About this release

This is a maintenance Iris release.

It:

• Fixes serialisation if int-as-string is enabled: numbers in lists gets converted to strings, dry_run endpoint accepts balance as string.

• Introduces a State Channel option, msg_forwarding :: boolean(), which enables forwarding of generic messages based on the from and to headers. Without msg_forwarding: true, generic messages are discarded if the from field doesn't match the peer pubkey and the to field doesn't match the receiving FSM's pubkey (the from value is implicit and doesn't need to be provided by the sender). With msg_forwarding enabled, the sending client can optionally provide either a remote from or a remote to (currently not both at the same time). The receiving FSM will add a notice field to the report to the client: the notice value will be one of direct, please_forward or forwarded, allowing the client to act accordingly. Note that in order to forward a message, the client needs to have a State Channel open to the intended recipient, and copy the message to that channel. An example can be found in the apps/channels/test/aesc_htlc_SUITE.

• Introduces a new HTTP endpoint for fetching peer pool stats: connected (inbound and outbound), available for a new connection (verified and not yet verified) and blocked peers. This is part of the node-operator group that is bound to the internal interface and disabled by default. This new endpoint is intended for the node operator to be monitoring its node's connectivity.

• Introduces a standalone binary artifact for supported platforms. Experimental.

Please join the mainnet by following the instructions in the documentation below, and let us know if you have any problems by opening a ticket. Troubleshooting of common issues is documented in the wiki.

Documentation

For an overview of the installation process for different platforms, building the package from source, configuration and operation of the Aeternity node please refer to Aeternity node documentation.