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Hey everyone,
The past two weeks have been all about refining infrastructure, improving testing, and rolling out important updates. Here’s what the team has been working on.
Weeks 8-9 (February 17 - March 2, 2025)
Dincho Todorov
We worked on improving node configuration defaults and validation to enhance reliability and ease of setup. A major milestone was reached with the release of HyperChains 1.0.0.
Mihail Dobrev
We worked on parallelizing the migration that populates the delta and total stats with account counts. Additionally, we created user-friendly documentation for starting the middleware in both standard and HyperChain modes using Docker and Docker Compose.
Fixes included resolving a test that intermittently failed the CI pipeline and updating the Swagger API docs for better accuracy regarding expected types. Further refinements involved addressing cleanup comments on the Swagger docs PR, adding a HyperChain endpoint to retrieve node configuration, and updating user documentation to reflect changes in Docker paths.
Additional work included debugging a failing Docker deploy CD step, continuing efforts to integrate account count statistics into the delta and total stats endpoints, and preparing to run the long migration for the accounts count on the testnet staging environment. Lastly, initial efforts began on creating a “top miners” endpoint to display actual activity over the last 24 hours.
Justin Mitchell
We made improvements to voting mechanisms based on feedback from the core team.
Hans Svensson
Our main focus was on properly handling parent chain finality. Additionally, time was spent improving test stability. More details can be checked in following PRs 1, and 2.
After rewriting several tests, we successfully integrated the improved fee distribution mechanism. We also identified and fixed an issue where end-of-epoch voting wasn’t functioning correctly with uneven stake, adding improved tests. Lastly, new tests were added to explicitly cover hole production at the end of an epoch, further strengthening the validation process.
Thomas Arts
This period involved meetings, code reviews, and discussions to align ongoing development efforts and keep things on track.
Richard Carlsson
We addressed startup order issues in unit test cases to improve test reliability. Additionally, work continued completing diskless log output in containers, refining logging. Finally, we began investigating the dead-last leader problem in HyperChains.
Måns af Klercker
We continued working on penalties, refining the mechanism to improve enforcement and consistency.
Contributions included reviewing and refining updates in the following PRs 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Jan Michek
We worked on improving server handlers and unifying the display of desktop and mobile tables to create a more consistent user experience. Additionally, efforts were made to enhance the mining pools listing and increase the statistics limit, improving accessibility and usability for community members.
We appreciate all your support and engagement. If you have any thoughts or feedback, don’t hesitate to share, we’d love to hear from you!