Hi Community,
Returning with our bi-weekly update, let’s dive into the updates and see what’s new. Let’s begin.
Weeks 9-10 (26 Feb - 10 Mar)
Hans Svensson
Last week, we wrapped up an experiment where we created a node using OTP-27 and let it synchronize with the Mainnet and Testnet. Both networks synchronized successfully, and the time it took was typical (around 20 hours on a fast server). More details Prepare for OTP-27 by hanssv · Pull Request #4275 · aeternity/aeternity · GitHub
New endpoints are developing. We have started adding an endpoint that provides recent gasprice statistics (for the SDK and wallets). This is technically complete, but the stakeholders need to decide precisely what data should be presented.
The endpoint will provide the minimum gas price that was accepted on the chain, as well as the chain utilization (the percentage of available gas that was used) for each time interval (1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, and 60 minutes). This feature was implemented along with caching/memoization to reduce the computational load on the node.
We added an endpoint with more detailed synchronization statistics, which are only active while the node is syncing. This can be used to get a (crude) estimate of the remaining sync time, as well as better progress logs.
The /status endpoint now includes the uptime information. This is primarily intended for infrastructure automation, but it can also be interesting for node operators.
If you’re interested in the details, feel free to check out our GitHub repository.
Justin Mitchell
We added tests to the ping upgrade to check how capabilities spread. We changed how the ping message handles capabilities, so that it ignores any unknown ones. This will let us add new capabilities in the future without affecting older nodes. We also added system tests to ensure that old and new nodes can still connect.
The aeapi to handle custom forks has been changed, check the details.
Thomas Arts
We’ve resolved issues 4285 and 4287, which should make things easier for the SDK.
Dincho Todorov
All environments have been updated to the most recent anode release. During the process, various fixes have been applied. We also spent time researching and discussing gas price economics and “Oracle” implementation, as well as confirmation times.
Aeproject has been updated to the latest version, and a new release is available. The infrastructure across all environments has been rotated to adapt to the new platform versions. The old monitoring account coins have been transferred to the remaining single account. Additionally, the CircleCI images have been updated due to their deprecation plans.
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