Platform & Core Dev Updates Journal – Feb 7

So, what happened over the last week with Dash Platform?
Short summary below.

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TenderDash

Stabilization

What We Planned

Stabilization and Improvements (v1.0)

• fix(config)!: quorum type set to 0 during replay at genesis done
• conversion of PEM-encoded ED25519 node keys done
• feat(cmd): derive node key from bip39 mnemonic done
• build(docker): add abcidump to release image done
• Seed connectivity issues in progress

Investigate deadlocks (v1.1)

• refactor: add-vote operation done
• refactor: DoPrevoteCommand replaced on Prevoter implementation done
• refactor: consensus peer gossip mechanism in review
• refactor: add-vote operation in review
• refactor: consensus state to fix deadlock in review

What’s Left before Testing Phase

• Stabilize same-block execution
• Update BLS library
• Updated BLS library integration
• Adjust vote extensions for withdrawal transactions
• Improve seed node operations
• Drive integration

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GroveDB

Tasks:

• Sum tree parent costs done
• Merk Proof Specification draft done
• GroveDB Proof Specification draft in progress

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Protocol

Identity v2

Protocol Tasks 1.

• Identity v2 done
• Efficient Root Tree done
• Balance Tree done
• Sum Tree Integration done
• Strategy tests done
• Total credit balance verification done
• Calculate expected total credits amount done
• Efficient Data Serialization in progress
• Refactor DPP document types done
• Variant Protocol versions done

Protocol Tasks 2.

• Add support for Core v19-beta.X in progress
• Create self-contained Dashmate package in progress
• Use HTTP port for gRPC native done

Credit Withdrawals

• Introduce withdrawals data contract in review
• Implement the pooling process (type 0 only) for withdrawals in review
• Update status of withdrawals after broadcasting in review
• Add revision logic to IdentityCreditsWithdrawal transition in review
• Indices from expired withdrawal transactions must be reused in review

What’s Left

Major

• Fee Refunds
• Accomplish withdrawals in review

Minor

• Logging of same block execution
• Use block candidate context in State Repository
• Deal with situation where fees are higher than Balance
• Add Sum Tree feature for Pool trees
• Asset Lock and Unlock transactions integration (blocked by dpp integration)
• BLS library rust binding not for beta 1
• Masternode block reward distribution
• Withdrawals verification after rust dpp integration

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Rust Port Update

What we planned

• Merged all Identities and Asset Lock pull requests done
• Asynchronous State Repository done
• JSON-Schema missing functionality in progress
• Documents Transitions in progress (2 integration tests left)
• Data Contract facade and integration in review
• V24 backports and removing tech debt in progress
• Unified error format to rs-dpp in progress

What's next

• Finish v24 backports
• Merge all unmerged PRs that are related to Documents and Data Contracts
• Finish adding missing json-schema features
• Since Identity v2 has been merged as well, we can now start the platform integration (DAPI/Dive/SDK) after finishing the v24 backports

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Core Dev

What’s next?

• v19.0.0 Release Candidate
• Unlikely v18.2.2 Release w/ minor fixes
• Continued maintenance, backporting and feature development