From f80ebced0181c1b36f5f62df1858e8ca44c5ce98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nieznanysprawiciel Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 13:56:43 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Describe potential reasons to search market (#107) --- arch-snapshot/arch.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch-snapshot/arch.md b/arch-snapshot/arch.md index 776e899e..748c24af 100644 --- a/arch-snapshot/arch.md +++ b/arch-snapshot/arch.md @@ -311,6 +311,20 @@ blockchain. This confirmation specifies which Activities and Agreements are cove multiple Activities or Agreements, while each Activity or Agreement may also be covered by multiple transactions. ### Searching on market + +Providers or Requestors on Golem don’t always aim to buy or sell resources. Sometimes, they simply want to observe the market. +There are several possible reasons for this: +- Checking which resources are available on the network +- Estimating potential computation costs +- Gathering insights to better adjust negotiation strategies +- Collecting statistics about the network + +The approach to observing the market is similar to the methods described in the chapters on buying and selling resources. +An agent specifies their Offer or Demand using a property and constraints specification language. +The key difference is that they are not required to negotiate with other agents, nor must they provide all necessary +information in their Offer or Demand. This is a more lightweight approach compared to going through the full negotiation +process. + ### Buying on golem platform ### Running something