Pactus 0.15.0 released
15 October 2023
Overview
Pactus Blockchain Version 0.15.0
is now available for download.
This release includes a graphical user interface (GUI) that
is suitable for both beginners and experienced users.
It also includes a command-line interface (CLI) for advanced users and wallet software
that allows users to interact with the blockchain without the need to sync the entire blockchain.
![Splash screen](https://pactus.org/blog/images/2023-10-15-release-0-15-0/splash-screen.png)
Download
This version is the bootstrap version for
Testnet-2.
To start using Pactus Blockchain Testnet-1, download the latest version from the
download page and join the Testnet.
These guides can help you to run and configure your node:
If you participated in Testnet-1, ensure to delete your previous working directory and
create a new wallet.
By default, the working directory is located at "C:\Users\<name>\pactus" on Windows,
or "~/pactus" on Unix-compatible platforms.
Change log
This version includes several changes and improvements, such as:
Feat
- gui: adding the splash screen (#743)
- add absentees votes to the certificate (#746)
- logger: short stringer for loggers (#732)
- implementing pip-7 (#731)
- implementing pip-11 (#712)
- implementing pip-8 (#711)
- implementing pip-9 (#706)
- new API to get Public key by address (#704)
- Adding address field for AccountInfo (#703)
- CreateValidatorEvent and CreateAccountEvent for nanomsg (#702)
- implementing PIP-2 and PIP-3 (#699)
- Adding Hole Punching to network (#697)
- write logs into file (#673)
- check protocol support before sending connect/disconnect event (#683)
- updating genesis for pre-testnet-2 (#679)
- adding udp protocol for network (#672)
- implementing pip-4 (#671)
- Notifee service events (#628)
- adding MinimumStake parameter (#574)
- adding Sent and Received bytes per message metrics for peers (#618)
- add reason to BlockResponse messages (#607)
- Add CalcualteFee in GRPC (#601)
- add sent bytes and received bytes metrics to peerset plus update grpc (#606)
- added metrics of libp2p with supporting prometheus (#588)
- Check node address is valid (#565)
- add LastSent and LastReceived properties to peer (#569)
Fix
- data race issue on updating certificate (#747)
- network: async connection (#744)
- adding query vote timer for CP phase (#738)
- trim transactions in proposed block (#737)
- fixing query votes and proposal issue (#736)
- fixing issue when a block has max transactions (#735)
- consensus: anti-entroy mechanism for the consensus (#734)
- logger: invalid level parsing error (#733)
- cache certificate by height (#730)
- fixing a crash on consensus (#729)
- consensus: prevent double entry in new height (#728)
- resolve consensus halt caused by time discrepancy in network. (#727)
- unsorted addresses in wallet listing (#721)
- send query votes message, if there is no proposal yet (#723)
- fixing logger level issue (#722)
- fixing syncing stuck issue (#720)
- fixing some minor issues on pre-testnet (#719)
- supporting go version 1.21 and higher (#692)
- ensure log rotation using tests (#693)
- restoring at the first block (#691)
- swagger doesn’t work with multiple proto files (#687)
- fixing wallet-cli issues (#686)
- prevent stripping public key for subsidy transactions (#678)
- updating the consensus protocol (#668)
- aggregating signature for hello message (#640)
- error case for logger (#634)
- adding committers to the certificate (#623)
- updating sortition executor (#608)
- update buf and fixing proto generation issue (#600)
- adding block hash to peer (#584)
- copy to clipboard option for address and pubkey (#583)
- public key aggregate (#576)
- remove GetValidators rpc method (#573)
- missing swagger ui for grpc get account by number (#564)
- incorrect handler for validator by number (#563)
Refactor
- sync: refactoring syncing process (#676)
- remove payload prefix from payload transaction type (#669)
- change Hello message from broadcasting to direct messaging (#665)
- committee: using generic list for validators (#667)
- rename SanityCheck to BasicCheck (#643)
- cli: Migrating from mow.cli to cobra for wallet (#629)
- cli: replacing mow.cli with cobra for daemon (#621)
- logger: using fast JSON logger (zerolog) (#613)
- Using Generics for calculating Min and Max for numeric type #604 (#609)
- Updating LRU cache to version 2 #514 (#602)
You can find the full list of changes on Github,
as well as the source code