[BOUNTY] Support for go-ipfs v0.5+

[lidel]

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POST-only HTTP API

go-ipfs 0.5+ blocks GET commands on the API port (ipfs/kubo#7097), requiring every command (RPC) to be sent as HTTP POST request.
See API reference docs: https://docs.ipfs.io/reference/api/http/

Testing

Download links for go-ipfs 0.5+ are available at https://dist.ipfs.io

You can also test using an ephemeral Docker container:

$ docker run --rm -it --net=host ipfs/go-ipfs:v0.6.0

Bounty

$500 for each of two tasks listed on https://github.com/ipfs/devgrants/projects/1, namely:

• Create and use fresh dependencies of multiformat libraries (ensure support for cidv1 and b32/b36 encodings)
  Prior art/details: Use the fresh versions of dependencies #165 @ $500
• Fix CI and tests, and support go-ipfs 0.5 (POST-only API) and Java 11+
  Prior art/details: feat: support go-ipfs 0.5 and Java 10+ #164 @ $500

[NadeeraM]

Hi @lidel
I am getting same errors when try to connect to ipfs 0.5.
IS this fix support go-ipfs 0.5 and Java 10+ going to merge to the master sooner?
I try to build the support go-ipfs 0.5 branch locally, but tests are failing.
Hope the issue will be fixed after merging the branch to main.

[lidel]

@NadeeraM sadly I am not a Java dev nor have bandwidth to push this over finish line.
There are bounties at https://github.com/ipfs/devgrants/projects/1 if someone wants to pick up this project and bring it up to date. One is for fixing CI and tests, second is for bringing support for go-ipfs 0.5+ and CIDv1 in Base32/Base36, but effectively both need to be done at the same time.

[NadeeraM]

@lidel Thank you for the reply. I manage to build the branch locally and use the jar in my project to connect to IPFS 0.5. It works fine with jar hope to use mvn dependency after fix this issues. Will have a look at the bounty board.