Pindora - Java Rest-API - secure document storage for Web2 Customers

[josef-pindora]

Hello Nillion Community,

we want to share our experience with the integration of the Nillion-Network into our platform.

We are currently developing an easy to use Rest-API, that enables users to upload, store, and subsequently retrieve and download files securely. This will leverage Nillion's capabilities while enhancing user interaction with secure storage solutions.

We developed python webservices, which we are using for interaction with our java-platform.
We would greatly appreciate a Java version of the nillion-SDK to integrate more seamlessly with our current tech stack.
An enhancement to allow storage of larger strings would be beneficial to our operations as well.

Progression Narrative:
We started our journey with Nillion by diving into the small examples provided on GitHub, focusing on the basic store and retrieve functionalities with secret integers. Once we grasped the fundamentals, we transitioned to using blobs for storing strings. Having worked through the initial examples, we then ventured into crafting our own tailored examples that fit the specific needs of our application. This step-by-step progression has significantly contributed to our understanding and application of the Nillion Network's capabilities.

Tip for Developers:
The documentation provided was extremely helpful. It enabled us to quickly understand and streamline the integration process into our workflows. Well-written and comprehensive documentation is critical for developers new to a system, and in this aspect, Nillion has done an excellent job.

Encountered issues:

• Some provided examples caused script execution issues, leading to cluster terminations. We had to make modifications to the scripts to achieve the desired functionality.
• Saving strings containing a "+", the retrieval process seems to malfunction, returning incorrect strings.
• Using the local cluster, if the cluster is restarted with the same seed, the previously stored strings are no longer available.
• We have experienced some difficulties with the testnet, which has affected our ability to test features reliably ... but in the meantime it seems to be fixed.

In general, the support by the nillion team is very good, so the issues are typically fixed very quickly.