Estimate curation reward for upvote in Steemsnippets

Components

• Add a new folder under steemsnippets/steemjs/ called estimate_curation_reward
• In the new folder create a script estimateCurationReward.js and a corresponding package.json

Proposal

• Consistent with the rest of the library the function should do only the following in a way that is easy to follow and or reuse...

  • Take as parameters:

    1. a post or comment url

    2. an account name

    3. a callback, where the return parameter is an object of the shape:

       { sbd: some_float, steem_power: some_other_float}

    4. optional: a float estimating the expected payout for the post, if omitted calculations assume $1 or the current estimate on steemit per net upvotes .

• Fully document the function using jsdoc style

Mockups / Examples

estimateCurationReward(
  'jjay',
  'https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@tdre/serve-sketchy-placeholder-images-with-peek-a-boose',
  function(estimate) {
    console.log(
      'Estimate (SBD/SP): ' + estimate.sbd + '/' + estimate.steem_power
    );
  }
);

Benefits

• This addition to steemsnippets would further development of tools which help users make informed decisions about how they use their influence on the Steem blockchain. For example, something like the following would become much easier for developers front-end and backend developers alike...

• It would also serve as a Rosetta stone for a fairly complicated calculation. Arithmetic clearly expressed through code becomes easier to discuss, compare, and test against.

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Posted on Utopian.io - Rewarding Open Source Contributors

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