tests cover edge cases and unusual input scenarios.
Security Tests: Check that tests validate the mitigation of common and custom attack vectors.
Test Results:
Coverage Reports: Review test coverage results to ensure that all lines and branches of code are tested.
Security Analysis: Assess the results from security analysis tools like Slither, ensuring any findings are resolved.
Gas Efficiency: Evaluate gas usage for functions and ensure that any optimizations made are documented.
Documentation
Natspec Comments:
Function Descriptions: Check that clear and concise descriptions are provided for all functions and their parameters.
Event Descriptions: Ensure that all events emitted by the contract are documented.
Project Documentation:
Readme File: Verify that a detailed README file is included, explaining the project, setup instructions, and usage.
Inline Comments: Ensure that inline comments are provided in the code to explain complex logic and decisions.
Justification
Coding Choices:
Design Decisions: Confirm that the rationale behind design and implementation choices is explained.
Security Considerations: Ensure that any security measures implemented, such as input validation and access control, are discussed.
Optimization:
Gas Efficiency: Check that any gas optimizations made are highlighted and their impact is discussed.
Performance: Verify that any performance considerations and improvements are discussed.
Judging Process
Submission Review:
Judges review each submission for compliance with the quality, security, and documentation criteria outlined above.
Scoring:
Submissions are scored based on how well they meet each criterion. Points are awarded for adherence to best practices, code quality, security, and comprehensive documentation.
Feedback:
Detailed feedback is provided to developers, highlighting strengths and areas for improvement.
Final Decision:
Based on the scores and feedback, a final decision is made regarding the acceptance and reward of the submission.
By following these judging criteria, Decentra ensures that all contributions are of the highest quality, secure, and well-documented, fostering a reliable and efficient development environment.