Browser Downloads Archiver and Backup Tool (BiWeekly) - 17th August 2025 - 30th August 2025 - PLDG 4

[pranavvdesai]

Browser Downloads Archiver and Backup Tool - 17th August 2025 - 30th August 2025 - PLDG 4

Contributors

• @pranavvdesai
• @pranavkonde
• @HarshS1611
• @Patrick-Ehimen

Accomplished Tasks

@pranavvdesai

• Coordinated among contributors, monitored issues, and focused on PR reviews and testing.
  • Reviewed, tested, and merged PRs:
    • #20
    • #21
    • #30
    • #31
    • #23
    • #33
    • #35
    • #36
  • Created an EPIC roadmap outlining further tasks and issues for Storacha integration into the dashboard:
    • #25
  • Reviewed and commented on PRs (flagged bugs & suggested improvements):
    • #22
    • #24
    • #32
  • pushed a bug fix PR #39.

@pranavkonde

• Contributed significant UI/UX redesign and major core functionality improvements in both the extension and dashboard.
• PRs merged:
  • #20
  • #21
  • #23
  • #33
  • #35
  • #36

@HarshS1611

• Worked on auth integration with the dashboard.
• Added toast messages for better user feedback.
• PRs merged:
  • #30
  • #31

@Patrick-Ehimen

• Working on a feature development which enables us to have a direct upload to storacha space from anywhere in the browser:
• #24

Update

We are ~30% through integrating Storacha with the Dashboard. The product is progressing well, with dashboard structure, auth, and core UI flows already in place.

Related PRs and Links

• Repository: pranavvdesai/download-archiver-storacha

Next Tasks

• Display user uploads in the Dashboard.
• Database design and development for dashboard + extension.
• Continue integration of Storacha APIs into the dashboard.