This PR introduces the new crate `developer_hub` into the polkadot-sdk repo. The vision for the developer-hub crate is detailed in [this document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XLLkFNE8v8HLvZpI2rzsa8N2IN1FcKntc8q-Sc4xBAk/edit?usp=sharing). <img width="1128" alt="Screenshot 2023-11-02 at 10 45 48" src="https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/assets/5588131/1e12b60f-fef5-42c4-8503-a3ba234077c3"> Other than adding the new crate, it also does the following: * Remove the `substrate` crate, as there is now a unique umbrella crate for multiple things in `developer_hub::polkadot_sdk`. * (backport candidate) A minor change to `frame-support` macros that allows `T::RuntimeOrigin` to also be acceptable as the origin type. * (backport candidate) A minor change to `frame-system` that allows us to deposit events at genesis because now the real genesis config is generated via wasm, and we can safely assume `cfg!(feature = "std")` means only testing. related to #62. * (backport candidate) Introduces a small `read_events_for_pallet` to `frame_system` for easier event reading in tests. * From https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs/issues/31, it takes action on improving the `pallet::call` docs. * From https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs/issues/31, it takes action on improving the `UncheckedExtrinsic` docs. ## Way Forward First, a version of this is deployed temporarily [here](https://blog.kianenigma.nl/polkadot-sdk/developer_hub/index.html). I will keep it up to date on a daily basis. ### This Pull Request I see two ways forward: 1. We acknowledge that everything in `developer-hub` is going to be WIP, and merge this asap. We should not yet use links to this crate anywhere. 2. We make this be the feature branch, make PRs against this, and either gradually backport it, or only merge to master once it is done. I am personally in favor of option 1. If we stick to option 2, we need a better way to deploy a staging version of this to gh-pages. ### Issue Tracking The main issues related to the future of `developer_hub` are: - https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs/issues/31 - https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs/issues/4 - https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs/issues/26 - https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs/issues/32 - https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs/issues/36 ### After This Pull Request - [ ] create a redirect for https://paritytech.github.io/polkadot-sdk/master/substrate/ - [x] analytics - [ ] link checker - [ ] the matter of publishing, and how all of these relative links for when we do, that is still an open question. There is section on this in the landing page. - [ ] updated https://paritytech.github.io/ --------- Co-authored-by: Liam Aharon <liam.aharon@hotmail.com> Co-authored-by: Juan Girini <juangirini@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: bader y <ibnbassem@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Sebastian Kunert <skunert49@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: James Wilson <james@jsdw.me> Co-authored-by: Michal Kucharczyk <1728078+michalkucharczyk@users.noreply.github.com>
Substrate runtime api
The Substrate runtime api is the crucial interface between the node and the runtime.
Every call that goes into the runtime is done with a runtime api. The runtime apis are not fixed.
Every Substrate user can define its own apis with
decl_runtime_apis and implement them in
the runtime with impl_runtime_apis.
Every Substrate runtime needs to implement the [Core] runtime api. This api provides the basic
functionality that every runtime needs to export.
Besides the macros and the [Core] runtime api, this crates provides the [Metadata] runtime
api, the [ApiExt] trait, the [CallApiAt] trait and the [ConstructRuntimeApi] trait.
On a meta level this implies, the client calls the generated API from the client perspective.
License: Apache-2.0