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- Refactor Number internals away from int64 to uint64 & a sign flag
- ctors and accessors use `rep`. Very few things expose
`internalrep`.
- An exception is "unchecked" and the new "normalized", which explicitly
take an internalrep. But with those special control flags, it's easier
to distinguish and control when they are used.
- For now, skip the larger mantissas in AMM transactions and tests
- Remove trailing zeros from scientific notation Number strings
- Update tests. This has the happy side effect of making some of the string
representations _more_ consistent between the small and large
mantissa ranges.
- Add semi-automatic rounding of STNumbers based on Asset types
- Create a new SField metadata enum, sMD_NeedsAsset, which indicates
the field should be associated with an Asset so it can be rounded.
- Add a new STTakesAsset intermediate class to handle the Asset
association to a derived ST class. Currently only used in STNumber,
but could be used by other types in the future.
- Add "associateAsset" which takes an SLE and an Asset, finds the
sMD_NeedsAsset fields, and associates the Asset to them. In the case
of STNumber, that both stores the Asset, and rounds the value
immediately.
- Transactors only need to add a call to associateAsset _after_ all of
the STNumbers have been set. Unfortunately, the inner workings of
STObject do not do the association correctly with uninitialized
fields.
- When serializing an STNumber that has an Asset, round it before
serializing.
- Add an override of roundToAsset, which rounds a Number value in place
to an Asset, but without any additional scale.
- Update and fix a bunch of Loan-related tests to accommodate the
expanded Number class.
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Co-authored-by: Vito <5780819+Tapanito@users.noreply.github.com>
The XRP Ledger
The XRP Ledger is a decentralized cryptographic ledger powered by a network of peer-to-peer nodes. The XRP Ledger uses a novel Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus algorithm to settle and record transactions in a secure distributed database without a central operator.
XRP
XRP is a public, counterparty-free crypto-asset native to the XRP Ledger, and is designed as a gas token for network services and to bridge different currencies. XRP is traded on the open-market and is available for anyone to access. The XRP Ledger was created in 2012 with a finite supply of 100 billion units of XRP.
rippled
The server software that powers the XRP Ledger is called rippled and is available in this repository under the permissive ISC open-source license. The rippled server software is written primarily in C++ and runs on a variety of platforms. The rippled server software can run in several modes depending on its configuration.
If you are interested in running an API Server (including a Full History Server), take a look at Clio. (rippled Reporting Mode has been replaced by Clio.)
Build from Source
- Read the build instructions in
BUILD.md - If you encounter any issues, please open an issue
Key Features of the XRP Ledger
- Censorship-Resistant Transaction Processing: No single party decides which transactions succeed or fail, and no one can "roll back" a transaction after it completes. As long as those who choose to participate in the network keep it healthy, they can settle transactions in seconds.
- Fast, Efficient Consensus Algorithm: The XRP Ledger's consensus algorithm settles transactions in 4 to 5 seconds, processing at a throughput of up to 1500 transactions per second. These properties put XRP at least an order of magnitude ahead of other top digital assets.
- Finite XRP Supply: When the XRP Ledger began, 100 billion XRP were created, and no more XRP will ever be created. The available supply of XRP decreases slowly over time as small amounts are destroyed to pay transaction fees.
- Responsible Software Governance: A team of full-time developers at Ripple & other organizations maintain and continually improve the XRP Ledger's underlying software with contributions from the open-source community. Ripple acts as a steward for the technology and an advocate for its interests.
- Secure, Adaptable Cryptography: The XRP Ledger relies on industry standard digital signature systems like ECDSA (the same scheme used by Bitcoin) but also supports modern, efficient algorithms like Ed25519. The extensible nature of the XRP Ledger's software makes it possible to add and disable algorithms as the state of the art in cryptography advances.
- Modern Features: Features like Escrow, Checks, and Payment Channels support financial applications atop of the XRP Ledger. This toolbox of advanced features comes with safety features like a process for amending the network and separate checks against invariant constraints.
- On-Ledger Decentralized Exchange: In addition to all the features that make XRP useful on its own, the XRP Ledger also has a fully-functional accounting system for tracking and trading obligations denominated in any way users want, and an exchange built into the protocol. The XRP Ledger can settle long, cross-currency payment paths and exchanges of multiple currencies in atomic transactions, bridging gaps of trust with XRP.
Source Code
Here are some good places to start learning the source code:
- Read the markdown files in the source tree:
src/ripple/**/*.md. - Read the levelization document to get an idea of the internal dependency graph.
- In the big picture, the
mainfunction constructs anApplicationImpobject, which implements theApplicationvirtual interface. Almost every component in the application takes anApplication¶meter in its constructor, typically namedappand stored as a member variableapp_. This allows most components to depend on any other component.
Repository Contents
| Folder | Contents |
|---|---|
./bin |
Scripts and data files for Ripple integrators. |
./Builds |
Platform-specific guides for building rippled. |
./docs |
Source documentation files and doxygen config. |
./cfg |
Example configuration files. |
./src |
Source code. |
Some of the directories under src are external repositories included using
git-subtree. See those directories' README files for more details.