Release Notes: BitShares Core 5.0.0

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Release Notes

The BitShares Core software has been updated to the 5.0.0 Protocol Release. The code name of the release is "Splash". The Core software is used to build the validation nodes that perform consensus of all transactions on the BitShares blockchain. This release includes additions, improvements, and changes to the consensus protocol.

The scheduled protocol upgrade time is Monday, September 28, 2020 17:00:00 UTC (2020-09-28T17:00:00Z).

Documentation for users may be be found at How BitShares Works.

Documentation for BitShares developers may be found at the BitShares Developer Portal.

• Who should upgrade
• Upgrade process
• Binaries for download
• Changes
• Release contributors

Who Should Upgrade?

All node operators must upgrade to handle the protocol upgrade.

Upgrade Process

Precautions

• All validation nodes must complete their upgrade prior to Protocol Activation
• A blockchain replay will automatically be performed after the validation node software is restarted. This typically takes a few hours on a modern CPU.

How to Upgrade from Source Code

Note:

• The code base requires a compiler that supports the C++ 14 standard
• The minimum supported boost version is 1.58, the maximum is 1.69.1
• The minimum supported CMake version is 3.2

Obtain the Source Code

The source code may be obtained by checking out the 5.0.0 tag. Download the source at:

• 5.0.0.zip
• 5.0.0.tar.gz

Build the Binaries

The binaries may be built by using your pre-existing process, or by following the standard instructions that can be found in the wiki:

• Ubuntu
• macOS
• Windows

Deploy the Binaries

Your standard process for deploying the node software may be used. No additional requirements or precautions will be required to deploy the new release.

How to Upgrade with Docker

The latest Docker image may be found at BitShares Core Docker page and updated with

docker pull bitshares/bitshares-core

Binaries for download

Binaries of the command line interface (CLI) wallet and the node software are pre-built and available for download.

Note: These binary builds are reproducible and were signed using Gitian. Please check the README if you want to verify and/or contribute.

Platform	SHA256 Checksum
Microsoft Windows	677d46af75827caccbc08f62eea1225d865ed690cea759a608684a8550877684
Mac	41a50ff84aeef248e66b577cc1a9d1f3cd5c8eb55f33812ac95378adafe54c8e
Linux	4ccb45bd871fb821328a1e3e8536de3f97f370811c63c2ca3c5ade37652705be

Changes

The changes for 5.0.0 Protocol Release are summarized below.

Protocol

Description	Issue	Pull Request
Automated Market Making (AMM) / Liquidity Pools	2260	2261
Remove voting power from liquid BTS and tickets	2262	2263, 2267

Node Functionality

Description	Issue	Pull Request
Update websocket to support TLSv1.2	2255	FC-207
Improve API logging, especially useful for nodes running behind a reverse proxy	844	FC-134, 2167
Add voting statistics during maintenance time	-	2247
Fix replay percent calculation	2020, 2243	2246
Show "testnet" text when running witness_node for testnet	1995	2257

Node Performance and Stability

Description	Issue	Pull Request
Implement simple concurrent_unordered_set, potentially fix node crash issue	1256	FC-204, 1308
Fix websocket crash or hang issues	1784, 1856	FC-201, 2204
Fix race condition in websocket server close	-	FC-205
Fix reconnect of delayed node	2034	2038

Node Plug-ins

Description	Issue	Pull Request
Add extended history tracking for selected accounts	2258	2259
Improve ES plugin logging	1953	2189, 2245
Rethrow plugin exception	2241	2242

API

Description	Issue	Pull Request
Add mto_id to ticker data	-	2237
Improve error messages of history APIs, check if required plugins are enabled	2021	2158

Software Design

Description	Issue	Pull Request
Support boost 1.72	-	FC-189, FC-190
Update bloom_filter to an new version in FC	-	FC-176
Make space+type ids constexpr and get rid of useless definition	-	2073
Fix macOS build warning wrt 'tuple_size'	2197	FC-202
Fix potential out-of-bounds access in HTTP request parser	-	FC-178
Remove some debug code from account_object.cpp	-	2189
Remove useless code	-	2086

Build Process and Continuous Integration

Description	Issue	Pull Request
Add GitHub Actions auto-build workflow	2054, 2110, 2253	2062, 2112, FC-180, FC-187, 2170, 2177, 2178, 2179, 2230, 2254, FC-206, FC-208
Show more detailed messages when running test cases in CI	-	FC-197, 2148
Improve SonarQube scanning in CI	-	2218, 2221, 2226
Run node test with force-validate option in CI	-	2251
Fix race condition about embed_genesis.cmake	2188	2250
Fix for perl issue building cli_wallet on Ubuntu 20 with PERL5LIB in environment	-	2236
Cleanup CMake modules in FC	-	FC-177

Documentation

Description	Issue	Pull Request
Complement license info about the FC library	-	FC-13
Exclude fc/tests from Doxygen docs	-	2215
Update default parameters and config in docker README	-	2231

Unit Tests

Description	Issue	Pull Request
Clean up test suites	720	2046
Fix static_variant_depth_test	-	FC-199

Release Contributors

@abitmore
@christophersanborn
@ioBanker
@jmjatlanta
@Lianantech
@nathanhourt
@oxarbitrage
@pmconrad
@spartucus
@syalon
@xloem