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Changelog
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Here's a summary of what's changed in each Corda release. For guidance on how to upgrade code from the previous
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release, see :doc:`app-upgrade-notes`.
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.. _changelog_v4.0:
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Version 4.0
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-----------
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* Fixed race condition between ``NodeVaultService.trackBy`` and ``NodeVaultService.notifyAll``, where there could be states that were not reflected
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in the data feed returned from ``trackBy`` (either in the query's result snapshot or the observable).
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* TimedFlows (only used by the notary client flow) will never give up trying to reach the notary, as this would leave the states
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in the notarisation request in an undefined state (unknown whether the spend has been notarised, i.e. has happened, or not). Also,
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retries have been disabled for single node notaries since in this case they offer no potential benefits, unlike for a notary cluster with
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several members who might have different availability.
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* New configuration property `database.initialiseAppSchema` with values `UPDATE`, `VALIDATE` and `NONE`.
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The property controls the behavior of the Hibernate DDL generation. `UPDATE` performs an update of CorDapp schemas, while
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`VALID` only verifies their integrity. The property does not affect the node-specific DDL handling and
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complements `database.initialiseSchema` to disable DDL handling altogether.
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* ``JacksonSupport.createInMemoryMapper`` was incorrectly marked as deprecated and is no longer so.
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* Transaction building and verification enforces new contract attachment version non-downgrade rule.
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For a given contract class, the contract attachment of the output states must be of the same or newer version than the contract attachment of the input states.
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See :ref:`Contract attachment non-downgrade rule <contract_non-downgrade_rule_ref>` for further information.
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* Standardised CorDapp version identifiers in jar manifests (aligned with associated cordapp Gradle plugin changes).
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Updated all samples to reflect new conventions.
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* Introduction of unique CorDapp version identifiers in jar manifests for contract and flows/services CorDapps.
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Updated all sample CorDapps to reflect new conventions.
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See :ref:`CorDapp separation <cordapp_separation_ref>` for further information.
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* Automatic Constraints propagation for hash-constrained states to signature-constrained states.
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This allows Corda 4 signed CorDapps using signature constraints to consume existing hash constrained states generated
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by unsigned CorDapps in previous versions of Corda.
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* You can now load different CorDapps for different nodes in the node-driver and mock-network. This previously wasn't possible with the
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``DriverParameters.extraCordappPackagesToScan`` and ``MockNetwork.cordappPackages`` parameters as all the nodes would get the same CorDapps.
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See ``TestCordapp``, ``NodeParameters.additionalCordapps`` and ``MockNodeParameters.additionalCordapps``.
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* ``DriverParameters.extraCordappPackagesToScan`` and ``MockNetwork.cordappPackages`` have been deprecated as they do not support the new
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CorDapp versioning and MANIFEST metadata support that has been added. They create artificial CorDapp jars which do not preserve these
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settings and thus may produce incorrect results when testing. It is recommended ``DriverParameters.cordappsForAllNodes`` and
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``MockNetworkParameters.cordappsForAllNodes`` be used instead.
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* Fixed a problem with IRS demo not being able to simulate future dates as expected (https://github.com/corda/corda/issues/3851).
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* Fixed a problem that was preventing `Cash.generateSpend` to be used more than once per transaction (https://github.com/corda/corda/issues/4110).
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* ``SwapIdentitiesFlow``, from the experimental confidential-identities module, is now an inlined flow. Instead of passing in a ``Party`` with
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whom to exchange the anonymous identity, a ``FlowSession`` to that party is required instead. The flow running on the other side must
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also call ``SwapIdentitiesFlow``. This change was required as the previous API allowed any counterparty to generate anonoymous identities
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with a node at will with no checks.
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The result type has changed to a simple wrapper class, instead of a Map, to make extracting the identities easier. Also, the wire protocol
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of the flow has slightly changed.
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.. note:: V3 and V4 of confidential-identities are not compatible and confidential-identities V3 will not work with a V4 Corda node. CorDapps
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in such scenarios using confidential-identities must be updated.
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The ``confidential-identities`` dependency in your CorDapp must now be ``compile`` and not ``cordaCompile``.
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* Fixed a bug resulting in poor vault query performance and incorrect results when sorting.
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* Improved exception thrown by `AttachmentsClassLoader` when an attachment cannot be used because its uploader is not trusted.
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* Fixed deadlocks generated by starting flow from within CordaServices.
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* Marked the ``Attachment`` interface as ``@DoNotImplement`` because it is not meant to be extended by CorDapp developers. If you have already
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done so, please get in contact on the usual communication channels.
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* Added auto-acceptance of network parameters for network updates. This behaviour is available for a subset of the network parameters
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and is configurable via the node config. See :doc:`network-map` for more information.
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* Deprecated ``SerializationContext.withAttachmentsClassLoader``. This functionality has always been disabled by flags
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and there is no reason for a CorDapp developer to use it. It is just an internal implementation detail of Corda.
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* Deprecated all means to directly create a ``LedgerTransaction`` instance, as client code is only meant to get hold of a ``LedgerTransaction``
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via ``WireTransaction.toLedgerTransaction``.
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* Introduced new optional network bootstrapper command line options (--register-package-owner, --unregister-package-owner)
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to register/unregister a java package namespace with an associated owner in the network parameter packageOwnership whitelist.
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* New "validate-configuration" sub-command to `corda.jar`, allowing to validate the actual node configuration without starting the node.
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* CorDapps now have the ability to specify a minimum platform version in their MANIFEST.MF to prevent old nodes from loading them.
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* CorDapps have the ability to specify a target platform version in their MANIFEST.MF as a means of indicating to the node
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the app was designed and tested on that version.
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* Nodes will no longer automatically reject flow initiation requests for flows they don't know about. Instead the request will remain
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un-acknowledged in the message broker. This enables the recovery scenerio whereby any missing CorDapp can be installed and retried on node
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restart. As a consequence the initiating flow will be blocked until the receiving node has resolved the issue.
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* ``FinalityFlow`` is now an inlined flow and requires ``FlowSession`` s to each party intended to receive the transaction. This is to fix the
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security problem with the old API that required every node to accept any transaction it received without any checks. Existing CorDapp
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binaries relying on this old behaviour will continue to function as previously. However, it is strongly recommended that CorDapps switch to
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this new API. See :doc:`app-upgrade-notes` for further details.
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* Introduced new optional network bootstrapper command line option (--minimum-platform-version) to set as a network parameter
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* BFT-Smart and Raft notary implementations have been extracted out of node into ``experimental`` CorDapps to emphasise
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their experimental nature. Moreover, the BFT-Smart notary will only work in dev mode due to its use of Java serialization.
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* Vault storage of contract state constraints metadata and associated vault query functions to retrieve and sort by constraint type.
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* UPGRADE REQUIRED: changes have been made to how notary implementations are configured and loaded.
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No upgrade steps are required for the single-node notary (both validating and non-validating variants).
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Other notary implementations have been moved out of the Corda node into individual Cordapps, and require configuration
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file updates.
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To run a notary you will now need to include the appropriate notary CorDapp in the ``cordapps/`` directory:
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* ``corda-notary-raft`` for the Raft notary.
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* ``corda-notary-bft-smart`` for the BFT-Smart notary.
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It is now required to specify the fully qualified notary service class name, ``className``, and the legal name of
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the notary service in case of distributed notaries: ``serviceLegalName``.
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Implementation-specific configuration values have been moved to the ``extraConfig`` configuration block.
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Example configuration changes for the Raft notary:
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.. image:: resources/notary-config-update.png
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Example configuration changes for the BFT-Smart notary:
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.. image:: resources/notary-config-update-bft.png
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* New overload for ``CordaRPCClient.start()`` method allowing to specify target legal identity to use for RPC call.
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* Case insensitive vault queries can be specified via a boolean on applicable SQL criteria builder operators. By default
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queries will be case sensitive.
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* Getter added to ``CordaRPCOps`` for the node's network parameters.
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* The RPC client library now checks at startup whether the server is of the client libraries major version or higher.
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Therefore to connect to a Corda 4 node you must use version 4 or lower of the library. This behaviour can be overridden
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by specifying a lower number in the ``CordaRPCClientConfiguration`` class.
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* Removed experimental feature ``CordformDefinition``
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* Added ``registerResponderFlow`` method to ``StartedMockNode``, to support isolated testing of responder flow behaviour.
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* "app", "rpc", "p2p" and "unknown" are no longer allowed as uploader values when importing attachments. These are used
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internally in security sensitive code.
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* Change type of the ``checkpoint_value`` column. Please check the upgrade-notes on how to update your database.
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* Removed buggy :serverNameTablePrefix: configuration.
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* ``freeLocalHostAndPort``, ``freePort``, and ``getFreeLocalPorts`` from ``TestUtils`` have been deprecated as they
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don't provide any guarantee the returned port will be available which can result in flaky tests. Use ``PortAllocation.Incremental``
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instead.
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* Docs for IdentityService. assertOwnership updated to correctly state that an UnknownAnonymousPartyException is thrown
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rather than IllegalStateException.
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* The Corda JPA entities no longer implement java.io.Serializable, as this was causing persistence errors in obscure cases.
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Java serialization is disabled globally in the node, but in the unlikely event you were relying on these types being Java
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serializable please contact us.
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* Remove all references to the out-of-process transaction verification.
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* The class carpenter has a "lenient" mode where it will, during deserialisation, happily synthesis classes that implement
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interfaces that will have unimplemented methods. This is useful, for example, for object viewers. This can be turned on
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with ``SerializationContext.withLenientCarpenter``.
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* Added a ``FlowMonitor`` to log information about flows that have been waiting for IO more than a configurable threshold.
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* H2 database changes:
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* The node's H2 database now listens on ``localhost`` by default.
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* The database server address must also be enabled in the node configuration.
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* A new ``h2Settings`` configuration block supersedes the ``h2Port`` option.
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* Improved documentation PDF quality. Building the documentation now requires ``LaTex`` to be installed on the OS.
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* Add ``devModeOptions.allowCompatibilityZone`` to re-enable the use of a compatibility zone and ``devMode``
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* Fixed an issue where ``trackBy`` was returning ``ContractStates`` from a transaction that were not being tracked. The
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unrelated ``ContractStates`` will now be filtered out from the returned ``Vault.Update``.
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* Introducing the flow hospital - a component of the node that manages flows that have errored and whether they should
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be retried from their previous checkpoints or have their errors propagate. Currently it will respond to any error that
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occurs during the resolution of a received transaction as part of ``FinalityFlow``. In such a scenario the receiving
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flow will be parked and retried on node restart. This is to allow the node operator to rectify the situation as otherwise
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the node will have an incomplete view of the ledger.
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* Fixed an issue preventing out of process nodes started by the ``Driver`` from logging to file.
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* Fixed an issue with ``CashException`` not being able to deserialize after the introduction of AMQP for RPC.
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* Removed -Xmx VM argument from Explorer's Capsule setup. This helps avoiding out of memory errors.
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* New ``killFlow`` RPC for killing stuck flows.
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* Shell now kills an ongoing flow when CTRL+C is pressed in the terminal.
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* Add check at startup that all persisted Checkpoints are compatible with the current version of the code.
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* ``ServiceHub`` and ``CordaRPCOps`` can now safely be used from multiple threads without incurring in database transaction problems.
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* Doorman and NetworkMap url's can now be configured individually rather than being assumed to be
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the same server. Current ``compatibilityZoneURL`` configurations remain valid. See both :doc:`corda-configuration-file`
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and :doc:`permissioning` for details.
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* Improved audit trail for ``FinalityFlow`` and related sub-flows.
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* Notary client flow retry logic was improved to handle validating flows better. Instead of re-sending flow messages the
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entire flow is now restarted after a timeout. The relevant node configuration section was renamed from ``p2pMessagingRetry``,
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to ``flowTimeout`` to reflect the behaviour change.
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* The node's configuration is only printed on startup if ``devMode`` is ``true``, avoiding the risk of printing passwords
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in a production setup.
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* ``NodeStartup`` will now only print node's configuration if ``devMode`` is ``true``, avoiding the risk of printing passwords
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in a production setup.
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* SLF4J's MDC will now only be printed to the console if not empty. No more log lines ending with "{}".
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* ``WireTransaction.Companion.createComponentGroups`` has been marked as ``@CordaInternal``. It was never intended to be
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public and was already internal for Kotlin code.
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* RPC server will now mask internal errors to RPC clients if not in devMode. ``Throwable``s implementing ``ClientRelevantError``
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will continue to be propagated to clients.
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* RPC Framework moved from Kryo to the Corda AMQP implementation [Corda-847]. This completes the removal
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of ``Kryo`` from general use within Corda, remaining only for use in flow checkpointing.
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* Set co.paralleluniverse.fibers.verifyInstrumentation=true in devMode.
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* Node will now gracefully fail to start if one of the required ports is already in use.
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* Node will now gracefully fail to start if ``devMode`` is true and ``compatibilityZoneURL`` is specified.
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* Added smart detection logic for the development mode setting and an option to override it from the command line.
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* Changes to the JSON/YAML serialisation format from ``JacksonSupport``, which also applies to the node shell:
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* ``WireTransaction`` now nicely outputs into its components: ``id``, ``notary``, ``inputs``, ``attachments``, ``outputs``,
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``commands``, ``timeWindow`` and ``privacySalt``. This can be deserialized back.
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* ``SignedTransaction`` is serialised into ``wire`` (i.e. currently only ``WireTransaction`` tested) and ``signatures``,
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and can be deserialized back.
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* The Vault Criteria API has been extended to take a more precise specification of which class contains a field. This
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primarily impacts Java users; Kotlin users need take no action. The old methods have been deprecated but still work -
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the new methods avoid bugs that can occur when JPA schemas inherit from each other.
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* Due to ongoing work the experimental interfaces for defining custom notary services have been moved to the internal package.
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CorDapps implementing custom notary services will need to be updated, see ``samples/notary-demo`` for an example.
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Further changes may be required in the future.
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* Configuration file changes:
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* Added program line argument ``on-unknown-config-keys`` to allow specifying behaviour on unknown node configuration property keys.
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Values are: [FAIL, IGNORE], default to FAIL if unspecified.
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* Introduced a placeholder for custom properties within ``node.conf``; the property key is "custom".
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* The deprecated web server now has its own ``web-server.conf`` file, separate from ``node.conf``.
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* Property keys with double quotes (e.g. "key") in ``node.conf`` are no longer allowed, for rationale refer to :doc:`corda-configuration-file`.
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* Added public support for creating ``CordaRPCClient`` using SSL. For this to work the node needs to provide client applications
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a certificate to be added to a truststore. See :doc:`tutorial-clientrpc-api`
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* The node RPC broker opens 2 endpoints that are configured with ``address`` and ``adminAddress``. RPC Clients would connect
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to the address, while the node will connect to the adminAddress. Previously if ssl was enabled for RPC the ``adminAddress``
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was equal to ``address``.
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* Upgraded H2 to v1.4.197
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* Shell (embedded available only in dev mode or via SSH) connects to the node via RPC instead of using the ``CordaRPCOps``
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object directly. To enable RPC connectivity ensure node’s ``rpcSettings.address`` and ``rpcSettings.adminAddress`` settings
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are present.
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* Changes to the network bootstrapper:
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* The whitelist.txt file is no longer needed. The existing network parameters file is used to update the current contracts
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whitelist.
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* The CorDapp jars are also copied to each nodes' ``cordapps`` directory.
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* Errors thrown by a Corda node will now reported to a calling RPC client with attention to serialization and obfuscation
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of internal data.
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* Serializing an inner class (non-static nested class in Java, inner class in Kotlin) will be rejected explicitly by the serialization
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framework. Prior to this change it didn't work, but the error thrown was opaque (complaining about too few arguments
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to a constructor). Whilst this was possible in the older Kryo implementation (Kryo passing null as the synthesised
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reference to the outer class) as per the Java documentation `here <https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/nested.html>`_
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we are disallowing this as the paradigm in general makes little sense for contract states.
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* Node can be shut down abruptly by ``shutdown`` function in ``CordaRPCOps`` or gracefully (draining flows first) through
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``gracefulShutdown`` command from shell.
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* API change: ``net.corda.core.schemas.PersistentStateRef`` fields (index and txId) are now non-nullable.
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The fields were always effectively non-nullable - values were set from non-nullable fields of other objects.
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The class is used as database Primary Key columns of other entities and databases already impose those columns as non-nullable
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(even if JPA annotation nullable=false was absent).
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In case your Cordapps use this entity class to persist data in own custom tables as non Primary Key columns refer to
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:doc:`app-upgrade-notes` for upgrade instructions.
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* Adding a public method to check if a public key satisfies Corda recommended algorithm specs, `Crypto.validatePublicKey(java.security.PublicKey)`.
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For instance, this method will check if an ECC key lies on a valid curve or if an RSA key is >= 2048bits. This might
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be required for extra key validation checks, e.g., for Doorman to check that a CSR key meets the minimum security requirements.
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* Table name with a typo changed from ``NODE_ATTCHMENTS_CONTRACTS`` to ``NODE_ATTACHMENTS_CONTRACTS``.
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* Node logs a warning for any ``MappedSchema`` containing a JPA entity referencing another JPA entity from a different ``MappedSchema``.
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The log entry starts with "Cross-reference between MappedSchemas".
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API: Persistence documentation no longer suggests mapping between different schemas.
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* Upgraded Artemis to v2.6.2.
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* Introduced the concept of "reference input states". A reference input state is a ``ContractState`` which can be referred
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to in a transaction by the contracts of input and output states but whose contract is not executed as part of the
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transaction verification process and is not consumed when the transaction is committed to the ledger but is checked
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for "current-ness". In other words, the contract logic isn't run for the referencing transaction only. It's still a
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normal state when it occurs in an input or output position. *This feature is only available on Corda networks running
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with a minimum platform version of 4.*
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* A new wrapper class over ``StateRef`` is introduced, called ``ReferenceStateRef``. Although "reference input states" are stored as
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``StateRef`` objects in ``WireTransaction``, we needed a way to distinguish between "input states" and "reference input states" when
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required to filter by object type. Thus, when one wants to filter-in all "reference input states" in a ``FilteredTransaction``
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then he/she should check if it is of type ``ReferenceStateRef``.
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* Removed type parameter `U` from `tryLockFungibleStatesForSpending` to allow the function to be used with `FungibleState`
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as well as `FungibleAsset`. This _might_ cause a compile failure in some obscure cases due to the removal of the type
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parameter from the method. If your CorDapp does specify types explicitly when using this method then updating the types
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will allow your app to compile successfully. However, those using type inference (e.g. using Kotlin) should not experience
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any changes. Old CorDapp JARs will still work regardless.
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* `issuer_ref` column in `FungibleStateSchema` was updated to be nullable to support the introduction of the
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`FungibleState` interface. The `vault_fungible_states` table can hold both `FungibleAssets` and `FungibleStates`.
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* CorDapps built by ``corda-gradle-plugins`` are now signed and sealed JAR files.
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Signing can be configured or disabled, and it defaults to using the Corda development certificate.
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* Finance CorDapp is now build as a sealed and signed JAR file.
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Custom classes can no longer be placed in the packages defined in Finance Cordapp or access it's non-public members.
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* The format of the shell commands' output can now be customized via the node shell, using the ``output-format`` command.
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* The ``node_transaction_mapping`` database table has been folded into the ``node_transactions`` database table as an additional column.
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* Logging for P2P and RPC has been separated, to make it easier to enable all P2P or RPC logging without hand-picking loggers for individual classes.
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Version 3.3
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-----------
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* Vault query fix: support query by parent classes of Contract State classes (see https://github.com/corda/corda/issues/3714)
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* Fixed an issue preventing Shell from returning control to the user when CTRL+C is pressed in the terminal.
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* Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented nodes from starting in presence of custom state types in the database without a corresponding type from installed CorDapps.
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* Introduced a grace period before the initial node registration fails if the node cannot connect to the Doorman.
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It retries 10 times with a 1 minute interval in between each try. At the moment this is not configurable.
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* Fixed an error thrown by NodeVaultService upon recording a transaction with a number of inputs greater than the default page size.
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* Changes to the JSON/YAML serialisation format from ``JacksonSupport``, which also applies to the node shell:
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* ``Instant`` and ``Date`` objects are serialised as ISO-8601 formatted strings rather than timestamps
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* ``PublicKey`` objects are serialised and looked up according to their Base58 encoded string
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* ``Party`` objects can be deserialised by looking up their public key, in addition to their name
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* ``NodeInfo`` objects are serialised as an object and can be looked up using the same mechanism as ``Party``
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* ``NetworkHostAndPort`` serialised according to its ``toString()``
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* ``PartyAndCertificate`` is serialised as the name
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* ``SerializedBytes`` is serialised by materialising the bytes into the object it represents, and then serialising that
|
||
object into YAML/JSON
|
||
* ``X509Certificate`` is serialised as an object with key fields such as ``issuer``, ``publicKey``, ``serialNumber``, etc.
|
||
The encoded bytes are also serialised into the ``encoded`` field. This can be used to deserialise an ``X509Certificate``
|
||
back.
|
||
* ``CertPath`` objects are serialised as a list of ``X509Certificate`` objects.
|
||
|
||
* ``fullParties`` boolean parameter added to ``JacksonSupport.createDefaultMapper`` and ``createNonRpcMapper``. If ``true``
|
||
then ``Party`` objects are serialised as JSON objects with the ``name`` and ``owningKey`` fields. For ``PartyAndCertificate``
|
||
the ``certPath`` is serialised.
|
||
|
||
* Several members of ``JacksonSupport`` have been deprecated to highlight that they are internal and not to be used
|
||
|
||
* ``ServiceHub`` and ``CordaRPCOps`` can now safely be used from multiple threads without incurring in database transaction problems.
|
||
|
||
* Fixed an issue preventing out of process nodes started by the ``Driver`` from logging to file.
|
||
|
||
* The Vault Criteria API has been extended to take a more precise specification of which class contains a field. This primarily impacts Java users; Kotlin users need take no action. The old methods have been deprecated but still work - the new methods avoid bugs that can occur when JPA schemas inherit from each other.
|
||
|
||
* Removed -xmx VM argument from Explorer's Capsule setup. This helps avoiding out of memory errors.
|
||
|
||
* Node will now gracefully fail to start if one of the required ports is already in use.
|
||
|
||
* Fixed incorrect exception handling in ``NodeVaultService._query()``.
|
||
|
||
* Avoided a memory leak deriving from incorrect MappedSchema caching strategy.
|
||
|
||
* Fix CORDA-1403 where a property of a class that implemented a generic interface could not be deserialised in
|
||
a factory without a serialiser as the subtype check for the class instance failed. Fix is to compare the raw
|
||
type.
|
||
|
||
* Fix CORDA-1229. Setter-based serialization was broken with generic types when the property was stored
|
||
as the raw type, List for example.
|
||
|
||
.. _changelog_v3.2:
|
||
|
||
Version 3.2
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
* Doorman and NetworkMap URLs can now be configured individually rather than being assumed to be
|
||
the same server. Current ``compatibilityZoneURL`` configurations remain valid. See both :doc:`corda-configuration-file`
|
||
and :doc:`permissioning` for details.
|
||
|
||
* Table name with a typo changed from ``NODE_ATTCHMENTS_CONTRACTS`` to ``NODE_ATTACHMENTS_CONTRACTS``.
|
||
|
||
.. _changelog_v3.1:
|
||
|
||
Version 3.1
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
* Update the fast-classpath-scanner dependent library version from 2.0.21 to 2.12.3
|
||
|
||
.. note:: Whilst this is not the latest version of this library, that being 2.18.1 at time of writing, versions
|
||
later than 2.12.3 (including 2.12.4) exhibit a different issue.
|
||
|
||
* Updated the api scanner gradle plugin to work the same way as the version in master. These changes make the api scanner more
|
||
accurate and fix a couple of bugs, and change the format of the api-current.txt file slightly. Backporting these changes
|
||
to the v3 branch will make it easier for us to ensure that apis are stable for future versions. These changes are
|
||
released in gradle plugins version 3.0.10. For more information on the api scanner see
|
||
the `documentation <https://github.com/corda/corda-gradle-plugins/tree/master/api-scanner>`_.
|
||
|
||
* Fixed security vulnerability when using the ``HashAttachmentConstraint``. Added strict check that the contract JARs
|
||
referenced in a transaction were deployed on the node.
|
||
|
||
* Fixed node's behaviour on startup when there is no connectivity to network map. Node continues to work normally if it has
|
||
all the needed network data, waiting in the background for network map to become available.
|
||
|
||
.. _changelog_v3:
|
||
|
||
Version 3.0
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
* Due to a security risk, the `conflict` property has been removed from `NotaryError.Conflict` error object. It has been replaced
|
||
with `consumedStates` instead. The new property no longer specifies the original requesting party and transaction id for
|
||
a consumed state. Instead, only the hash of the transaction id is revealed. For more details why this change had to be
|
||
made please refer to the release notes.
|
||
|
||
* Added ``NetworkMapCache.getNodesByLegalName`` for querying nodes belonging to a distributed service such as a notary cluster
|
||
where they all share a common identity. ``NetworkMapCache.getNodeByLegalName`` has been tightened to throw if more than
|
||
one node with the legal name is found.
|
||
|
||
* Introduced Flow Draining mode, in which a node continues executing existing flows, but does not start new. This is to support graceful node shutdown/restarts.
|
||
In particular, when this mode is on, new flows through RPC will be rejected, scheduled flows will be ignored, and initial session messages will not be consumed.
|
||
This will ensure that the number of checkpoints will strictly diminish with time, allowing for a clean shutdown.
|
||
|
||
* Removed blacklisted word checks in Corda X.500 name to allow "Server" or "Node" to be use as part of the legal name.
|
||
|
||
* Separated our pre-existing Artemis broker into an RPC broker and a P2P broker.
|
||
|
||
* Refactored ``NodeConfiguration`` to expose ``NodeRpcOptions`` (using top-level "rpcAddress" property still works with warning).
|
||
|
||
* Modified ``CordaRPCClient`` constructor to take a ``SSLConfiguration?`` additional parameter, defaulted to ``null``.
|
||
|
||
* Introduced ``CertificateChainCheckPolicy.UsernameMustMatchCommonName`` sub-type, allowing customers to optionally enforce
|
||
username == CN condition on RPC SSL certificates.
|
||
|
||
* Modified ``DriverDSL`` and sub-types to allow specifying RPC settings for the Node.
|
||
|
||
* Modified the ``DriverDSL`` to start Cordformation nodes allowing automatic generation of "rpcSettings.adminAddress" in case
|
||
"rcpSettings.useSsl" is ``false`` (the default).
|
||
|
||
* Introduced ``UnsafeCertificatesFactory`` allowing programmatic generation of X509 certificates for test purposes.
|
||
|
||
* JPA Mapping annotations for States extending ``CommonSchemaV1.LinearState`` and ``CommonSchemaV1.FungibleState`` on the
|
||
`participants` collection need to be moved to the actual class. This allows to properly specify the unique table name per
|
||
a collection. See: DummyDealStateSchemaV1.PersistentDummyDealState
|
||
* Database schema changes - an H2 database instance of Corda 1.0 and 2.0 cannot be reused for Corda 3.0, listed changes for Vault and Finance module:
|
||
|
||
* ``NODE_TRANSACTIONS``:
|
||
column ``"TRANSACTION”`` renamed to ``TRANSACTION_VALUE``, serialization format of BLOB stored in the column has changed to AMQP
|
||
* ``VAULT_STATES``:
|
||
column ``CONTRACT_STATE`` removed
|
||
* ``VAULT_FUNGIBLE_STATES``:
|
||
column ``ISSUER_REFERENCE`` renamed to ``ISSUER_REF`` and the field size increased
|
||
* ``"VAULTSCHEMAV1$VAULTFUNGIBLESTATES_PARTICIPANTS"``:
|
||
table renamed to ``VAULT_FUNGIBLE_STATES_PARTS``,
|
||
column ``"VAULTSCHEMAV1$VAULTFUNGIBLESTATES_OUTPUT_INDEX"`` renamed to ``OUTPUT_INDEX``,
|
||
column ``"VAULTSCHEMAV1$VAULTFUNGIBLESTATES_TRANSACTION_ID"`` renamed to ``TRANSACTION_ID``
|
||
* ``VAULT_LINEAR_STATES``:
|
||
type of column ``"UUID"`` changed from ``VARBINARY`` to ``VARCHAR(255)`` - select varbinary column as ``CAST("UUID" AS UUID)`` to get UUID in varchar format
|
||
* ``"VAULTSCHEMAV1$VAULTLINEARSTATES_PARTICIPANTS"``:
|
||
table renamed to ``VAULT_LINEAR_STATES_PARTS``,
|
||
column ``"VAULTSCHEMAV1$VAULTLINEARSTATES_OUTPUT_INDEX"`` renamed to ``OUTPUT_INDEX``,
|
||
column ``"VAULTSCHEMAV1$VAULTLINEARSTATES_TRANSACTION_ID"`` renamed to ``TRANSACTION_ID``
|
||
* ``contract_cash_states``:
|
||
columns storing Base58 representation of the serialised public key (e.g. ``issuer_key``) were changed to store Base58 representation of SHA-256 of public key prefixed with `DL`
|
||
* ``contract_cp_states``:
|
||
table renamed to ``cp_states``, column changes as for ``contract_cash_states``
|
||
|
||
* X.509 certificates now have an extension that specifies the Corda role the certificate is used for, and the role
|
||
hierarchy is now enforced in the validation code. See ``net.corda.core.internal.CertRole`` for the current implementation
|
||
until final documentation is prepared. Certificates at ``NODE_CA``, ``WELL_KNOWN_SERVICE_IDENTITY`` and above must
|
||
only ever by issued by network services and therefore issuance constraints are not relevant to end users.
|
||
The ``TLS``, ``WELL_KNOWN_LEGAL_IDENTITY`` roles must be issued by the ``NODE_CA`` certificate issued by the
|
||
Doorman, and ``CONFIDENTIAL_IDENTITY`` certificates must be issued from a ``WELL_KNOWN_LEGAL_IDENTITY`` certificate.
|
||
For a detailed specification of the extension please see :doc:`permissioning`.
|
||
|
||
* The network map service concept has been re-designed. More information can be found in :doc:`network-map`.
|
||
|
||
* The previous design was never intended to be final but was rather a quick implementation in the earliest days of the
|
||
Corda project to unblock higher priority items. It suffers from numerous disadvantages including lack of scalability,
|
||
as one node is expected to hold open and manage connections to every node on the network; not reliable; hard to defend
|
||
against DoS attacks; etc.
|
||
|
||
* There is no longer a special network map node for distributing the network map to the other nodes. Instead the network
|
||
map is now a collection of signed ``NodeInfo`` files distributed via HTTP.
|
||
|
||
* The ``certificateSigningService`` config has been replaced by ``compatibilityZoneURL`` which is the base URL for the
|
||
doorman registration and for downloading the network map. There is also an end-point for the node to publish its node-info
|
||
object, which the node does each time it changes. ``networkMapService`` config has been removed.
|
||
|
||
* To support local and test deployments, the node polls the ``additional-node-infos`` directory for these signed ``NodeInfo``
|
||
objects which are stored in its local cache. On startup the node generates its own signed file with the filename format
|
||
"nodeInfo-\*". This can be copied to every node's ``additional-node-infos`` directory that is part of the network.
|
||
|
||
* Cordform (which is the ``deployNodes`` gradle task) does this copying automatically for the demos. The ``NetworkMap``
|
||
parameter is no longer needed.
|
||
|
||
* For test deployments we've introduced a bootstrapping tool (see :doc:`network-bootstrapper`).
|
||
|
||
* ``extraAdvertisedServiceIds``, ``notaryNodeAddress``, ``notaryClusterAddresses`` and ``bftSMaRt`` configs have been
|
||
removed. The configuration of notaries has been simplified into a single ``notary`` config object. See
|
||
:doc:`corda-configuration-file` for more details.
|
||
|
||
* Introducing the concept of network parameters which are a set of constants which all nodes on a network must agree on
|
||
to correctly interoperate. These can be retrieved from ``ServiceHub.networkParameters``.
|
||
|
||
* One of these parameters, ``maxTransactionSize``, limits the size of a transaction, including its attachments, so that
|
||
all nodes have sufficient memory to validate transactions.
|
||
|
||
* The set of valid notaries has been moved to the network parameters. Notaries are no longer identified by the CN in
|
||
their X500 name.
|
||
|
||
* Single node notaries no longer have a second separate notary identity. Their main identity *is* their notary identity.
|
||
Use ``NetworkMapCache.notaryIdentities`` to get the list of available notaries.
|
||
|
||
* Added ``NetworkMapCache.getNodesByLegalName`` for querying nodes belonging to a distributed service such as a notary cluster
|
||
where they all share a common identity. ``NetworkMapCache.getNodeByLegalName`` has been tightened to throw if more than
|
||
one node with the legal name is found.
|
||
|
||
* The common name in the node's X500 legal name is no longer reserved and can be used as part of the node's name.
|
||
|
||
* Moved ``NodeInfoSchema`` to internal package as the node info's database schema is not part of the public API. This
|
||
was needed to allow changes to the schema.
|
||
|
||
* Support for external user credentials data source and password encryption [CORDA-827].
|
||
|
||
* Exporting additional JMX metrics (artemis, hibernate statistics) and loading Jolokia agent at JVM startup when using
|
||
DriverDSL and/or cordformation node runner.
|
||
|
||
* Removed confusing property database.initDatabase, enabling its guarded behaviour with the dev-mode.
|
||
In devMode Hibernate will try to create or update database schemas, otherwise it will expect relevant schemas to be present
|
||
in the database (pre configured via DDL scripts or equivalent), and validate these are correct.
|
||
|
||
* ``AttachmentStorage`` now allows providing metadata on attachments upload - username and filename, currently as plain
|
||
strings. Those can be then used for querying, utilizing ``queryAttachments`` method of the same interface.
|
||
|
||
* ``SSH Server`` - The node can now expose shell via SSH server with proper authorization and permissioning built in.
|
||
|
||
* ``CordaRPCOps`` implementation now checks permissions for any function invocation, rather than just when starting flows.
|
||
|
||
* ``wellKnownPartyFromAnonymous()`` now always resolve the key to a ``Party``, then the party to the well known party.
|
||
Previously if it was passed a ``Party`` it would use its name as-is without verifying the key matched that name.
|
||
|
||
* ``OpaqueBytes.bytes`` now returns a clone of its underlying ``ByteArray``, and has been redeclared as ``final``.
|
||
This is a minor change to the public API, but is required to ensure that classes like ``SecureHash`` are immutable.
|
||
|
||
* Experimental support for PostgreSQL: CashSelection done using window functions
|
||
|
||
* ``FlowLogic`` now exposes a series of function called ``receiveAll(...)`` allowing to join ``receive(...)`` instructions.
|
||
|
||
* Renamed "plugins" directory on nodes to "cordapps"
|
||
|
||
* The ``Cordformation`` gradle plugin has been split into ``cordformation`` and ``cordapp``. The former builds and
|
||
deploys nodes for development and testing, the latter turns a project into a cordapp project that generates JARs in
|
||
the standard CorDapp format.
|
||
|
||
* ``Cordapp`` now has a name field for identifying CorDapps and all CorDapp names are printed to console at startup.
|
||
|
||
* Enums now respect the whitelist applied to the Serializer factory serializing / deserializing them. If the enum isn't
|
||
either annotated with the @CordaSerializable annotation or explicitly whitelisted then a NotSerializableException is
|
||
thrown.
|
||
|
||
* Gradle task ``deployNodes`` can have an additional parameter ``configFile`` with the path to a properties file
|
||
to be appended to node.conf.
|
||
|
||
* Cordformation node building DSL can have an additional parameter ``configFile`` with the path to a properties file
|
||
to be appended to node.conf.
|
||
|
||
* ``FlowLogic`` now has a static method called ``sleep`` which can be used in certain circumstances to help with resolving
|
||
contention over states in flows. This should be used in place of any other sleep primitive since these are not compatible
|
||
with flows and their use will be prevented at some point in the future. Pay attention to the warnings and limitations
|
||
described in the documentation for this method. This helps resolve a bug in ``Cash`` coin selection.
|
||
A new static property ``currentTopLevel`` returns the top most ``FlowLogic`` instance, or null if not in a flow.
|
||
|
||
* ``CordaService`` annotated classes should be upgraded to take a constructor parameter of type ``AppServiceHub`` which
|
||
allows services to start flows marked with the ``StartableByService`` annotation. For backwards compatability
|
||
service classes with only ``ServiceHub`` constructors will still work.
|
||
|
||
* ``TimeWindow`` now has a ``length`` property that returns the length of the time-window as a ``java.time.Duration`` object,
|
||
or ``null`` if the time-window isn't closed.
|
||
|
||
* A new ``SIGNERS_GROUP`` with ordinal 6 has been added to ``ComponentGroupEnum`` that corresponds to the ``Command``
|
||
signers.
|
||
|
||
* ``PartialMerkleTree`` is equipped with a ``leafIndex`` function that returns the index of a hash (leaf) in the
|
||
partial Merkle tree structure.
|
||
|
||
* A new function ``checkCommandVisibility(publicKey: PublicKey)`` has been added to ``FilteredTransaction`` to check
|
||
if every command that a signer should receive (e.g. an Oracle) is indeed visible.
|
||
|
||
* Changed the AMQP serializer to use the officially assigned R3 identifier rather than a placeholder.
|
||
|
||
* The ``ReceiveTransactionFlow`` can now be told to record the transaction at the same time as receiving it. Using this
|
||
feature, better support for observer/regulator nodes has been added. See :doc:`tutorial-observer-nodes`.
|
||
|
||
* Added an overload of ``TransactionWithSignatures.verifySignaturesExcept`` which takes in a collection of ``PublicKey`` s.
|
||
|
||
* ``DriverDSLExposedInterface`` has been renamed to ``DriverDSL`` and the ``waitForAllNodesToFinish()`` method has instead
|
||
become a parameter on driver creation.
|
||
|
||
* Values for the ``database.transactionIsolationLevel`` config now follow the ``java.sql.Connection`` int constants but
|
||
without the "TRANSACTION" prefix, i.e. "NONE", "READ_UNCOMMITTED", etc.
|
||
|
||
* Peer-to-peer communications is now via AMQP 1.0 as default.
|
||
Although the legacy Artemis CORE bridging can still be used by setting the ``useAMQPBridges`` configuration property to false.
|
||
|
||
* The Artemis topics used for peer-to-peer communication have been changed to be more consistent with future cryptographic
|
||
agility and to open up the future possibility of sharing brokers between nodes. This is a breaking wire level change
|
||
as it means that nodes after this change will not be able to communicate correctly with nodes running the previous version.
|
||
Also, any pending enqueued messages in the Artemis message store will not be delivered correctly to their original target.
|
||
However, assuming a clean reset of the artemis data and that the nodes are consistent versions,
|
||
data persisted via the AMQP serializer will be forward compatible.
|
||
|
||
* The ability for CordaServices to register callbacks so they can be notified of shutdown and clean up resource such as
|
||
open ports.
|
||
|
||
* Move to a message based control of peer to peer bridge formation to allow for future out of process bridging components.
|
||
This removes the legacy Artemis bridges completely, so the ``useAMQPBridges`` configuration property has been removed.
|
||
|
||
* A ``CordaInternal`` attribute has been added to identify properties that are not intended to form part of the
|
||
public api and as such are not intended for public use. This is alongside the existing ``DoNotImplement`` attribute for classes which
|
||
provide Corda functionality to user applications, but should not be implemented by consumers, and any classes which
|
||
are defined in ``.internal`` packages, which are also not for public use.
|
||
|
||
* Marked ``stateMachine`` on ``FlowLogic`` as ``CordaInternal`` to make clear that is it not part of the public api and is
|
||
only for internal use
|
||
|
||
* Provided experimental support for specifying your own webserver to be used instead of the default development
|
||
webserver in ``Cordform`` using the ``webserverJar`` argument
|
||
|
||
* Created new ``StartedMockNode`` and ``UnstartedMockNode`` classes which are wrappers around our MockNode implementation
|
||
that expose relevant methods for testing without exposing internals, create these using a ``MockNetwork``.
|
||
|
||
* The test utils in ``Expect.kt``, ``SerializationTestHelpers.kt``, ``TestConstants.kt`` and ``TestUtils.kt`` have moved
|
||
from the ``net.corda.testing`` package to the ``net.corda.testing.core`` package, and ``FlowStackSnapshot.kt`` has moved to the
|
||
``net.corda.testing.services`` package. Moving existing classes out of the ``net.corda.testing.*`` package
|
||
will help make it clearer which parts of the api are stable. Scripts have been provided to smooth the upgrade
|
||
process for existing projects in the ``tools\scripts`` directory of the Corda repo.
|
||
|
||
* ``TransactionSignature`` includes a new ``partialMerkleTree`` property, required for future support of signing over
|
||
multiple transactions at once.
|
||
|
||
* Updating Jolokia dependency to latest version (includes security fixes)
|
||
|
||
.. _changelog_v1:
|
||
|
||
Release 1.0
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
* Unification of VaultQuery And VaultService APIs
|
||
Developers now only need to work with a single Vault Service API for all needs.
|
||
|
||
* Java 8 lambdas now work property with Kryo during check-pointing.
|
||
|
||
* Java 8 serializable lambdas now work property with Kryo during check-pointing.
|
||
|
||
* String constants have been marked as ``const`` type in Kotlin, eliminating cases where functions of the form
|
||
``get<constant name>()`` were created for the Java API. These can now be referenced by their name directly.
|
||
|
||
* ``FlowLogic`` communication has been extensively rewritten to use functions on ``FlowSession`` as the base for communication
|
||
between nodes.
|
||
|
||
* Calls to ``send()``, ``receive()`` and ``sendAndReceive()`` on FlowLogic should be replaced with calls
|
||
to the function of the same name on ``FlowSession``. Note that the replacement functions do not take in a destination
|
||
parameter, as this is defined in the session.
|
||
* Initiated flows now take in a ``FlowSession`` instead of ``Party`` in their constructor. If you need to access the
|
||
counterparty identity, it is in the ``counterparty`` property of the flow session.
|
||
|
||
|
||
* Added X509EdDSAEngine to intercept and rewrite EdDSA public keys wrapped in X509Key instances. This corrects an issue
|
||
with verifying certificate paths loaded from a Java Keystore where they contain EdDSA keys.
|
||
|
||
* Confidential identities are now complete:
|
||
|
||
* The identity negotiation flow is now called ``SwapIdentitiesFlow``, renamed from ``TransactionKeyFlow``.
|
||
* generateSpend() now creates a new confidential identity for the change address rather than using the identity of the
|
||
input state owner.
|
||
* Please see the documentation :doc:`key-concepts-identity` and :doc:`api-identity` for more details.
|
||
|
||
* Remove the legacy web front end from the SIMM demo.
|
||
|
||
* ``NodeInfo`` and ``NetworkMapCache`` changes:
|
||
|
||
* Removed ``NodeInfo::legalIdentity`` in preparation for handling of multiple identities. We left list of ``NodeInfo::legalIdentitiesAndCerts``,
|
||
the first identity still plays a special role of main node identity.
|
||
* We no longer support advertising services in network map. Removed ``NodeInfo::advertisedServices``, ``serviceIdentities``
|
||
and ``notaryIdentity``.
|
||
* Removed service methods from ``NetworkMapCache``: ``partyNodes``, ``networkMapNodes``, ``notaryNodes``, ``regulatorNodes``,
|
||
``getNodesWithService``, ``getPeersWithService``, ``getRecommended``, ``getNodesByAdvertisedServiceIdentityKey``, ``getAnyNotary``,
|
||
``notaryNode``, ``getAnyServiceOfType``. To get all known ``NodeInfo``'s call ``allNodes``.
|
||
* In preparation for ``NetworkMapService`` redesign and distributing notaries through ``NetworkParameters`` we added
|
||
``NetworkMapCache::notaryIdentities`` list to enable to lookup for notary parties known to the network. Related ``CordaRPCOps::notaryIdentities``
|
||
was introduced. Other special nodes parties like Oracles or Regulators need to be specified directly in CorDapp or flow.
|
||
* Moved ``ServiceType`` and ``ServiceInfo`` to ``net.corda.nodeapi`` package as services are only required on node startup.
|
||
|
||
* Adding enum support to the class carpenter
|
||
|
||
* ``ContractState::contract`` has been moved ``TransactionState::contract`` and it's type has changed to ``String`` in order to
|
||
support dynamic classloading of contract and contract constraints.
|
||
|
||
* CorDapps that contain contracts are now automatically loaded into the attachment storage - for CorDapp developers this
|
||
now means that contracts should be stored in separate JARs to flows, services and utilities to avoid large JARs being
|
||
auto imported to the attachment store.
|
||
|
||
* About half of the code in test-utils has been moved to a new module ``node-driver``,
|
||
and the test scope modules are now located in a ``testing`` directory.
|
||
|
||
* ``CordaPluginRegistry`` has been renamed to ``SerializationWhitelist`` and moved to the ``net.corda.core.serialization``
|
||
package. The API for whitelisting types that can't be annotated was slightly simplified. This class used to contain
|
||
many things, but as we switched to annotations and classpath scanning over time it hollowed out until this was
|
||
the only functionality left. You also need to rename your services resource file to the new class name.
|
||
An associated property on ``MockNode`` was renamed from ``testPluginRegistries`` to ``testSerializationWhitelists``.
|
||
|
||
* Contract Upgrades: deprecated RPC authorization / deauthorization API calls in favour of equivalent flows in ContractUpgradeFlow.
|
||
Implemented contract upgrade persistence using JDBC backed persistent map.
|
||
|
||
* Vault query common attributes (state status and contract state types) are now handled correctly when using composite
|
||
criteria specifications. State status is overridable. Contract states types are aggregatable.
|
||
|
||
* Cash selection algorithm is now pluggable (with H2 being the default implementation)
|
||
|
||
* Removed usage of Requery ORM library (replaced with JPA/Hibernate)
|
||
|
||
* Vault Query performance improvement (replaced expensive per query SQL statement to obtain concrete state types
|
||
with single query on start-up followed by dynamic updates using vault state observable))
|
||
|
||
* Vault Query fix: filter by multiple issuer names in ``FungibleAssetQueryCriteria``
|
||
|
||
* Following deprecated methods have been removed:
|
||
|
||
* In ``DataFeed``
|
||
|
||
* ``first`` and ``current``, replaced by ``snapshot``
|
||
* ``second`` and ``future``, replaced by ``updates``
|
||
|
||
* In ``CordaRPCOps``
|
||
|
||
* ``stateMachinesAndUpdates``, replaced by ``stateMachinesFeed``
|
||
* ``verifiedTransactions``, replaced by ``verifiedTransactionsFeed``
|
||
* ``stateMachineRecordedTransactionMapping``, replaced by ``stateMachineRecordedTransactionMappingFeed``
|
||
* ``networkMapUpdates``, replaced by ``networkMapFeed``
|
||
|
||
* Due to security concerns and the need to remove the concept of state relevancy (which isn't needed in Corda),
|
||
``ResolveTransactionsFlow`` has been made internal. Instead merge the receipt of the ``SignedTransaction`` and the subsequent
|
||
sub-flow call to ``ResolveTransactionsFlow`` with a single call to ``ReceiveTransactionFlow``. The flow running on the counterparty
|
||
must use ``SendTransactionFlow`` at the correct place. There is also ``ReceiveStateAndRefFlow`` and ``SendStateAndRefFlow`` for
|
||
dealing with ``StateAndRef``'s.
|
||
|
||
* Vault query soft locking enhancements and deprecations
|
||
|
||
* removed original ``VaultService`` ``softLockedStates`` query mechanism.
|
||
* introduced improved ``SoftLockingCondition`` filterable attribute in ``VaultQueryCriteria`` to enable specification of
|
||
different soft locking retrieval behaviours (exclusive of soft locked states, soft locked states only, specified by set
|
||
of lock ids)
|
||
|
||
* Trader demo now issues cash and commercial paper directly from the bank node, rather than the seller node self-issuing
|
||
commercial paper but labelling it as if issued by the bank.
|
||
|
||
* Merged handling of well known and confidential identities in the identity service. Registration now takes in an identity
|
||
(either type) plus supporting certificate path, and de-anonymisation simply returns the issuing identity where known.
|
||
If you specifically need well known identities, use the network map, which is the authoritative source of current well
|
||
known identities.
|
||
|
||
* Currency-related API in ``net.corda.core.contracts.ContractsDSL`` has moved to ```net.corda.finance.CurrencyUtils``.
|
||
|
||
* Remove `IssuerFlow` as it allowed nodes to request arbitrary amounts of cash to be issued from any remote node. Use
|
||
`CashIssueFlow` instead.
|
||
|
||
* Some utility/extension functions (``sumOrThrow``, ``sumOrNull``, ``sumOrZero`` on ``Amount`` and ``Commodity``)
|
||
have moved to be static methods on the classes themselves. This improves the API for Java users who no longer
|
||
have to see or known about file-level FooKt style classes generated by the Kotlin compile, but means that IntelliJ
|
||
no longer auto-suggests these extension functions in completion unless you add import lines for them yourself
|
||
(this is Kotlin IDE bug KT-15286).
|
||
|
||
* ``:finance`` module now acting as a CorDapp with regard to flow registration, schemas and serializable types.
|
||
|
||
* ``WebServerPluginRegistry`` now has a ``customizeJSONSerialization`` which can be overridden to extend the REST JSON
|
||
serializers. In particular the IRS demos must now register the ``BusinessCalendar`` serializers.
|
||
|
||
* Moved ``:finance`` gradle project files into a ``net.corda.finance`` package namespace.
|
||
This may require adjusting imports of Cash flow references and also of ``StartFlow`` permission in ``gradle.build`` files.
|
||
|
||
* Removed the concept of relevancy from ``LinearState``. The ``ContractState``'s relevancy to the vault can be determined
|
||
by the flow context, the vault will process any transaction from a flow which is not derived from transaction resolution
|
||
verification.
|
||
|
||
* Removed the tolerance attribute from ``TimeWindowChecker`` and thus, there is no extra tolerance on the notary side anymore.
|
||
|
||
* The ``FungibleAsset`` interface has been made simpler. The ``Commands`` grouping interface
|
||
that included the ``Move``, ``Issue`` and ``Exit`` interfaces have all been removed, while the ``move`` function has
|
||
been renamed to ``withNewOwnerAndAmount`` to be consistent with the ``withNewOwner`` function of the ``OwnableState``.
|
||
|
||
* The ``IssueCommand`` interface has been removed from ``Structures``, because, due to the introduction of nonces per
|
||
transaction component, the issue command does not need a nonce anymore and it does not require any other attributes.
|
||
|
||
* As a consequence of the above and the simpler ``FungibleAsset`` format, fungible assets like ``Cash`` now use
|
||
``class Issue : TypeOnlyCommandData()``, because it's only its presence (``Issue``) that matters.
|
||
|
||
* A new `PrivacySalt` transaction component is introduced, which is now an attribute in ``TraversableTransaction`` and
|
||
inherently in ``WireTransaction``.
|
||
|
||
* A new ``nonces: List<SecureHash>`` feature has been added to ``FilteredLeaves``.
|
||
|
||
* Due to the ``nonces`` and ``PrivacySalt`` introduction, new functions have been added to ``MerkleTransaction``:
|
||
``fun <T : Any> serializedHash(x: T, privacySalt: PrivacySalt?, index: Int): SecureHash``
|
||
``fun <T : Any> serializedHash(x: T, nonce: SecureHash): SecureHash``
|
||
``fun computeNonce(privacySalt: PrivacySalt, index: Int)``.
|
||
|
||
* A new ``SignatureMetadata`` data class is introduced with two attributes, ``platformVersion: Int`` and
|
||
``schemeNumberID: Int`` (the signature scheme used).
|
||
|
||
* As part of the metadata support in signatures, a new ``data class SignableData(val txId: SecureHash, val signatureMetadata: SignatureMetadata)``
|
||
is introduced, which represents the object actually signed.
|
||
|
||
* The unused ``MetaData`` and ``SignatureType`` in ``crypto`` package have been removed.
|
||
|
||
* The ``class TransactionSignature(bytes: ByteArray, val by: PublicKey, val signatureMetadata:``
|
||
``SignatureMetadata): DigitalSignature(bytes)`` class is now utilised Vs the old ``DigitalSignature.WithKey`` for
|
||
Corda transaction signatures. Practically, it takes the ``signatureMetadata`` as an extra input, in order to support
|
||
signing both the transaction and the extra metadata.
|
||
|
||
* To reflect changes in the signing process, the ``Crypto`` object is now equipped with the:
|
||
``fun doSign(keyPair: KeyPair, signableData: SignableData): TransactionSignature`` and
|
||
``fun doVerify(txId: SecureHash, transactionSignature: TransactionSignature): Boolean`` functions.
|
||
|
||
* ``SerializationCustomization.addToWhitelist()`` now accepts multiple classes via varargs.
|
||
|
||
* Two functions to easily sign a ``FilteredTransaction`` have been added to ``ServiceHub``:
|
||
``createSignature(filteredTransaction: FilteredTransaction, publicKey: PublicKey)`` and
|
||
``createSignature(filteredTransaction: FilteredTransaction)`` to sign with the legal identity key.
|
||
|
||
* A new helper method ``buildFilteredTransaction(filtering: Predicate<Any>)`` is added to ``SignedTransaction`` to
|
||
directly build a ``FilteredTransaction`` using provided filtering functions, without first accessing the
|
||
``tx: WireTransaction``.
|
||
|
||
* Test type ``NodeHandle`` now has method ``stop(): CordaFuture<Unit>`` that terminates the referenced node.
|
||
|
||
* Fixed some issues in IRS demo:
|
||
* Fixed leg and floating leg notional amounts were not displayed for created deals neither in single nor in list view.
|
||
* Parties were not displayed for created deals in single view.
|
||
* Non-default notional amounts caused the creation of new deals to fail.
|
||
|
||
.. warning:: Renamed configuration property key `basedir` to `baseDirectory`. This will require updating existing configuration files.
|
||
|
||
* Removed deprecated parts of the API.
|
||
|
||
* Removed ``PluginServiceHub``. Replace with ``ServiceHub`` for ``@CordaService`` constructors.
|
||
|
||
* ``X509CertificateHolder`` has been removed from the public API, replaced by ``java.security.X509Certificate``.
|
||
|
||
* Moved ``CityDatabase`` out of ``core`` and into ``finance``
|
||
|
||
* All of the ``serializedHash`` and ``computeNonce`` functions have been removed from ``MerkleTransaction``.
|
||
The ``serializedHash(x: T)`` and ``computeNonce`` were moved to ``CryptoUtils``.
|
||
|
||
* Two overloaded methods ``componentHash(opaqueBytes: OpaqueBytes, privacySalt: PrivacySalt,``
|
||
``componentGroupIndex: Int, internalIndex: Int): SecureHash`` and ``componentHash(nonce: SecureHash, opaqueBytes: OpaqueBytes): SecureHash`` have
|
||
been added to ``CryptoUtils``. Similarly to ``computeNonce``, they internally use SHA256d for nonce and leaf hash
|
||
computations.
|
||
|
||
* The ``verify(node: PartialTree, usedHashes: MutableList<SecureHash>): SecureHash`` in ``PartialMerkleTree`` has been
|
||
renamed to ``rootAndUsedHashes`` and is now public, as it is required in the verify function of ``FilteredTransaction``.
|
||
|
||
* ``TraversableTransaction`` is now an abstract class extending ``CoreTransaction``. ``WireTransaction`` and
|
||
``FilteredTransaction`` now extend ``TraversableTransaction``.
|
||
|
||
* Two classes, ``ComponentGroup(open val groupIndex: Int, open val components: List<OpaqueBytes>)`` and
|
||
``FilteredComponentGroup(override val groupIndex: Int, override val components:``
|
||
``List<OpaqueBytes>, val nonces: List<SecureHash>, val partialMerkleTree:``
|
||
``PartialMerkleTree): ComponentGroup(groupIndex, components)`` have been added, which are properties
|
||
of the ``WireTransaction`` and ``FilteredTransaction``, respectively.
|
||
|
||
* ``checkAllComponentsVisible(componentGroupEnum: ComponentGroupEnum)`` is added to ``FilteredTransaction``, a new
|
||
function to check if all components are visible in a specific component-group.
|
||
|
||
* To allow for backwards compatibility, ``WireTransaction`` and ``FilteredTransaction`` have new fields and
|
||
constructors: ``WireTransaction(componentGroups: List<ComponentGroup>, privacySalt: PrivacySalt = PrivacySalt())``,
|
||
``FilteredTransaction private constructor(id: SecureHash,filteredComponentGroups:``
|
||
``List<FilteredComponentGroup>, groupHashes: List<SecureHash>``. ``FilteredTransaction`` is still built via
|
||
``buildFilteredTransaction(wtx: WireTransaction, filtering: Predicate<Any>)``.
|
||
|
||
* ``FilteredLeaves`` class have been removed and as a result we can directly call the components from
|
||
``FilteredTransaction``, such as ``ftx.inputs`` Vs the old ``ftx.filteredLeaves.inputs``.
|
||
|
||
* A new ``ComponentGroupEnum`` is added with the following enum items: ``INPUTS_GROUP``, ``OUTPUTS_GROUP``,
|
||
``COMMANDS_GROUP``, ``ATTACHMENTS_GROUP``, ``NOTARY_GROUP``, ``TIMEWINDOW_GROUP``.
|
||
|
||
* ``ContractUpgradeFlow.Initiator`` has been renamed to ``ContractUpgradeFlow.Initiate``
|
||
|
||
* ``@RPCSinceVersion``, ``RPCException`` and ``PermissionException`` have moved to ``net.corda.client.rpc``.
|
||
|
||
* Current implementation of SSL in ``CordaRPCClient`` has been removed until we have a better solution which doesn't rely
|
||
on the node's keystore.
|
||
|
||
.. _changelog_m14:
|
||
|
||
Milestone 14
|
||
------------
|
||
|
||
* Changes in ``NodeInfo``:
|
||
|
||
* ``PhysicalLocation`` was renamed to ``WorldMapLocation`` to emphasise that it doesn't need to map to a truly physical
|
||
location of the node server.
|
||
* Slots for multiple IP addresses and ``legalIdentitiesAndCert`` entries were introduced. Addresses are no longer of type
|
||
``SingleMessageRecipient``, but of ``NetworkHostAndPort``.
|
||
|
||
* ``ServiceHub.storageService`` has been removed. ``attachments`` and ``validatedTransactions`` are now direct members of
|
||
``ServiceHub``.
|
||
|
||
* Mock identity constants used in tests, such as ``ALICE``, ``BOB``, ``DUMMY_NOTARY``, have moved to ``net.corda.testing``
|
||
in the ``test-utils`` module.
|
||
|
||
* ``DummyContract``, ``DummyContractV2``, ``DummyLinearContract`` and ``DummyState`` have moved to ``net.corda.testing.contracts``
|
||
in the ``test-utils`` modules.
|
||
|
||
* In Java, ``QueryCriteriaUtilsKt`` has moved to ``QueryCriteriaUtils``. Also ``and`` and ``or`` are now instance methods
|
||
of ``QueryCriteria``.
|
||
|
||
* ``random63BitValue()`` has moved to ``CryptoUtils``
|
||
|
||
* Added additional common Sort attributes (see ``Sort.CommandStateAttribute``) for use in Vault Query criteria
|
||
to include STATE_REF, STATE_REF_TXN_ID, STATE_REF_INDEX
|
||
|
||
* Moved the core flows previously found in ``net.corda.flows`` into ``net.corda.core.flows``. This is so that all packages
|
||
in the ``core`` module begin with ``net.corda.core``.
|
||
|
||
* ``FinalityFlow`` can now be subclassed, and the ``broadcastTransaction`` and ``lookupParties`` function can be
|
||
overridden in order to handle cases where no single transaction participant is aware of all parties, and therefore
|
||
the transaction must be relayed between participants rather than sent from a single node.
|
||
|
||
* ``TransactionForContract`` has been removed and all usages of this class have been replaced with usage of
|
||
``LedgerTransaction``. In particular ``Contract.verify`` and the ``Clauses`` API have been changed and now take a
|
||
``LedgerTransaction`` as passed in parameter. The principal consequence of this is that the types of the input and output
|
||
collections on the transaction object have changed, so it may be necessary to ``map`` down to the ``ContractState``
|
||
sub-properties in existing code.
|
||
|
||
* Added various query methods to ``LedgerTransaction`` to simplify querying of states and commands. In the same vain
|
||
``Command`` is now parameterised on the ``CommandData`` field.
|
||
|
||
* Kotlin utilities that we deemed useful enough to keep public have been moved out of ``net.corda.core.Utils`` and into
|
||
``net.corda.core.utilities.KotlinUtils``. The other utilities have been marked as internal.
|
||
|
||
* Changes to ``Cordformation``/ cordapp building:
|
||
|
||
* ``Cordformation`` modifies the JAR task to make cordapps build as semi fat JARs containing all dependencies
|
||
except other cordapps and Corda core dependencies.
|
||
* ``Cordformation`` adds a ``corda`` and ``cordaRuntime`` configuration to projects which cordapp developers should
|
||
use to exclude core Corda JARs from being built into Cordapp fat JARs.
|
||
|
||
* ``database`` field in ``AbstractNode`` class has changed the type from ``org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.Database`` to
|
||
‘net.corda.node.utilities.CordaPersistence’ - no change is needed for the typical use
|
||
(i.e. services.database.transaction { code block } ) however a change is required when Database was explicitly declared
|
||
|
||
* ``DigitalSignature.LegallyIdentifiable``, previously used to identify a signer (e.g. in Oracles), has been removed.
|
||
One can use the public key to derive the corresponding identity.
|
||
|
||
* Vault Query improvements and fixes:
|
||
|
||
* FIX inconsistent behaviour: Vault Query defaults to UNCONSUMED in all QueryCriteria types
|
||
|
||
* FIX serialization error: Vault Query over RPC when using custom attributes using VaultCustomQueryCriteria.
|
||
|
||
* Aggregate function support: extended VaultCustomQueryCriteria and associated DSL to enable specification of
|
||
aggregate functions (sum, max, min, avg, count) with, optional, group by clauses and sorting (on calculated aggregate).
|
||
|
||
* Pagination simplification. Pagination continues to be optional, with following changes:
|
||
|
||
- If no PageSpecification provided then a maximum of MAX_PAGE_SIZE (200) results will be returned, otherwise we fail-fast
|
||
with a ``VaultQueryException`` to alert the API user to the need to specify a PageSpecification. Internally, we no
|
||
longer need to calculate a results count (thus eliminating an expensive SQL query) unless a PageSpecification is
|
||
supplied (note: that a value of -1 is returned for total_results in this scenario). Internally, we now use the
|
||
AggregateFunction capability to perform the count.
|
||
- Paging now starts from 1 (was previously 0).
|
||
|
||
* Additional Sort criteria: by StateRef (or constituents: txId, index)
|
||
|
||
* Confidential identities API improvements
|
||
|
||
* Registering anonymous identities now takes in AnonymousPartyAndPath
|
||
* AnonymousParty.toString() now uses toStringShort() to match other toString() functions
|
||
* Add verifyAnonymousIdentity() function to verify without storing an identity
|
||
* Replace pathForAnonymous() with anonymousFromKey() which matches actual use-cases better
|
||
* Add unit test for fetching the anonymous identity from a key
|
||
* Update verifyAnonymousIdentity() function signature to match registerAnonymousIdentity()
|
||
* Rename AnonymisedIdentity to AnonymousPartyAndPath
|
||
* Remove certificate from AnonymousPartyAndPath as it's not actually used.
|
||
* Rename registerAnonymousIdentity() to verifyAndRegisterAnonymousIdentity()
|
||
|
||
* Added JPA ``AbstractPartyConverter`` to ensure identity schema attributes are persisted securely according to type
|
||
(well known party, resolvable anonymous party, completely anonymous party).
|
||
|
||
.. _changelog_m13:
|
||
|
||
Milestone 13
|
||
------------
|
||
|
||
Special thank you to `Frederic Dalibard <https://github.com/FredericDalibard>`_, for his contribution which adds
|
||
support for more currencies to the DemoBench and Explorer tools.
|
||
|
||
* A new Vault Query service:
|
||
|
||
* Implemented using JPA and Hibernate, this new service provides the ability to specify advanced queries using
|
||
criteria specification sets for both vault attributes and custom contract specific attributes. In addition, new
|
||
queries provide sorting and pagination capabilities.
|
||
The new API provides two function variants which are exposed for usage within Flows and by RPC clients:
|
||
|
||
- ``queryBy()`` for point-in-time snapshot queries
|
||
(replaces several existing VaultService functions and a number of Kotlin-only extension functions)
|
||
- ``trackBy()`` for snapshot and streaming updates
|
||
(replaces the VaultService ``track()`` function and the RPC ``vaultAndUpdates()`` function)
|
||
|
||
Existing VaultService API methods will be maintained as deprecated until the following milestone release.
|
||
|
||
* The NodeSchema service has been enhanced to automatically generate mapped objects for any ContractState objects
|
||
that extend FungibleAsset or LinearState, such that common attributes of those parent states are persisted to
|
||
two new vault tables: vault_fungible_states and vault_linear_states (and thus queryable using the new Vault Query
|
||
service API).
|
||
Similarly, two new common JPA superclass schemas (``CommonSchemaV1.FungibleState`` and
|
||
``CommonSchemaV1.LinearState``) mirror the associated FungibleAsset and LinearState interface states to enable
|
||
CorDapp developers to create new custom schemas by extension (rather than duplication of common attribute mappings)
|
||
|
||
* A new configurable field ``requiredSchemas`` has been added to the CordaPluginRegistry to enable CorDapps to
|
||
register custom contract state schemas they wish to query using the new Vault Query service API (using the
|
||
``VaultCustomQueryCriteria``).
|
||
|
||
* See :doc:`api-vault-query` for full details and code samples of using the new Vault Query service.
|
||
|
||
* Identity and cryptography related changes:
|
||
|
||
* Enable certificate validation in most scenarios (will be enforced in all cases in an upcoming milestone).
|
||
|
||
* Added DER encoded format for CompositeKey so they can be used in X.509 certificates.
|
||
|
||
* Corrected several tests which made assumptions about counterparty keys, which are invalid when confidential
|
||
identities are used.
|
||
|
||
* A new RPC has been added to support fuzzy matching of X.500 names, for instance, to translate from user input to
|
||
an unambiguous identity by searching the network map.
|
||
|
||
* A function for deterministic key derivation ``Crypto.deriveKeyPair(privateKey: PrivateKey, seed: ByteArray)``
|
||
has been implemented to support deterministic ``KeyPair`` derivation using an existing private key and a seed
|
||
as inputs. This operation is based on the HKDF scheme and it's a variant of the hardened parent-private ->
|
||
child-private key derivation function of the BIP32 protocol, but it doesn't utilize extension chain codes.
|
||
Currently, this function supports the following schemes: ECDSA secp256r1 (NIST P-256), ECDSA secp256k1 and
|
||
EdDSA ed25519.
|
||
|
||
* A new ``ClassWhitelist`` implementation, ``AllButBlacklisted`` is used internally to blacklist classes/interfaces,
|
||
which are not expected to be serialised during checkpoints, such as ``Thread``, ``Connection`` and ``HashSet``.
|
||
This implementation supports inheritance and if a superclass or superinterface of a class is blacklisted, so is
|
||
the class itself. An ``IllegalStateException`` informs the user if a class is blacklisted and such an exception is
|
||
returned before checking for ``@CordaSerializable``; thus, blacklisting precedes annotation checking.
|
||
|
||
* ``TimeWindow`` has a new 5th factory method ``TimeWindow.fromStartAndDuration(fromTime: Instant, duration: Duration)``
|
||
which takes a start-time and a period-of-validity (after this start-time) as inputs.
|
||
|
||
* The node driver has moved to net.corda.testing.driver in the test-utils module.
|
||
|
||
* Web API related collections ``CordaPluginRegistry.webApis`` and ``CordaPluginRegistry.staticServeDirs`` moved to
|
||
``net.corda.webserver.services.WebServerPluginRegistry`` in ``webserver`` module.
|
||
Classes serving Web API should now extend ``WebServerPluginRegistry`` instead of ``CordaPluginRegistry``
|
||
and they should be registered in ``resources/META-INF/services/net.corda.webserver.services.WebServerPluginRegistry``.
|
||
|
||
* Added a flag to the driver that allows the running of started nodes in-process, allowing easier debugging.
|
||
To enable use `driver(startNodesInProcess = true) { .. }`, or `startNode(startInSameProcess = true, ..)`
|
||
to specify for individual nodes.
|
||
|
||
* Dependencies changes:
|
||
* Upgraded Dokka to v0.9.14.
|
||
* Upgraded Gradle Plugins to 0.12.4.
|
||
* Upgraded Apache ActiveMQ Artemis to v2.1.0.
|
||
* Upgraded Netty to v4.1.9.Final.
|
||
* Upgraded BouncyCastle to v1.57.
|
||
* Upgraded Requery to v1.3.1.
|
||
|
||
.. _changelog_m12:
|
||
|
||
Milestone 12 (First Public Beta)
|
||
--------------------------------
|
||
|
||
* Quite a few changes have been made to the flow API which should make things simpler when writing CorDapps:
|
||
|
||
* ``CordaPluginRegistry.requiredFlows`` is no longer needed. Instead annotate any flows you wish to start via RPC with
|
||
``@StartableByRPC`` and any scheduled flows with ``@SchedulableFlow``.
|
||
|
||
* ``CordaPluginRegistry.servicePlugins`` is also no longer used, along with ``PluginServiceHub.registerFlowInitiator``.
|
||
Instead annotate your initiated flows with ``@InitiatedBy``. This annotation takes a single parameter which is the
|
||
initiating flow. This initiating flow further has to be annotated with ``@InitiatingFlow``. For any services you
|
||
may have, such as oracles, annotate them with ``@CordaService``. These annotations will be picked up automatically
|
||
when the node starts up.
|
||
|
||
* Due to these changes, when unit testing flows make sure to use ``AbstractNode.registerInitiatedFlow`` so that the flows
|
||
are wired up. Likewise for services use ``AbstractNode.installCordaService``.
|
||
|
||
* Related to ``InitiatingFlow``, the ``shareParentSessions`` boolean parameter of ``FlowLogic.subFlow`` has been
|
||
removed. This was an unfortunate parameter that unnecessarily exposed the inner workings of flow sessions. Now, if
|
||
your sub-flow can be started outside the context of the parent flow then annotate it with ``@InitiatingFlow``. If
|
||
it's meant to be used as a continuation of the existing parent flow, such as ``CollectSignaturesFlow``, then it
|
||
doesn't need any annotation.
|
||
|
||
* The ``InitiatingFlow`` annotation also has an integer ``version`` property which assigns the initiating flow a version
|
||
number, defaulting to 1 if it's not specified. This enables versioning of flows with nodes only accepting communication
|
||
if the version number matches. At some point we will support the ability for a node to have multiple versions of the
|
||
same flow registered, enabling backwards compatibility of flows.
|
||
|
||
* ``ContractUpgradeFlow.Instigator`` has been renamed to just ``ContractUpgradeFlow``.
|
||
|
||
* ``NotaryChangeFlow.Instigator`` has been renamed to just ``NotaryChangeFlow``.
|
||
|
||
* ``FlowLogic.getCounterpartyMarker`` is no longer used and been deprecated for removal. If you were using this to
|
||
manage multiple independent message streams with the same party in the same flow then use sub-flows instead.
|
||
|
||
* There are major changes to the ``Party`` class as part of confidential identities:
|
||
|
||
* ``Party`` has moved to the ``net.corda.core.identity`` package; there is a deprecated class in its place for
|
||
backwards compatibility, but it will be removed in a future release and developers should move to the new class as soon
|
||
as possible.
|
||
* There is a new ``AbstractParty`` superclass to ``Party``, which contains just the public key. This now replaces
|
||
use of ``Party`` and ``PublicKey`` in state objects, and allows use of full or anonymised parties depending on
|
||
use-case.
|
||
* A new ``PartyAndCertificate`` class has been added which aggregates a Party along with an X.509 certificate and
|
||
certificate path back to a network trust root. This is used where a Party and its proof of identity are required,
|
||
for example in identity registration.
|
||
* Names of parties are now stored as a ``X500Name`` rather than a ``String``, to correctly enforce basic structure of the
|
||
name. As a result all node legal names must now be structured as X.500 distinguished names.
|
||
|
||
* The identity management service takes an optional network trust root which it will validate certificate paths to, if
|
||
provided. A later release will make this a required parameter.
|
||
|
||
* There are major changes to transaction signing in flows:
|
||
|
||
* You should use the new ``CollectSignaturesFlow`` and corresponding ``SignTransactionFlow`` which handle most
|
||
of the details of this for you. They may get more complex in future as signing becomes a more featureful
|
||
operation. ``ServiceHub.legalIdentityKey`` no longer returns a ``KeyPair``, it instead returns just the
|
||
``PublicKey`` portion of this pair. The ``ServiceHub.notaryIdentityKey`` has changed similarly. The goal of this
|
||
change is to keep private keys encapsulated and away from most flow code/Java code, so that the private key
|
||
material can be stored in HSMs and other key management devices.
|
||
* The ``KeyManagementService`` no longer provides any mechanism to request the node's ``PrivateKey`` objects directly.
|
||
Instead signature creation occurs in the ``KeyManagementService.sign``, with the ``PublicKey`` used to indicate
|
||
which of the node's keypairs to use. This lookup also works for ``CompositeKey`` scenarios
|
||
and the service will search for a leaf key hosted on the node.
|
||
* The ``KeyManagementService.freshKey`` method now returns only the ``PublicKey`` portion of the newly generated ``KeyPair``
|
||
with the ``PrivateKey`` kept internally to the service.
|
||
* Flows which used to acquire a node's ``KeyPair``, typically via ``ServiceHub.legalIdentityKey``,
|
||
should instead use the helper methods on ``ServiceHub``. In particular to freeze a ``TransactionBuilder`` and
|
||
generate an initial partially signed ``SignedTransaction`` the flow should use ``ServiceHub.toSignedTransaction``.
|
||
Flows generating additional party signatures should use ``ServiceHub.createSignature``. Each of these methods is
|
||
provided with two signatures. One version that signs with the default node key, the other which allows key selection
|
||
by passing in the ``PublicKey`` partner of the desired signing key.
|
||
* The original ``KeyPair`` signing methods have been left on the ``TransactionBuilder`` and ``SignedTransaction``, but
|
||
should only be used as part of unit testing.
|
||
|
||
* ``Timestamp`` used for validation/notarization time-range has been renamed to ``TimeWindow``.
|
||
There are now 4 factory methods ``TimeWindow.fromOnly(fromTime: Instant)``,
|
||
``TimeWindow.untilOnly(untilTime: Instant)``, ``TimeWindow.between(fromTime: Instant, untilTime: Instant)`` and
|
||
``TimeWindow.withTolerance(time: Instant, tolerance: Duration)``.
|
||
Previous constructors ``TimeWindow(fromTime: Instant, untilTime: Instant)`` and
|
||
``TimeWindow(time: Instant, tolerance: Duration)`` have been removed.
|
||
|
||
* The Bouncy Castle library ``X509CertificateHolder`` class is now used in place of ``X509Certificate`` in order to
|
||
have a consistent class used internally. Conversions to/from ``X509Certificate`` are done as required, but should
|
||
be avoided where possible.
|
||
|
||
* The certificate hierarchy has been changed in order to allow corda node to sign keys with proper certificate chain.
|
||
* The corda node will now be issued a restricted client CA for identity/transaction key signing.
|
||
* TLS certificate are now stored in `sslkeystore.jks` and identity keys are stored in `nodekeystore.jks`
|
||
|
||
.. warning:: The old keystore will need to be removed when upgrading to this version.
|
||
|
||
Milestone 11.1
|
||
--------------
|
||
|
||
* Fix serialisation error when starting a flow.
|
||
* Automatically whitelist subclasses of `InputStream` when serialising.
|
||
* Fix exception in DemoBench on Windows when loading CorDapps into the Node Explorer.
|
||
* Detect when localhost resolution is broken on MacOSX, and provide instructions on how to fix it.
|
||
|
||
Milestone 11.0
|
||
--------------
|
||
|
||
* API changes:
|
||
* Added extension function ``Database.transaction`` to replace ``databaseTransaction``, which is now deprecated.
|
||
|
||
* Starting a flow no longer enables progress tracking by default. To enable it, you must now invoke your flow using
|
||
one of the new ``CordaRPCOps.startTrackedFlow`` functions. ``FlowHandle`` is now an interface, and its ``progress: Observable``
|
||
field has been moved to the ``FlowProgressHandle`` child interface. Hence developers no longer need to invoke ``notUsed``
|
||
on their flows' unwanted progress-tracking observables.
|
||
|
||
* Moved ``generateSpend`` and ``generateExit`` functions into ``OnLedgerAsset`` from the vault and
|
||
``AbstractConserveAmount`` clauses respectively.
|
||
|
||
* Added ``CompositeSignature`` and ``CompositeSignatureData`` as part of enabling ``java.security`` classes to work
|
||
with composite keys and signatures.
|
||
|
||
* ``CompositeKey`` now implements ``java.security.PublicKey`` interface, so that keys can be used on standard classes
|
||
such as ``Certificate``.
|
||
|
||
* There is no longer a need to transform single keys into composite - ``composite`` extension was removed, it is
|
||
impossible to create ``CompositeKey`` with only one leaf.
|
||
|
||
* Constructor of ``CompositeKey`` class is now private. Use ``CompositeKey.Builder`` to create a composite key.
|
||
Keys emitted by the builder are normalised so that it's impossible to create a composite key with only one node.
|
||
(Long chains of single nodes are shortened.)
|
||
|
||
* Use extension function ``PublicKeys.keys`` to access all keys belonging to an instance of ``PublicKey``. For a
|
||
``CompositeKey``, this is equivalent to ``CompositeKey.leafKeys``.
|
||
|
||
* Introduced ``containsAny``, ``isFulfilledBy``, ``keys`` extension functions on ``PublicKey`` - ``CompositeKey``
|
||
type checking is done there.
|
||
|
||
* Corda now requires JDK 8u131 or above in order to run. Our Kotlin now also compiles to JDK8 bytecode, and so you'll need
|
||
to update your CorDapp projects to do the same. E.g. by adding this to ``build.gradle``:
|
||
|
||
.. parsed-literal::
|
||
|
||
tasks.withType(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile).all {
|
||
kotlinOptions {
|
||
languageVersion = "1.1"
|
||
apiVersion = "1.1"
|
||
jvmTarget = "1.8"
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
..
|
||
|
||
or by adjusting ``Settings/Build,Execution,Deployment/Compiler/KotlinCompiler`` in IntelliJ::
|
||
|
||
- Language Version: 1.1
|
||
- API Version: 1.1
|
||
- Target JVM Version: 1.8
|
||
|
||
* DemoBench is now installed as ``Corda DemoBench`` instead of ``DemoBench``.
|
||
|
||
* Rewrote standard test identities to have full X.500 distinguished names. As part of this work we standardised on a
|
||
smaller set of test identities, to reduce risk of subtle differences (i.e. similar common names varying by whitespace)
|
||
in naming making it hard to diagnose issues.
|
||
|
||
Milestone 10.0
|
||
--------------
|
||
|
||
Special thank you to `Qian Hong <https://github.com/fracting>`_, `Marek Skocovsky <https://github.com/marekdapps>`_,
|
||
`Karel Hajek <https://github.com/polybioz>`_, and `Jonny Chiu <https://github.com/johnnyychiu>`_ for their contributions
|
||
to Corda in M10.
|
||
|
||
.. warning:: Due to incompatibility between older version of IntelliJ and gradle 3.4, you will need to upgrade Intellij
|
||
to 2017.1 (with kotlin-plugin v1.1.1) in order to run Corda demos in IntelliJ. You can download the latest IntelliJ
|
||
from `JetBrains <https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/>`_.
|
||
|
||
.. warning:: The Kapt-generated models are no longer included in our codebase. If you experience ``unresolved references``
|
||
errors when building in IntelliJ, please rebuild the schema model by running ``gradlew kaptKotlin`` in Windows or
|
||
``./gradlew kaptKotlin`` in other systems. Alternatively, perform a full gradle build or install.
|
||
|
||
.. note:: Kapt is used to generate schema model and entity code (from annotations in the codebase) using the Kotlin Annotation
|
||
processor.
|
||
|
||
* Corda DemoBench:
|
||
* DemoBench is a new tool to make it easy to configure and launch local Corda nodes. A very useful tool to demonstrate
|
||
to your colleagues the fundamentals of Corda in real-time. It has the following features:
|
||
|
||
* Clicking "Add node" creates a new tab that lets you edit the most important configuration properties of the node
|
||
before launch, such as its legal name and which CorDapps will be loaded.
|
||
* Each tab contains a terminal emulator, attached to the pseudoterminal of the node. This lets you see console output.
|
||
* You can launch an Corda Explorer instance for each node via the DemoBench UI. Credentials are handed to the Corda
|
||
Explorer so it starts out logged in already.
|
||
* Some basic statistics are shown about each node, informed via the RPC connection.
|
||
* Another button launches a database viewer in the system browser.
|
||
* The configurations of all running nodes can be saved into a single ``.profile`` file that can be reloaded later.
|
||
|
||
* Download `Corda DemoBench <https://www.corda.net/downloads/>`_.
|
||
|
||
* Vault:
|
||
* Soft Locking is a new feature implemented in the vault which prevent a node constructing transactions that attempt
|
||
to use the same input(s) simultaneously.
|
||
* Such transactions would result in naturally wasted effort when the notary rejects them as double spend attempts.
|
||
* Soft locks are automatically applied to coin selection (eg. cash spending) to ensure that no two transactions attempt
|
||
to spend the same fungible states.
|
||
|
||
* Corda Shell :
|
||
* The shell lets developers and node administrators easily command the node by running flows, RPCs and SQL queries.
|
||
* It provides a variety of commands to monitor the node.
|
||
* The Corda Shell is based on the popular `CRaSH project <http://www.crashub.org/>`_ and new commands can be easily
|
||
added to the node by simply dropping Groovy or Java files into the node's ``shell-commands`` directory.
|
||
* We have many enhancements planned over time including SSH access, more commands and better tab completion.
|
||
|
||
* API changes:
|
||
* The new Jackson module provides JSON/YAML serialisers for common Corda datatypes.
|
||
If you have previously been using the JSON support in the standalone web server,
|
||
please be aware that Amounts are now serialised as strings instead of { quantity, token } pairs as before.
|
||
The old format is still accepted, but the new JSON will be produced using strings like "1000.00 USD" when writing.
|
||
You can use any format supported by ``Amount.parseCurrency`` as input.
|
||
|
||
* We have restructured client package in this milestone.
|
||
* ``CordaClientRPC`` is now in the new ``:client:rpc`` module.
|
||
* The old ``:client`` module has been split up into ``:client:jfx`` and ``:client:mock``.
|
||
* We also have a new ``:node-api`` module (package ``net.corda.nodeapi``) which contains the shared code between
|
||
``node`` and ``client``.
|
||
|
||
* The basic Amount API has been upgraded to have support for advanced financial use cases and to better integrate with
|
||
currency reference data.
|
||
|
||
* Configuration:
|
||
* Replace ``artemisPort`` with ``p2pPort`` in Gradle configuration.
|
||
* Replace ``artemisAddress`` with ``p2pAddress`` in node configuration.
|
||
* Added ``rpcAddress`` in node configuration for non-ssl RPC connection.
|
||
|
||
* Object Serialization:
|
||
* Pool Kryo instances for efficiency.
|
||
|
||
* RPC client changes:
|
||
* RPC clients can now connect to the node without the need for SSL. This requires a separate port on the Artemis broker,
|
||
SSL must not be used for RPC connection.
|
||
* CordaRPCClient now needs to connect to ``rpcAddress`` rather than ``p2pAddress``.
|
||
|
||
* Dependencies changes:
|
||
* Upgraded Kotlin to v1.1.1.
|
||
* Upgraded Gradle to v3.4.1.
|
||
* Upgraded requery to v1.2.1.
|
||
* Upgraded H2 to v1.4.194.
|
||
* Replaced kotlinx-support-jdk8 with kotlin-stdlib-jre8.
|
||
|
||
* Improvements:
|
||
* Added ``--version`` command line flag to print the version of the node.
|
||
* Flows written in Java can now execute a sub-flow inside ``UntrustworthyData.unwrap``.
|
||
* Added optional out-of-process transaction verification. Any number of external verifier processes may be attached
|
||
to the node which can handle loadbalanced verification requests.
|
||
|
||
* Bug fixes:
|
||
* ``--logging-level`` command line flag was previously broken, now correctly sets the logging level.
|
||
* Fixed bug whereby Cash Exit was not taking into account the issuer reference.
|
||
|
||
|
||
Milestone 9.1
|
||
-------------
|
||
|
||
* Correct web server ports for IRS demo.
|
||
* Correct which corda-webserver JAR is published to Maven.
|
||
|
||
Milestone 9
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
* With thanks to `Thomas Schroeter <https://github.com/thschroeter>`_ for the Byzantine fault tolerant (BFT)
|
||
notary prototype.
|
||
* Web server is a separate JAR. This is a breaking change. The new webserver JAR (``corda-webserver.jar``)
|
||
must be invoked separately to node startup, using the command``java -jar corda-webserver.jar`` in the same
|
||
directory as the ``node.conf``. Further changes are anticipated in upcoming milestone releases.
|
||
|
||
* API:
|
||
|
||
* Pseudonymous ``AnonymousParty`` class added as a superclass of ``Party``.
|
||
* Split ``CashFlow`` into individual ``CashIssueFlow``, ``CashPaymentFlow`` and ``CashExitFlow`` flows, so that fine
|
||
grained permissions can be applied. Added ``CashFlowCommand`` for use-cases where cash flow triggers need to be
|
||
captured in an object that can be passed around.
|
||
* ``CordaPluginRegistry`` method ``registerRPCKryoTypes`` is renamed ``customizeSerialization`` and the argument
|
||
types now hide the presence of Kryo.
|
||
* New extension functions for encoding/decoding to base58, base64, etc. See
|
||
``core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/crypto/EncodingUtils.kt``
|
||
* Add ``openAttachment`` function to Corda RPC operations, for downloading an attachment from a node's data storage.
|
||
* Add ``getCashBalances`` function to Corda RPC operations, for getting cash balances from a node's vault.
|
||
|
||
* Configuration:
|
||
* ``extraAdvertisedServiceIds`` config is now a list of strings, rather than a comma separated string. For example
|
||
``[ "corda.interest_rates" ]`` instead of ``"corda.interest_rates"``.
|
||
|
||
* Flows:
|
||
* Split ``CashFlow`` into separate ``CashIssueFlow``, ``CashPaymentFlow`` and ``CashExitFlow`` so that permissions can
|
||
be assigned individually.
|
||
* Split single example user into separate "bankUser" and "bigCorpUser" so that permissions for the users make sense
|
||
rather than being a combination of both roles.
|
||
* ``ProgressTracker`` emits exception thrown by the flow, allowing the ANSI renderer to correctly stop and print the error
|
||
|
||
* Object Serialization:
|
||
|
||
* Consolidated Kryo implementations across RPC and P2P messaging with whitelisting of classes via plugins or with
|
||
``@CordaSerializable`` for added node security.
|
||
|
||
* Privacy:
|
||
* Non-validating notary service now takes in a ``FilteredTransaction`` so that no potentially sensitive transaction
|
||
details are unnecessarily revealed to the notary
|
||
|
||
* General:
|
||
* Add vault service persistence using Requery
|
||
* Certificate signing utility output is now more verbose
|
||
|
||
Milestone 8
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
* Node memory usage and performance improvements, demo nodes now only require 200 MB heap space to run.
|
||
|
||
* The Corda node no longer runs an internal web server, it's now run in a separate process. Driver and Cordformation have
|
||
been updated to reflect this change. Existing CorDapps should be updated with additional calls to the new ``startWebserver()``
|
||
interface in their Driver logic (if they use the driver e.g. in integration tests). See the IRS demo for an example.
|
||
|
||
* Data model: ``Party`` equality is now based on the owning key, rather than the owning key and name. This is important for
|
||
party anonymisation to work, as each key must identify exactly one party.
|
||
|
||
* Contracts: created new composite clauses called ``AllOf``, ``AnyOf`` and ``FirstOf`` to replace ``AllComposition``, ``AnyComposition``
|
||
and ``FirstComposition``, as this is significantly clearer in intent. ``AnyOf`` also enforces that at least one subclause
|
||
must match, whereas ``AnyComposition`` would accept no matches.
|
||
|
||
* Explorer: the user can now configure certificate path and keystore/truststore password on the login screen.
|
||
|
||
* Documentation:
|
||
|
||
* Key Concepts section revamped with new structure and content.
|
||
* Added more details to :doc:`getting-set-up` page.
|
||
|
||
* Flow framework: improved exception handling with the introduction of ``FlowException``. If this or a subtype is thrown
|
||
inside a flow it will propagate to all counterparty flows and subsequently be thrown by them as well. Existing flows such as
|
||
``NotaryFlow.Client/Service`` and others have been modified to throw a ``FlowException`` (in this particular case a
|
||
``NotaryException``) instead of sending back error responses.
|
||
|
||
* Notary flow: provide complete details of underlying error when contract validation fails.
|
||
|
||
Milestone 7
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
* With thanks to `Thomas Schroeter <https://github.com/thschroeter>`_ ``NotaryFlow`` is now idempotent.
|
||
|
||
* Explorer:
|
||
|
||
* The GUI for the explorer now shows other nodes on the network map and the transactions between them.
|
||
* Map resolution increased and allows zooming and panning.
|
||
* `Video demonstration <https://www.corda.net/2017/01/03/the-node-explorer/>`_ of the Node Explorer.
|
||
|
||
* The CorDapp template now has a Java example that parallels the Kotlin one for developers more comfortable with Java.
|
||
ORM support added to the Kotlin example.
|
||
|
||
* Demos:
|
||
|
||
* Added the Bank of Corda demo - a demo showing a node (Bank of Corda) acting as an issuer of Cash, and a client
|
||
driver providing both Web and RPC access to request issuance of cash.
|
||
* Demos now use RPC to communicate with the node from the webserver. This brings the demos more in line with how
|
||
interaction with nodes is expected to be. The demos now treat their webservers like clients. This will also allow
|
||
for the splitting of the webserver from the node for milestone 8.
|
||
* Added a SIMM valuation demo integration test to catch regressions.
|
||
|
||
* Security:
|
||
|
||
* MQ broker of the node now requires authentication which means that third parties cannot connect to and
|
||
listen to queues on the Node. RPC and P2P between nodes is now authenticated as a result of this change.
|
||
This also means that nodes or RPC users cannot pretend to be other nodes or RPC users.
|
||
* The node now does host verification of any node that connects to it and prevents man in the middle attacks.
|
||
|
||
* Improvements:
|
||
|
||
* Vault updates now contain full ``StateAndRef`` which allows subscribers to check whether the update contains
|
||
relevant states.
|
||
* Cash balances are calculated using aggregate values to prevent iterating through all states in the vault, which
|
||
improves performance.
|
||
* Multi-party services, such as notaries, are now load balanced and represented as a single ``Party`` object.
|
||
* The Notary Change flow now supports encumbrances.
|
||
|
||
Milestone 6
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
* Added the `Corda technical white paper <_static/corda-technical-whitepaper.pdf>`_. Note that its current version
|
||
is 0.5 to reflect the fact that the Corda design is still evolving. Although we expect only relatively small tweaks
|
||
at this point, when Corda reaches 1.0 so will the white paper.
|
||
|
||
* Major documentation restructuring and new content:
|
||
|
||
* More details on Corda node internals.
|
||
* New CorDapp tutorial.
|
||
* New tutorial on building transactions.
|
||
* New tutorials on how to run and use a notary service.
|
||
|
||
* An experimental version of the deterministic JVM sandbox has been added. It is not integrated with the node and will
|
||
undergo some significant changes in the coming releases before it is integrated, as the code is finished, as bugs are
|
||
found and fixed, and as the platform subset we choose to expose is finalised. Treat this as an outline of the basic
|
||
approach rather than something usable for production.
|
||
|
||
* Developer experience:
|
||
|
||
* Samples have been merged back into the main repository. All samples can now be run via command line or IntelliJ.
|
||
|
||
* Added a Client RPC python example.
|
||
|
||
* Node console output now displays concise startup information, such as startup time or web address. All logging to
|
||
the console is suppressed apart from errors and flow progress tracker steps. It can be re-enabled by passing
|
||
``--log-to-console`` command line parameter. Note that the log file remains unchanged and will still contain all
|
||
log entries.
|
||
|
||
* The ``runnodes`` scripts generated by the Gradle plugins now open each node in separate terminal windows or (on macOS) tabs.
|
||
|
||
* A much more complete template app.
|
||
|
||
* JARs now available on Maven Central.
|
||
|
||
* Data model: A party is now identified by a composite key (formerly known as a "public key tree") instead of a single public key.
|
||
Read more in :ref:`composite-keys`. This allows expressing distributed service identities, e.g. a distributed notary.
|
||
In the future this will also allow parties to use multiple signing keys for their legal identity.
|
||
|
||
* Decentralised consensus: A prototype RAFT based notary composed of multiple nodes has been added. This implementation
|
||
is optimised for high performance over robustness against malicious cluster members, which may be appropriate for
|
||
some financial situations.
|
||
|
||
* Node explorer app:
|
||
|
||
* New theme aligned with the Corda branding.
|
||
* The New Transaction screen moved to the Cash View (as it is used solely for cash transactions)
|
||
* Removed state machine/flow information from Transaction table. A new view for this will be created in a future release.
|
||
* Added a new Network View that displays details of all nodes on the network.
|
||
* Users can now configure the reporting currency in settings.
|
||
* Various layout and performance enhancements.
|
||
|
||
* Client RPC:
|
||
|
||
* Added a generic ``startFlow`` method that enables starting of any flow, given sufficient permissions.
|
||
* Added the ability for plugins to register additional classes or custom serialisers with Kryo for use in RPC.
|
||
* ``rpc-users.properties`` file has been removed with RPC user settings moved to the config file.
|
||
|
||
* Configuration changes: It is now possible to specify a custom legal name for any of the node's advertised services.
|
||
|
||
* Added a load testing framework which allows stress testing of a node cluster, as well as specifying different ways of
|
||
disrupting the normal operation of nodes. See :doc:`loadtesting`.
|
||
|
||
* Improvements to the experimental contract DSL, by Sofus Mortensen of Nordea Bank (please give Nordea a shoutout too).
|
||
|
||
API changes:
|
||
|
||
* The top level package has been renamed from ``com.r3corda`` to ``net.corda``.
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* Protocols have been renamed to "flows".
|
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* ``OpaqueBytes`` now uses ``bytes`` as the field name rather than ``bits``.
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|
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Milestone 5
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-----------
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* A simple RPC access control mechanism. Users, passwords and permissions can be defined in a configuration file.
|
||
This mechanism will be extended in future to support standard authentication systems like LDAP.
|
||
|
||
* New features in the explorer app and RPC API for working with cash:
|
||
|
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* Cash can now be sent, issued and exited via RPC.
|
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* Notes can now be associated with transactions.
|
||
* Hashes are visually represented using identicons.
|
||
* Lots of functional work on the explorer UI. You can try it out by running ``gradle tools:explorer:runDemoNodes`` to run
|
||
a local network of nodes that swap cash with each other, and then run ``gradle tools:explorer:run`` to start
|
||
the app.
|
||
|
||
* A new demo showing shared valuation of derivatives portfolios using the ISDA SIMM has been added. Note that this app
|
||
relies on a proprietary implementation of the ISDA SIMM business logic from OpenGamma. A stub library is provided
|
||
to ensure it compiles but if you want to use the app for real please contact us.
|
||
|
||
* Developer experience (we plan to do lots more here in milestone 6):
|
||
|
||
* Demos and samples have been split out of the main repository, and the initial developer experience continues to be
|
||
refined. All necessary JARs can now be installed to Maven Local by simply running ``gradle install``.
|
||
* It's now easier to define a set of nodes to run locally using the new "CordFormation" gradle plugin, which
|
||
defines a simple DSL for creating networks of nodes.
|
||
* The template CorDapp has been upgraded with more documentation and showing more features.
|
||
|
||
* Privacy: transactions are now structured as Merkle trees, and can have sections "torn off" - presented for
|
||
verification and signing without revealing the rest of the transaction.
|
||
|
||
* Lots of bug fixes, tweaks and polish starting the run up to the open source release.
|
||
|
||
API changes:
|
||
|
||
* Plugin service classes now take a ``PluginServiceHub`` rather than a ``ServiceHubInternal``.
|
||
* ``UniqueIdentifier`` equality has changed to only take into account the underlying UUID.
|
||
* The contracts module has been renamed to finance, to better reflect what it is for.
|
||
|
||
Milestone 4
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
New features in this release:
|
||
|
||
* Persistence:
|
||
|
||
* States can now be written into a relational database and queried using JDBC. The schemas are defined by the
|
||
smart contracts and schema versioning is supported. It is reasonable to write an app that stores data in a mix
|
||
of global ledger transactions and local database tables which are joined on demand, using join key slots that
|
||
are present in many state definitions. Read more about :doc:`api-persistence`.
|
||
* The embedded H2 SQL database is now exposed by default to any tool that can speak JDBC. The database URL is
|
||
printed during node startup and can be used to explore the database, which contains both node internal data
|
||
and tables generated from ledger states.
|
||
* Protocol checkpoints are now stored in the database as well. Message processing is now atomic with protocol
|
||
checkpointing and run under the same RDBMS transaction.
|
||
* MQ message deduplication is now handled at the app layer and performed under the RDMS transaction, so
|
||
ensuring messages are only replayed if the RDMS transaction rolled back.
|
||
* "The wallet" has been renamed to "the vault".
|
||
|
||
* Client RPC:
|
||
|
||
* New RPCs added to subscribe to snapshots and update streams state of the vault, currently executing protocols
|
||
and other important node information.
|
||
* New tutorial added that shows how to use the RPC API to draw live transaction graphs on screen.
|
||
|
||
* Protocol framework:
|
||
|
||
* Large simplifications to the API. Session management is now handled automatically. Messages are now routed
|
||
based on identities rather than node IP addresses.
|
||
|
||
* Decentralised consensus:
|
||
|
||
* A standalone one-node notary backed by a JDBC store has been added.
|
||
* A prototype RAFT based notary composed of multiple nodes is available on a branch.
|
||
|
||
* Data model:
|
||
|
||
* Compound keys have been added as preparation for merging a distributed RAFT based notary. Compound keys
|
||
are trees of public keys in which interior nodes can have validity thresholds attached, thus allowing
|
||
boolean formulas of keys to be created. This is similar to Bitcoin's multi-sig support and the data model
|
||
is the same as the InterLedger Crypto-Conditions spec, which should aid interoperate in future. Read more about
|
||
key trees in the ":doc:`api-core-types`" article.
|
||
* A new tutorial has been added showing how to use transaction attachments in more detail.
|
||
|
||
* Testnet
|
||
|
||
* Permissioning infrastructure phase one is built out. The node now has a notion of development mode vs normal
|
||
mode. In development mode it works like M3 and the SSL certificates used by nodes running on your local
|
||
machine all self-sign using a developer key included in the source tree. When development mode is not active,
|
||
the node won't start until it has a signed certificate. Such a certificate can be obtained by simply running
|
||
an included command line utility which generates a CSR and submits it to a permissioning service, then waits
|
||
for the signed certificate to be returned. Note that currently there is no public Corda testnet, so we are
|
||
not currently running a permissioning service.
|
||
|
||
* Standalone app development:
|
||
|
||
* The Corda libraries that app developers need to link against can now be installed into your local Maven
|
||
repository, where they can then be used like any other JAR. See :doc:`running-a-node`.
|
||
|
||
* User interfaces:
|
||
|
||
* Infrastructure work on the node explorer is now complete: it is fully switched to using the MQ based RPC system.
|
||
* A library of additional reactive collections has been added. This API builds on top of Rx and the observable
|
||
collections API in Java 8 to give "live" data structures in which the state of the node and ledger can be
|
||
viewed as an ordinary Java ``List``, ``Map`` and ``Set``, but which also emit callbacks when these views
|
||
change, and which can have additional views derived in a functional manner (filtered, mapped, sorted, etc).
|
||
Finally, these views can then be bound directly into JavaFX UIs. This makes for a concise and functional
|
||
way of building application UIs that render data from the node, and the API is available for third party
|
||
app developers to use as well. We believe this will be highly productive and enjoyable for developers who
|
||
have the option of building JavaFX apps (vs web apps).
|
||
* The visual network simulator tool that was demoed back in April as part of the first Corda live demo has
|
||
been merged into the main repository.
|
||
|
||
* Documentation
|
||
|
||
* New secure coding guidelines. Corda tries to eliminate as many security mistakes as practical via the type
|
||
system and other mechanically checkable processes, but there are still things that one must be aware of.
|
||
* New attachments tutorial.
|
||
* New Client RPC tutorial.
|
||
* More tutorials on how to build a standalone CorDapp.
|
||
|
||
* Testing
|
||
|
||
* More integration testing support
|
||
* New micro-DSLs for expressing expected sequences of operations with more or less relaxed ordering constraints.
|
||
* QuickCheck generators to create streams of randomised transactions and other basic types. QuickCheck is a way
|
||
of writing unit tests that perform randomised fuzz testing of code, originally developed by the Haskell
|
||
community and now also available in Java.
|
||
|
||
API changes:
|
||
|
||
* The transaction types (Signed, Wire, LedgerTransaction) have moved to ``net.corda.core.transactions``. You can
|
||
update your code by just deleting the broken import lines and letting your IDE re-import them from the right
|
||
location.
|
||
* ``AbstractStateReplacementProtocol.verifyProposal`` has changed its prototype in a minor way.
|
||
* The ``UntrustworthyData<T>.validate`` method has been renamed to ``unwrap`` - the old name is now deprecated.
|
||
* The wallet, wallet service, etc. are now vault, vault service, etc. These better reflect the intent that they
|
||
are a generic secure data store, rather than something which holds cash.
|
||
* The protocol send/receive APIs have changed to no longer require a session id. Please check the current version
|
||
of the protocol framework tutorial for more details.
|
||
|
||
Milestone 3
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
* More work on preparing for the testnet:
|
||
|
||
* Corda is now a standalone app server that loads "CorDapps" into itself as plugins. Whilst the existing IRS
|
||
and trader demos still exist for now, these will soon be removed and there will only be a single Corda node
|
||
program. Note that the node is a single, standalone jar file that is easier to execute than the demos.
|
||
* Project Vega (shared SIMM modelling for derivative portfolios) has already been converted to be a CorDapp.
|
||
* Significant work done on making the node persist its wallet data to a SQL backend, with more on the way.
|
||
* Upgrades and refactorings of the core transaction types in preparation for the incoming sandboxing work.
|
||
|
||
* The Clauses API that seeks to make writing smart contracts easier has gone through another design iteration,
|
||
with the result that clauses are now cleaner and more composable.
|
||
* Improvements to the protocol API for finalising transactions (notarising, transmitting and storing).
|
||
* Lots of work done on an MQ based client API.
|
||
* Improvements to the developer site:
|
||
|
||
* The developer site has been re-read from start to finish and refreshed for M3 so there should be no obsolete
|
||
texts or references anywhere.
|
||
* The Corda non-technical white paper is now a part of the developer site and git repository. The LaTeX source is
|
||
also provided so if you spot any issues with it, you can send us patches.
|
||
* There is a new section on how to write CorDapps.
|
||
|
||
* Further R&D work by Sofus Mortensen in the experimental module on a new 'universal' contract language.
|
||
* SSL for the REST API and webapp server can now be configured.
|
||
|
||
|
||
Milestone 2
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
* Big improvements to the interest rate swap app:
|
||
|
||
* A new web app demonstrating the IRS contract has been added. This can be used as an example for how to interact with
|
||
the Corda API from the web.
|
||
* Simplifications to the way the demo is used from the command line.
|
||
* :doc:`Detailed documentation on how the contract works and can be used <contract-irs>` has been written.
|
||
* Better integration testing of the app.
|
||
|
||
* Smart contracts have been redesigned around reusable components, referred to as "clauses". The cash, commercial paper
|
||
and obligation contracts now share a common issue clause.
|
||
* New code in the experimental module (note that this module is a place for work-in-progress code which has not yet gone
|
||
through code review and which may, in general, not even function correctly):
|
||
|
||
* Thanks to the prolific Sofus Mortensen @ Nordea Bank, an experimental generic contract DSL that is based on the famous
|
||
2001 "Composing contracts" paper has been added. We thank Sofus for this great and promising research, which is so
|
||
relevant in the wake of the DAO hack.
|
||
* The contract code from the recent trade finance demos is now in experimental. This code comes thanks to a
|
||
collaboration of the members; all credit to:
|
||
|
||
* Mustafa Ozturk @ Natixis
|
||
* David Nee @ US Bank
|
||
* Johannes Albertsen @ Dankse Bank
|
||
* Rui Hu @ Nordea
|
||
* Daniele Barreca @ Unicredit
|
||
* Sukrit Handa @ Scotiabank
|
||
* Giuseppe Cardone @ Banco Intesa
|
||
* Robert Santiago @ BBVA
|
||
|
||
* The usability of the command line demo programs has been improved.
|
||
* All example code and existing contracts have been ported to use the new Java/Kotlin unit testing domain-specific
|
||
languages (DSLs) which make it easy to construct chains of transactions and verify them together. This cleans up
|
||
and unifies the previous ad-hoc set of similar DSLs. A tutorial on how to use it has been added to the documentation.
|
||
We believe this largely completes our testing story for now around smart contracts. Feedback from bank developers
|
||
during the Trade Finance project has indicated that the next thing to tackle is docs and usability improvements in
|
||
the protocols API.
|
||
* Significant work done towards defining the "CorDapp" concept in code, with dynamic loading of API services and more to
|
||
come.
|
||
* Inter-node communication now uses SSL/TLS and AMQP/1.0, albeit without all nodes self-signing at the moment. A real
|
||
PKI for the p2p network will come later.
|
||
* Logging is now saved to files with log rotation provided by Log4J.
|
||
|
||
API changes:
|
||
|
||
* Some utility methods and extension functions that are specific to certain contract types have moved packages: just
|
||
delete the import lines that no longer work and let IntelliJ replace them with the correct package paths.
|
||
* The ``arg`` method in the test DSL is now called ``command`` to be consistent with the rest of the data model.
|
||
* The messaging APIs have changed somewhat to now use a new ``TopicSession`` object. These APIs will continue to change
|
||
in the upcoming releases.
|
||
* Clauses now have default values provided for ``ifMatched``, ``ifNotMatched`` and ``requiredCommands``.
|
||
|
||
New documentation:
|
||
|
||
* :doc:`contract-catalogue`
|
||
* :doc:`contract-irs`
|
||
* :doc:`tutorial-test-dsl`
|
||
|
||
Milestone 1
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
Highlights of this release:
|
||
|
||
* Event scheduling. States in the ledger can now request protocols to be invoked at particular times, for states
|
||
considered relevant by the wallet.
|
||
* Upgrades to the notary/consensus service support:
|
||
|
||
* There is now a way to change the notary controlling a state.
|
||
* You can pick between validating and non-validating notaries, these let you select your privacy/robustness trade-off.
|
||
|
||
* A new obligation contract that supports bilateral and multilateral netting of obligations, default tracking and
|
||
more.
|
||
* Improvements to the financial type system, with core classes and contracts made more generic.
|
||
* Switch to a better digital signature algorithm: ed25519 instead of the previous JDK default of secp256r1.
|
||
* A new integration test suite.
|
||
* A new Java unit testing DSL for contracts, similar in spirit to the one already developed for Kotlin users (which
|
||
depended on Kotlin specific features).
|
||
* An experimental module, where developers who want to work with the latest Corda code can check in contracts/cordapp
|
||
code before it's been fully reviewed. Code in this module has compiler warnings suppressed but we will still make
|
||
sure it compiles across refactorings.
|
||
* Persistence improvements: transaction data is now stored to disk and automatic protocol resume is now implemented.
|
||
* Many smaller bug fixes, cleanups and improvements.
|
||
|
||
We have new documentation on:
|
||
|
||
* :doc:`event-scheduling`
|
||
* :doc:`api-core-types`
|
||
* :doc:`key-concepts-consensus`
|
||
|
||
Summary of API changes (not exhaustive):
|
||
|
||
* Notary/consensus service:
|
||
|
||
* ``NotaryService`` is now extensible.
|
||
* Every ``ContractState`` now has to specify a *participants* field, which is a list of parties that are able to
|
||
consume this state in a valid transaction. This is used for e.g. making sure all relevant parties obtain the updated
|
||
state when changing a notary.
|
||
* Introduced ``TransactionState``, which wraps ``ContractState``, and is used when defining a transaction output.
|
||
The notary field is moved from ``ContractState`` into ``TransactionState``.
|
||
* Every transaction now has a *type* field, which specifies custom build & validation rules for that transaction type.
|
||
Currently two types are supported: General (runs the default build and validation logic) and NotaryChange (
|
||
contract code is not run during validation, checks that the notary field is the only difference between the
|
||
inputs and outputs).
|
||
``TransactionBuilder()`` is now abstract, you should use ``TransactionType.General.Builder()`` for building transactions.
|
||
|
||
* The cash contract has moved from ``net.corda.contracts`` to ``net.corda.contracts.cash``
|
||
* ``Amount`` class is now generic, to support non-currency types such as physical assets. Where you previously had just
|
||
``Amount``, you should now use ``Amount<Currency>``.
|
||
* Refactored the Cash contract to have a new FungibleAsset superclass, to model all countable assets that can be merged
|
||
and split (currency, barrels of oil, etc.)
|
||
* Messaging:
|
||
|
||
* ``addMessageHandler`` now has a different signature as part of error handling changes.
|
||
* If you want to return nothing to a protocol, use ``Ack`` instead of ``Unit`` from now on.
|
||
|
||
* In the IRS contract, dateOffset is now an integer instead of an enum.
|
||
* In contracts, you now use ``tx.getInputs`` and ``tx.getOutputs`` instead of ``getInStates`` and ``getOutStates``. This is
|
||
just a renaming.
|
||
* A new ``NonEmptySet`` type has been added for cases where you wish to express that you have a collection of unique
|
||
objects which cannot be empty.
|
||
* Please use the global ``newSecureRandom()`` function rather than instantiating your own SecureRandom's from now on, as
|
||
the custom function forces the use of non-blocking random drivers on Linux.
|
||
|
||
Milestone 0
|
||
-----------
|
||
|
||
This is the first release, which includes:
|
||
|
||
* Some initial smart contracts: cash, commercial paper, interest rate swaps
|
||
* An interest rate oracle
|
||
* The first version of the protocol/orchestration framework
|
||
* Some initial support for pluggable consensus mechanisms
|
||
* Tutorials and documentation explaining how it works
|
||
* Much more ...
|