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* explicitly tag network requests with version * fmt * make PeerSet more aware of versioning * some generalization of the network bridge to support upgrades * walk back some renaming * walk back some version stuff * extract version from fallback * remove V1 from NetworkBridgeUpdate * add accidentally-removed timer * implement focusing for versioned messages * fmt * fix up network bridge & tests * remove inaccurate version check in bridge * remove some TODO [now]s * fix fallout in statement distribution * fmt * fallout in gossip-support * fix fallout in collator-protocol * fix fallout in bitfield-distribution * fix fallout in approval-distribution * fmt * use never! * fmt
Preamble
This document aims to describe the purpose, functionality, and implementation of the host for Polkadot's parachains functionality - that is, the software which provides security and advancement for constituent parachains. It is not for the implementer of a specific parachain but rather for the implementer of the Parachain Host. In practice, this is for the implementers of Polkadot in general.
There are a number of other documents describing the research in more detail. All referenced documents will be linked here and should be read alongside this document for the best understanding of the full picture. However, this is the only document which aims to describe key aspects of Polkadot's particular instantiation of much of that research down to low-level technical details and software architecture.