Adds ability to trigger tasks via unsigned transactions (#4075)

This PR updates the `validate_unsigned` hook for `frame_system` to allow
valid tasks to be submitted as unsigned transactions. It also updates
the task example to be able to submit such transactions via an off-chain
worker.

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Co-authored-by: Bastian Köcher <git@kchr.de>
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2024-04-24 11:25:54 +05:30
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@@ -2465,6 +2465,9 @@ pub mod pallet_macros {
/// Finally, the `RuntimeTask` can then used by a script or off-chain worker to create and
/// submit such tasks via an extrinsic defined in `frame_system` called `do_task`.
///
/// When submitted as unsigned transactions (for example via an off-chain workder), note
/// that the tasks will be executed in a random order.
///
/// ## Example
#[doc = docify::embed!("src/tests/tasks.rs", tasks_example)]
/// Now, this can be executed as follows:
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ pub trait Task: Sized + FullCodec + TypeInfo + Clone + Debug + PartialEq + Eq {
fn iter() -> Self::Enumeration;
/// Checks if a particular instance of this `Task` variant is a valid piece of work.
///
/// This is used to validate tasks for unsigned execution. Hence, it MUST be cheap
/// with minimal to no storage reads. Else, it can make the blockchain vulnerable
/// to DoS attacks.
fn is_valid(&self) -> bool;
/// Performs the work for this particular `Task` variant.