The problem Oracular Protocol solves

Ever wished your horoscope could be as unique as your fingerprint and as reliable as your blockchain wallet? Meet Oracular – where your fate gets a digital upgrade! In a world where shaadi.com ads and endless kundalis are the norm, we bring you a cosmic solution that’s as fun as it is futuristic. Imagine knowing exactly who’s going through ‘shani ki dasha’ before you even swipe right. Oracular is here to make sure no one can fake their stars – or their blockchain history!

Challenges I ran into

While working on Oracular, one of the significant hurdles I encountered was using The Graph for the first time. The experience was both challenging and enlightening, with my subgraph studio being the proof of my learning curve xD. The Graph is a powerful tool for querying blockchain data, but it doesn't offer native support for Core, the blockchain I was working with. This limitation made it particularly challenging to produce equivalent queries for Core and other networks like Arbitrum Sepolia and Polygon Amoy.

Creating a seamless experience across different blockchains required a lot of trial and error. I had to dive deep into the documentation, experiment with various approaches, and sometimes even hack my way around certain limitations. The lack of native support meant that I couldn't rely on out-of-the-box solutions; instead, I had to build custom queries and ensure they worked consistently across different environments.

One of the key strategies I used to overcome this hurdle was leveraging the flexibility of The Graph's query language. By carefully structuring my queries and making use of available tools and libraries, I was able to bridge the gap between the different blockchains. It was a tedious process, but the result was a set of robust, efficient queries that could pull the necessary data regardless of the underlying blockchain.

This experience taught me a lot about the intricacies of working with decentralized data and the importance of adaptability in development. It also underscored the value of persistence—despite the initial challenges, I was able to overcome the technical hurdles and deliver a solution that met the project's requirements.