CKB Dev Log 2024-09-29

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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Updates

Releases

• CKB v0.118.0: https://github.com/nervosnetwork/ckb/releases/tag/v0.118.0
• ckb-debugger v0.118.0: https://github.com/nervosnetwork/ckb-standalone-debugger/releases/tag/v0.118.0
• Nervos Docs v2.11.0: https://github.com/nervosnetwork/docs.nervos.org/releases/tag/v2.11.0

Features

• CKB
  • Testnet activation for CKB’s 2nd hardfork finalized: chore: 2nd hardfork testnet activation params #4665
  • ckb-cli integrated into CKB repo: refactor: move cli to ckb-bin #4659
  • Keysend mode added: Add keysend mode in send_payment fiber#159
  • Network graph RPC added: Add network graph PRC fiber#182
  • Onion message decryption implemented: peeling: decrypt and construct the packet for the next hop cryptape/fiber-sphinx#2
  • A specification of onion message released: https://github.com/cryptape/fiber-sphinx/blob/develop/docs/spec.md
• Fiber
  • Add payee public key for new_invoice by default fiber#160
• VM
  • Supporting libraries now have support for the newly designed spawn syscall. See related PRs:
    • Support new spawn with native simulator ckb-testtool#8
    • Support new spawn with native simulator ckb-std#114
    • Support new spawn ckb-x64-simulator#13.
  • Also an example project leveraging this syscall.
  • Reference type ID implementation now available in ckb-std: feat: add Type ID implementation ckb-std#108
  • ckb-js-vm now supports spawn: Spawn syscall ckb-js-vm#14

Improvements

• CKB
  • Removed previously ignored security advisories related to sqlx: chore: remove deny with sqlx #4663
  • Simplified SQL statements in rich indexer: chore: simplify the code #4666
• Fiber
  • Improved unit test related to network syncing: Add some unit tests for network syncing fiber#205
  • Enhanced CI: Use random port for github action to resolve unstable CI fiber#179 Fix an possible test failure because of RepeatedConnection fiber#178
• VM
  • Removed dependencies on capsule and cross from ckb-std’s maintainence workflow: Completely remove the capsule and cross ckb-std#107
  • Optimized ckb-js-vm binary size to fit within a CKB block: Reduce the size of the executable file ckb-js-vm#16

Fixes

• CKB
  • Errors in get_fee_rate_statistics RPC: get_fee_rate_statistics should aware block_ext.txs_sizes length is block_ext.txs_fees length + 1 #4654
• Fiber
  • A series of bug fixes:
    • Correctly transition state from NegotiatingFunding to CollaboratingFundingTx fiber#162
    • Fix node announcement version fiber#167
    • Fix last channel update message not saved to graph fiber#180
    • Don't panic when channel id not found for channel outpoint fiber#184
    • Send NodeAnnouncement messages on peer connected instead on startup fiber#166
    • Fix bugs in channel announcement fiber#158
    • Fix the ckb amount check issue for UDT fiber#164
    • Fix UDT auto accept funding amount issue fiber#171
    • Fix the UDT issues in send_payment fiber#176
    • Use the source funding lock script as default shutdown close script fiber#174
    • Add payee public key for new_invoice by default fiber#160

In Pipeline…

• CKB is being upgraded to Rust toolchain 1.81.0: Upgrade rust-toolchain to 1.81.0 #4649
• Proxy & anonymous mode features are being added to CKB: Set proxy for ckb node #4473 Support Onion3 Protocol tentacle#374
• A new native simulator powered debug workflow is being added to ckb-script-templates: Add Template: Native Simulator Debug cryptape/ckb-script-templates#14. Stay tuned for an introductory article.
• Cryptape official site being redesigned