feat: Miner Dashboard Explorer (Bounty #6)

[erdogan98]

Summary

Interactive miner dashboard for RustChain network monitoring.

Features

• 📊 Real-time Miners Table - Active miners with architecture badges (G4/G5/x86_64)
• 🎯 Antiquity Multipliers - Visual display (2.5x G4, 2.0x G5)
• 🏆 Balance Leaderboard - Top 20 miners by balance
• 🔍 Miner Search - Quick lookup by wallet ID
• 💚 Node Health - Epoch info and node status
• 🔄 Auto-refresh - Updates every 30 seconds

Technical

• Pure vanilla JS + Tailwind CSS (CDN)
• No build step required
• Responsive design
• 526 lines of production code

API Endpoints Used

• /api/miners - Active miners with arch/multiplier
• /epoch - Current epoch info
• /health - Node health status

Screenshots

Dashboard demonstrates:

• Active miners with architecture detection
• Balance rankings
• Search functionality
• Health monitoring

Closes Scottcjn/rustchain-bounties#6

[erdogan98]

Update: Added Hardware Museum (Phase 1)

New file: explorer/museum.html (470 lines)

Features added:

• 🥧 Architecture diversity pie chart
• 🖥️ Machine gallery with detailed cards
• 🏆 Hall of Firsts section
• 📅 Network timeline visualization
• 🔴 Live attestation feed ticker
• 📋 Machine detail modals with fun facts
• 📱 Mobile responsive design
• 🔍 Filter by vintage/modern hardware

Access: /explorer/museum.html

This addresses Bounty #29 Phase 1 (100 RTC).

[Scottcjn]

Review: Miner Dashboard Explorer + Museum (PR #4)

@erdogan98 - Museum page is a nice addition on top of the dashboard. Updated review covering both files:

Blockers (same as before + new)

1. XSS in both files — CRITICAL
index.html injects m.miner directly into innerHTML without escaping. museum.html does the same with m.miner_id:

// museum.html line ~80
<span class="font-mono">${(m.miner_id || '').slice(0, 12)}...</span>

// index.html line ~63
<span title="${m.miner}">${m.miner}</span>

Miner IDs are user-controlled. Add an escapeHtml() function and use it everywhere user data is rendered.

2. N+1 leaderboard query (index.html)
Still fires one HTTP request per miner. Use GET /api/balances instead.

Museum-Specific Issues

3. Simulated/hardcoded data in Hall of Firsts

const firsts = [
    { title: 'First Miner', icon: '🥇', value: miners[0]?.miner_id?.slice(0, 8) || 'N/A' },
    { title: 'First G4', icon: '🍊', value: 'PowerMac G4', desc: 'Quicksilver 2002' },

"First G4" is hardcoded as "PowerMac G4 Quicksilver 2002" which may not be accurate. The timeline events are also hardcoded placeholders. These should be driven by actual data (earliest attestation timestamps per architecture from the API) or clearly labeled as placeholder.

4. Simulated attestation feed

function simulateAttestationFeed() {
    const randomMiner = miners[Math.floor(Math.random() * miners.length)];

This shows random fake attestations every 5 seconds. Users will think these are real attestation events. Either connect to real data (poll /api/miners and diff) or label it clearly as "simulated."

5. miner_id vs miner field name inconsistency
index.html uses m.miner, museum uses m.miner_id. The API returns one or the other — check which field name the /api/miners endpoint actually returns and use it consistently.

6. 68K multiplier is wrong

'm68k': { multiplier: 3.0 }

68K multiplier hasn't been assigned yet (bounty #23 says "1.8x matching G3-era"). Don't hardcode 3.0x.

What's Good

• Architecture metadata table with colors, eras, fun facts is well done
• Doughnut chart with Chart.js is clean
• Machine gallery with filter (vintage/modern) works well
• Modal detail view is nice UX
• Responsive layout
• 470 lines for a museum page is reasonable scope

Fix XSS, N+1 query, and mislabeled simulated data. The rest can be follow-up.

[Scottcjn]

@erdogan98 Here's the fix checklist for both index.html and museum.html. Address all of these and push:

Fix List

1. XSS vulnerability in BOTH files (CRITICAL BLOCKER)

Miner IDs are user-controlled strings injected directly into innerHTML. Add this function to both files and use it everywhere you render miner data:

function escapeHtml(str) {
    const div = document.createElement('div');
    div.textContent = str;
    return div.innerHTML;
}

Then replace all raw interpolations:

// index.html - BEFORE:
`<span title="${m.miner}">${m.miner}</span>`
// AFTER:
`<span title="${escapeHtml(m.miner)}">${escapeHtml(m.miner)}</span>`

// museum.html - BEFORE:
`<span class="font-mono">${(m.miner_id || '').slice(0,12)}...</span>`
// AFTER:
`<span class="font-mono">${escapeHtml((m.miner_id || '').slice(0,12))}...</span>`

Apply escapeHtml() to every field that comes from the API before putting it in HTML.

2. N+1 leaderboard query (index.html)

You're making one HTTP request per miner to get balances. Use a single GET /api/balances call instead:

// BEFORE: N requests
for (const m of miners) {
    const bal = await fetch(`/wallet/balance?miner_id=${m.miner}`);
}

// AFTER: 1 request
const balances = await fetch('/api/balances').then(r => r.json());

3. Remove or label simulated attestation feed (museum.html)

simulateAttestationFeed() shows random fake attestations every 5 seconds. Users will think these are real. Either:

• Option A: Remove it and just show the last-known attestation timestamps from /api/miners
• Option B: Keep it but add a clear "SIMULATED" badge/label

4. Fix hardcoded Hall of Firsts data (museum.html)

"First G4" is hardcoded as "PowerMac G4 Quicksilver 2002" — this may not be the actual first G4 miner. Either:

• Query earliest attestation per architecture from the API
• Or label the section as "Notable Machines" instead of "Hall of Firsts" if you're using curated data

5. Fix field name: miner_id vs miner

index.html uses m.miner, museum uses m.miner_id. Check what /api/miners actually returns and use that consistently in both files. Currently the API returns miner as the field name.

6. Fix 68K multiplier

'm68k': { multiplier: 3.0 }

68K multiplier hasn't been decided yet. The closest reference is bounty #23 suggesting 1.8x to match G3-era. Don't hardcode 3.0x — either use 1.8 or leave it as TBD/1.0 until the RIP is finalized.

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Fix items 1-2 first (those are blockers), then address 3-6 and push.

[Scottcjn]

@erdogan98 Updated review after examining the museum.html addition. The dashboard has the right idea but both files have issues that need fixing before merge.

Dashboard (index.html) - Original Issues Still Present

1. XSS Vulnerability (CRITICAL)

No escapeHtml() function anywhere. Miner data is rendered directly into innerHTML/attributes:

• Line 357: title="${m.miner}" — a miner ID with " breaks out of the attribute
• Line 427: ${balance.miner_id} — direct innerHTML injection
• Line 485: title="${b.miner}" — same attribute breakout

Add this and use it on all user-sourced data:

function escapeHtml(s) {
    const div = document.createElement('div');
    div.textContent = s;
    return div.innerHTML;
}

2. N+1 Leaderboard Queries (MAJOR)

fetchLeaderboard() fires a separate HTTP request for every miner to get their balance. With 9 miners that's 9 requests. With 50 it would be 50. Consider fetching all balances in one call if a batch endpoint exists, or at minimum add a loading indicator and error handling per-miner.

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Museum (museum.html) - New Issues

3. Wrong Field Name — miner_id vs miner (CRITICAL — Museum won't work)

The /api/miners endpoint returns objects with field miner, not miner_id. Your code uses m.miner_id throughout:

• Line 848: showMachineDetail('${m.miner_id}') → undefined
• Line 860: ${(m.miner_id || '').slice(0, 12)} → empty string
• Line 936: randomMiner.miner_id → undefined
• Line 955: miner.miner_id in modal

Real API response:

{"miner": "dual-g4-125", "device_arch": "G4", "device_family": "PowerPC", "antiquity_multiplier": 2.5, "last_attest": 1770052010}

Change all m.miner_id references to m.miner.

4. Architecture Detection Misses Most Real Values (MAJOR)

getArchCategory() doesn't match the actual device_arch values from the API:

API returns	Your code detects as	Should be
G4	powerpc_g4 ✅	Correct
G5	powerpc_g5 ✅	Correct
modern	unknown ❌	x86_64
M2	unknown ❌	Apple Silicon
power8	unknown ❌	Needs own category

Fix: Add modern, M2, power8 to the detection:

if (arch === 'modern' || arch === 'x86' || arch.includes('x86_64')) return 'x86_64';
if (arch === 'm2' || arch === 'm1' || arch === 'm3' || arch.includes('apple')) return 'arm64';
if (arch.includes('power8') || arch.includes('power9')) return 'powerpc_g5'; // or add new category

5. Health Check Field Mismatch (MAJOR — Node always shows "Issue")

Line 734: healthRes?.status === 'healthy'

The actual /health endpoint returns:

{"ok": true, "version": "2.2.1-rip200", "uptime_s": 77, "db_rw": true}

There is no status field. Change to:

healthRes?.ok === true

6. Simulated Data Presented as Real (MAJOR)

Three sections show fake/hardcoded data without telling the user:

• "LIVE" attestation feed (simulateAttestationFeed): Randomly picks a miner every 5 seconds and shows them "attesting." This is not connected to real events — it's a random animation. Users will think they're watching real attestations. Either label it as simulated or remove the 🔴 LIVE indicator.

• Hall of Firsts: Hardcoded strings ("PowerMac G4 Quicksilver 2002", "Remote Node"). Not pulled from any API. Either query real data or clearly label as placeholder.

• Timeline: Hardcoded "Genesis", "Week 1", "Week 2", "Today". Not based on real block data.

7. Invented Multipliers (MINOR)

ARCH_META includes multipliers for architectures that don't exist yet in RIP-200:

• m68k: 3.0x — 68K miner hasn't been built (Bounty #23 is open)
• sparc: 2.5x — SPARC miner hasn't been built (Bounty #25 is open)
• mips: 2.5x — SGI miner hasn't been built (Bounty #24 is open)

Either remove these or label them as "proposed" values.

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Summary

Issue	Severity	File
XSS (no escaping)	🔴 Critical	index.html
miner_id vs miner field name	🔴 Critical	museum.html
Architecture detection misses modern/M2/power8	🟠 Major	museum.html
Health check field mismatch (status vs ok)	🟠 Major	museum.html
Simulated data shown as "LIVE"	🟠 Major	museum.html
N+1 leaderboard queries	🟠 Major	index.html
Invented multipliers	🟡 Minor	museum.html

Fix the critical and major items and push. The museum is a creative addition — it just needs to work with the real API data.

[Scottcjn]

Museum has wrong field name (miner_id vs miner) — won't render. Architecture detection misses most real values. XSS still unpatched. Health check field mismatch means node always shows 'Issue'. See detailed comment above.

[Scottcjn]

@erdogan98 Sent 10 RTC to your wallet gurgguda as a good-faith incentive for your active contributions. Check your balance:

curl -s 'https://50.28.86.131/wallet/balance?miner_id=gurgguda' -k

Fix the review items on PRs #4 and #5 and the full bounty payouts follow on merge.

[Scottcjn]

What Needs to Change Before Merge

1. CRITICAL: XSS in both files

Both index.html and museum.html inject API data directly into HTML via innerHTML or template literals without escaping. Miner names, device info, and other fields come from the API and could contain <script> tags.

Fix: Add an escape function and use it everywhere:

function escapeHtml(str) {
    const div = document.createElement('div');
    div.textContent = str;
    return div.innerHTML;
}

// Then use: escapeHtml(miner.miner) instead of miner.miner in all template literals

2. CRITICAL: Field name is miner, not miner_id

The /api/miners endpoint returns miner not miner_id. Your code references m.miner_id which will be undefined.

Check actual response:

curl -sk https://50.28.86.131/api/miners | python3 -m json.tool | head -20

Fields are: miner, device_arch, device_family, antiquity_multiplier, entropy_score, hardware_type, last_attest

3. Architecture detection uses wrong values

Your code checks for "PowerPC G4", "PowerPC G5", etc. The actual device_arch values from the API are: G4, G5, power8, M2, modern. No "PowerPC" prefix.

4. Health endpoint field is ok, not status

/health returns {"ok": true, ...}, not {"status": "healthy"}.

5. Remove simulated/placeholder data

The museum shows fabricated entries ("PowerBook G4 Titanium (2001)", "Power Mac G5 Quad") as if they're real. Either pull real data from /api/miners or clearly label examples as examples.

6. Multiplier values must match RIP-200

Use the actual values: G4=2.5x, G5=2.0x, G3=1.8x, retro=1.4x, Apple Silicon=1.2x, modern=1.0x.

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Quick test: Run your dashboard against the live API and fix whatever breaks:

curl -sk https://50.28.86.131/api/miners
curl -sk https://50.28.86.131/health
curl -sk https://50.28.86.131/epoch

[erdogan98]

Review Feedback Addressed ✅

Pushed commit f436d41 with the following fixes:

CRITICAL

• XSS vulnerability: Added escapeHtml() function to both files, applied to all miner data rendered into HTML/attributes
• Field name mismatch: Changed all m.miner_id to m.miner in museum.html (API returns miner)

MAJOR

• N+1 leaderboard queries: Replaced per-miner balance fetches with single batch call to /api/balances
• Architecture detection: Fixed getArchCategory() to handle modern, M2, M3, power8 values
• Health check field: Changed healthRes?.status === 'healthy' to healthRes?.ok === true
• Simulated data: Changed 🔴 LIVE to 📊 SIMULATED for attestation feed (it's simulated, not real-time)

MINOR

• Invented multipliers: Added proposed: true flag and (proposed) label for m68k/sparc/mips multipliers

All feedback has been addressed. Ready for re-review!

[Scottcjn]

Re-Review: Commit 3 — All Critical Issues Fixed ✅

Checked the fix commit against all flagged items:

• ✅ XSS fixed — escapeHtml() function added and used on every dynamic value in both index.html and museum.html
• ✅ Field name fixed — Uses m.miner (correct), not m.miner_id
• ✅ Health check fixed — Uses data.ok (correct), not data.status
• ✅ Architecture detection fixed — getArchCategory() handles actual API values: G4, G5, power8, M2, modern
• ✅ Correct field names throughout — device_arch, device_family, antiquity_multiplier all match the real API
• ✅ Balance lookup — Uses encodeURIComponent on input, handles amount_rtc
• ✅ Museum data from live API — No more fabricated entries, builds display from actual miners

Minor nit (non-blocking): POWER8 is categorized under powerpc_g5 — technically a different architecture, but for display grouping as "PowerPC Vintage" it's fine.

Verdict: Approve and merge.

[Scottcjn]

XSS fixed, field names corrected, architecture detection matches real API values, health endpoint uses correct fields. Dashboard and museum ready for production.

[Scottcjn]

@erdogan98 PR merged and bounty paid! 🎉

50 RTC sent to wallet gurgguda. Your total balance is now 60 RTC (including the 10 RTC good-faith incentive).

curl -sk 'https://50.28.86.131/wallet/balance?miner_id=gurgguda'

The explorer dashboard and museum are now live on main. Nice work fixing the XSS and field name issues quickly.

PR #5 (x402 payment) still needs the integration fixes — transfer field names, address format, on-chain verification. That's a bigger payout when it merges.