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Core Group is pleased to announce the release of Dash Platform v0.14.
This is the 3rd release in our newly defined process, and our 5th
release overall, where observers of Dash’s development can expect new
functionality delivered roughly every 6 weeks. In that regard, observers
can expect the next release to arrive sometime between August 25 — September 8. Dash Explorer
Release Highlights
As
usual, due to the breaking changes introduced in this release all data
on Evonet has been wiped. Developers should make adjustments to their
local setups to reflect this. Below you’ll find a list of the most
important updates. You can view all of the updates in greater detail by
visiting the release notes for each platform component, which are
included in the last section of this article. Dash Explorer
- Document Timestamps: Being
able to record the creation or update time of any given document stored
on Dash Platform has significant implications for many use cases.
Furthermore, timestamping documents opens possibilities for application
optimization, e.g. fetching only new/updated documents. Consequently, we
have added two new optional, protocol-defined document properties, $createdAt and $updatedAt.
These properties can be marked as required in a data contract, and
values are set by the Dash SDK and validated against the Platform Chain
block time. Filtering or sorting documents by creation or update time
can be accomplished by designating these properties as indexes in a data
contract. Dash Explorer
- New and Improved DAPI Client: Platform team developers completely rewrote DAPI Client to improve code quality, usability, and testability. In the new version, developers can specify exact DAPI node addresses or inject their own custom logic to obtain/select nodes, as opposed to only being able to use seeds. All DAPI Client methods accept the same options as the DAPIClient constructor, so developers can specify different behavior for each API call. Previously, faulty nodes were excluded for a specific API call. Now, faulty nodes are banned for a specific period of time which increments exponentially in the event of repeated faults.
- Platform Test Suite: Platform team developers have consolidated all Dash Platform functional and end-to-end (e2e) tests into one single tool. This tool ships as a docker image and allows developers to run tests against any platform compatible network or local node. In combination with the Distribution Package (mn-bootstrap), it has allowed the platform team to set up a comprehensive continuous integration workflow for platform components. This workflow makes testing integration of platform components significantly easier, speeds up development, makes release times more predictable, and fosters more robust, secure releases. Developers can read more about the test suite by visiting the Github repository: Platform Test Suite.
- Improved Distribution Package:
The distribution package received many improvements with this release,
especially for local development. To prepare your local standalone node,
the platform team introduced the setup-for-local-development command, as well as two options for the start command that allows developers to build Drive and DAPI from source code, as opposed to the default, prebuilt Docker images. Dash Explorer
Conclusion
First
and foremost, I’d like to thank the platform team for their continued
effort and dedication to developing and releasing Dash Platform. I’d
also like to thank the other DCG developers, as well as the developers
organizing on the Dash Devs Discord
for their ongoing effort to improve the quality of Dash Platform. As
DCG continues in our mission to deliver true digital cash, thus
realizing the revolutionary potential of blockchain-based financial
networks, it’s important to take a moment and celebrate the time and
energy that has gone into developing this cutting-edge technology.
During DCG’s Q2 Quarterly Call,
we committed to delivering Dash Platform to testnet by the end of the
year. After this release, observers can expect four more releases before
the delivery to testnet, upon which Dash Platform will enter a new
phase of its product lifecycle, one defined by growth, promotion, and
use case identification. Dash Explorer
Follow
the Dash blog and social media channels for more releases and updates,
and as usual, your thoughts, feedback, and pull requests are greatly
appreciated. Dash Explorer
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