Move developer-hub to polkadot-sdk-docs (#2598)

This PR is a continuation of
https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/2102 and part of an
initiative started here https://hackmd.io/@romanp/rJ318ZCEp
What has been done:
- The content under `docs/*` (with the exception of `docs/mermaid`) has
been moved to `docs/contributor/`
- Developer Hub has been renamed to Polkadot SDK Docs, and the crate has
been renamed from `developer-hub` to `polkadot-sdk-docs`
- The content under `developer-hub/*` has been moved to `docs/sdk`

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Original PR https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/2565, it has
been close due to too many rebase conflicts

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Co-authored-by: Serban Iorga <serban@parity.io>
Co-authored-by: Chevdor <chevdor@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Egor_P <egor@parity.io>
Co-authored-by: Bastian Köcher <git@kchr.de>
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Juan Girini
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//! # Constructing and Signing Extrinsics
//!
//! Extrinsics are payloads that are stored in blocks which are responsible for altering the state
//! of a blockchain via the [_state transition
//! function_][crate::reference_docs::blockchain_state_machines].
//!
//! Substrate is configurable enough that extrinsics can take any format. In practice, runtimes
//! tend to use our [`sp_runtime::generic::UncheckedExtrinsic`] type to represent extrinsics,
//! because it's generic enough to cater for most (if not all) use cases. In Polkadot, this is
//! configured [here](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/blob/94b2798b69ba6779764e20a50f056e48db78ebef/relay/polkadot/src/lib.rs#L1478)
//! at the time of writing.
//!
//! What follows is a description of how extrinsics based on this
//! [`sp_runtime::generic::UncheckedExtrinsic`] type are encoded into bytes. Specifically, we are
//! looking at how extrinsics with a format version of 4 are encoded. This version is itself a part
//! of the payload, and if it changes, it indicates that something about the encoding may have
//! changed.
//!
//! # Encoding an Extrinsic
//!
//! At a high level, all extrinsics compatible with [`sp_runtime::generic::UncheckedExtrinsic`]
//! are formed from concatenating some details together, as in the following pseudo-code:
//!
//! ```text
//! extrinsic_bytes = concat(
//! compact_encoded_length,
//! version_and_maybe_signature,
//! call_data
//! )
//! ```
//!
//! For clarity, the actual implementation in Substrate looks like this:
#![doc = docify::embed!("../../substrate/primitives/runtime/src/generic/unchecked_extrinsic.rs", unchecked_extrinsic_encode_impl)]
//!
//! Let's look at how each of these details is constructed:
//!
//! ## compact_encoded_length
//!
//! This is a [SCALE compact encoded][frame::deps::codec::Compact] integer which is equal to the
//! length, in bytes, of the rest of the extrinsic details.
//!
//! To obtain this value, we must encode and concatenate together the rest of the extrinsic details
//! first, and then obtain the byte length of these. We can then compact encode that length, and
//! prepend it to the rest of the details.
//!
//! ## version_and_maybe_signature
//!
//! If the extrinsic is _unsigned_, then `version_and_maybe_signature` will be just one byte
//! denoting the _transaction protocol version_, which is 4 (or `0b0000_0100`).
//!
//! If the extrinsic is _signed_ (all extrinsics submitted from users must be signed), then
//! `version_and_maybe_signature` is obtained by concatenating some details together, ie:
//!
//! ```text
//! version_and_maybe_signature = concat(
//! version_and_signed,
//! from_address,
//! signature,
//! signed_extensions_extra,
//! )
//! ```
//!
//! Each of the details to be concatenated together is explained below:
//!
//! ### version_and_signed
//!
//! This is one byte, equal to `0x84` or `0b1000_0100` (i.e. an upper 1 bit to denote that it is
//! signed, and then the transaction version, 4, in the lower bits).
//!
//! ### from_address
//!
//! This is the [SCALE encoded][frame::deps::codec] address of the sender of the extrinsic. The
//! address is the first generic parameter of [`sp_runtime::generic::UncheckedExtrinsic`], and so
//! can vary from chain to chain.
//!
//! The address type used on the Polkadot relay chain is [`sp_runtime::MultiAddress<AccountId32>`],
//! where `AccountId32` is defined [here][`sp_core::crypto::AccountId32`]. When constructing a
//! signed extrinsic to be submitted to a Polkadot node, you'll always use the
//! [`sp_runtime::MultiAddress::Id`] variant to wrap your `AccountId32`.
//!
//! ### signature
//!
//! This is the [SCALE encoded][frame::deps::codec] signature. The signature type is configured via
//! the third generic parameter of [`sp_runtime::generic::UncheckedExtrinsic`], which determines the
//! shape of the signature and signing algorithm that should be used.
//!
//! The signature is obtained by signing the _signed payload_ bytes (see below on how this is
//! constructed) using the private key associated with the address and correct algorithm.
//!
//! The signature type used on the Polkadot relay chain is [`sp_runtime::MultiSignature`]; the
//! variants there are the types of signature that can be provided.
//!
//! ### signed_extensions_extra
//!
//! This is the concatenation of the [SCALE encoded][frame::deps::codec] bytes representing each of
//! the [_signed extensions_][sp_runtime::traits::SignedExtension], and are configured by the
//! fourth generic parameter of [`sp_runtime::generic::UncheckedExtrinsic`]. Learn more about
//! signed extensions [here][crate::reference_docs::signed_extensions].
//!
//! When it comes to constructing an extrinsic, each signed extension has two things that we are
//! interested in here:
//!
//! - The actual SCALE encoding of the signed extension type itself; this is what will form our
//! `signed_extensions_extra` bytes.
//! - An `AdditionalSigned` type. This is SCALE encoded into the `signed_extensions_additional` data
//! of the _signed payload_ (see below).
//!
//! Either (or both) of these can encode to zero bytes.
//!
//! Each chain configures the set of signed extensions that it uses in its runtime configuration.
//! At the time of writing, Polkadot configures them
//! [here](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/blob/1dc04eb954eadf8aadb5d83990b89662dbb5a074/relay/polkadot/src/lib.rs#L1432C25-L1432C25).
//! Some of the common signed extensions are defined
//! [here][frame::deps::frame_system#signed-extensions].
//!
//! Information about exactly which signed extensions are present on a chain and in what order is
//! also a part of the metadata for the chain. For V15 metadata, it can be
//! [found here][frame::deps::frame_support::__private::metadata::v15::ExtrinsicMetadata].
//!
//! ## call_data
//!
//! This is the main payload of the extrinsic, which is used to determine how the chain's state is
//! altered. This is defined by the second generic parameter of
//! [`sp_runtime::generic::UncheckedExtrinsic`].
//!
//! A call can be anything that implements [`Encode`][frame::deps::codec::Encode]. In FRAME-based
//! runtimes, a call is represented as an enum of enums, where the outer enum represents the FRAME
//! pallet being called, and the inner enum represents the call being made within that pallet, and
//! any arguments to it. Read more about the call enum
//! [here][crate::reference_docs::frame_composite_enums].
//!
//! FRAME `Call` enums are automatically generated, and end up looking something like this:
#![doc = docify::embed!("./src/reference_docs/extrinsic_encoding.rs", call_data)]
//!
//! In pseudo-code, this `Call` enum encodes equivalently to:
//!
//! ```text
//! call_data = concat(
//! pallet_index,
//! call_index,
//! call_args
//! )
//! ```
//!
//! - `pallet_index` is a single byte denoting the index of the pallet that we are calling into, and
//! is what the tag of the outermost enum will encode to.
//! - `call_index` is a single byte denoting the index of the call that we are making the pallet,
//! and is what the tag of the inner enum will encode to.
//! - `call_args` are the SCALE encoded bytes for each of the arguments that the call expects, and
//! are typically provided as values to the inner enum.
//!
//! Information about the pallets that exist for a chain (including their indexes), the calls
//! available in each pallet (including their indexes), and the arguments required for each call
//! can be found in the metadata for the chain. For V15 metadata, this information
//! [is here][frame::deps::frame_support::__private::metadata::v15::PalletMetadata].
//!
//! # The Signed Payload Format
//!
//! All extrinsics submitted to a node from the outside world (also known as _transactions_) need to
//! be _signed_. The data that needs to be signed for some extrinsic is called the _signed payload_,
//! and its shape is described by the following pseudo-code:
//!
//! ```text
//! signed_payload = concat(
//! call_data,
//! signed_extensions_extra,
//! signed_extensions_additional,
//! )
//!
//! if length(signed_payload) > 256 {
//! signed_payload = blake2_256(signed_payload)
//! }
//! ```
//!
//! The bytes representing `call_data` and `signed_extensions_extra` can be obtained as descibed
//! above. `signed_extensions_additional` is constructed by SCALE encoding the
//! ["additional signed" data][sp_runtime::traits::SignedExtension::AdditionalSigned] for each
//! signed extension that the chain is using, in order.
//!
//! Once we've concatenated those together, we hash the result if it's greater than 256 bytes in
//! length using a Blake2 256bit hasher.
//!
//! The [`sp_runtime::generic::SignedPayload`] type takes care of assembling the correct payload
//! for us, given `call_data` and a tuple of signed extensions.
//!
//! # Example Encoding
//!
//! Using [`sp_runtime::generic::UncheckedExtrinsic`], we can construct and encode an extrinsic
//! as follows:
#![doc = docify::embed!("./src/reference_docs/extrinsic_encoding.rs", encoding_example)]
#[docify::export]
pub mod call_data {
use parity_scale_codec::{Decode, Encode};
// The outer enum composes calls within
// different pallets together. We have two
// pallets, "PalletA" and "PalletB".
#[derive(Encode, Decode)]
pub enum Call {
#[codec(index = 0)]
PalletA(PalletACall),
#[codec(index = 7)]
PalletB(PalletBCall),
}
// An inner enum represents the calls within
// a specific pallet. "PalletA" has one call,
// "Foo".
#[derive(Encode, Decode)]
pub enum PalletACall {
#[codec(index = 0)]
Foo(String),
}
#[derive(Encode, Decode)]
pub enum PalletBCall {
#[codec(index = 0)]
Bar(String),
}
}
#[docify::export]
pub mod encoding_example {
use super::call_data::{Call, PalletACall};
use crate::reference_docs::signed_extensions::signed_extensions_example;
use parity_scale_codec::Encode;
use sp_core::crypto::AccountId32;
use sp_keyring::sr25519::Keyring;
use sp_runtime::{
generic::{SignedPayload, UncheckedExtrinsic},
MultiAddress, MultiSignature,
};
// Define some signed extensions to use. We'll use a couple of examples
// from the signed extensions reference doc.
type SignedExtensions =
(signed_extensions_example::AddToPayload, signed_extensions_example::AddToSignaturePayload);
// We'll use `UncheckedExtrinsic` to encode our extrinsic for us. We set
// the address and signature type to those used on Polkadot, use our custom
// `Call` type, and use our custom set of `SignedExtensions`.
type Extrinsic =
UncheckedExtrinsic<MultiAddress<AccountId32, ()>, Call, MultiSignature, SignedExtensions>;
pub fn encode_demo_extrinsic() -> Vec<u8> {
// The "from" address will be our Alice dev account.
let from_address = MultiAddress::<AccountId32, ()>::Id(Keyring::Alice.to_account_id());
// We provide some values for our expected signed extensions.
let signed_extensions = (
signed_extensions_example::AddToPayload(1),
signed_extensions_example::AddToSignaturePayload,
);
// Construct our call data:
let call_data = Call::PalletA(PalletACall::Foo("Hello".to_string()));
// The signed payload. This takes care of encoding the call_data,
// signed_extensions_extra and signed_extensions_additional, and hashing
// the result if it's > 256 bytes:
let signed_payload = SignedPayload::new(&call_data, signed_extensions.clone());
// Sign the signed payload with our Alice dev account's private key,
// and wrap the signature into the expected type:
let signature = {
let sig = Keyring::Alice.sign(&signed_payload.encode());
MultiSignature::Sr25519(sig)
};
// Now, we can build and encode our extrinsic:
let ext = Extrinsic::new_signed(call_data, from_address, signature, signed_extensions);
let encoded_ext = ext.encode();
encoded_ext
}
}