2023-07-19 - 2023-08-01

High level summary

• Release of Node 8.2.0
  • Updates to the ledger packages extend progress on the Conway ledger era to support new governance features via CIP-1694.
  • This release is phase 1 of the SanchoNet roll out
  • Allows SPOs to vote on changes to the on-chain constitution.
  • Ability to start the node in block production mode with no secrets loaded using the --non-producing-node flag.
  • Updates to the networking packages prepare the road for peer sharing.
• cardano-cli and cardano-api continue to integrate Conway era features
• Continue refactoring of cardano-testnet

cardano-cli

• Use AnyShelleyToBabbageEra from cardano-api instead
• Update to cardano-api-8.10.2.0
• Add rendering for ConwayCertificate in Cardano.Cli.Json.Friendly
• Update to cardano-api-8.10.1.0
• Add DRep registration certificate command
• Add options to delegate voting stake
• Share MIR certificates code between era-based and legacy CLI parsers
• Release cardano-cli 8.4.0.0
• Update tocardano-api-8.10.0.0
• Change directory structure from Options/.. to EraBased/..
• Era-sensitive command structure
• #86 Set default era to Babbage in stake-address, stake-pool and governance commmands

cardano-api

• Deprecate shelleyCertificateConstraints and conwayCertificateConstraints
• Deprecate TxVotesSupportedInEra
• Add SerialiseAsBech32 instances for committee cold and hot keys
• Deprecate some constraint functions
• Deprecate TxGovernanceActionSupportedInEra
• More shelleyBasedEraConstraint constraints
• New version cardano-api-8.10.2.0
• Expose shelleyCertificateConstraints and conwayCertificateConstraints
• Remove unnecessary function getShelleyEraTxBodyConstraint
• Provide additional constraints in shelleyBasedEraConstraints
• Update changelogs for cardano-api-8.10.1.0
• handleFileForWritingWithOwnerPermissionImpl: Fix permisions
• Update DRepKey with correct Voting keyrole
• Support more constraints for Conway witnesses
• New version cardano-api-8.10.0.0
• Expose toShelleyPoolParams for conway integration
• FeatureInEra instance for ShelleyBasedEra
• Expose more functionality from cardano-api
• Improved feature ergonomics
• Rename AtMostBabbageEra to ShelleyToBabbageEra

cardano-node

• Fix stubbed LogFormatting instances
• 8.2.0 version bumps
• Bump network packages version
• Fix missing ToObject tracing instances.
• input-output-hk/cardano-cli#85 Fix node crashing in babbage

cardano-testnet

• 8.2.0 version bumps
• Bump network packages version
• Fix missing ToObject tracing instances.
• Fix plutus script costing in cardano-testnet

docs

• Bump network packages version
  • WarmValency

CI & project maintenance