All five TraceQL panels on this dashboard returned nothing, and did so without any visible error: they filtered on span.close_time_correct=~"$close_time_correct", but close_time_correct is a boolean attribute (RCLConsensus.cpp:601 passes a raw bool), and Tempo restricts the regex operator to string operands, so the spanset resolved to false. With the variable defaulting to All the clause rendered as =~".*", so the panels were empty out of the box and looked exactly like a node with no consensus activity. Note this is the opposite of PromQL, where an absent or empty label does match ".*" — which is why the 17 Prometheus panels on this same board were unaffected and the dashboard appeared healthy. Dropped the clause from all six queries, matching phases 9 and 10 where it is already gone. The $close_time_correct variable now filters the Prometheus "Close Time Agreement" panel instead, which already grouped by that label but never filtered on it, so the control stays useful rather than becoming dead UI. Two defects were masked behind the empty panels and are fixed too: - "Close Time: Raw Proposals" and "Close Time: Effective / Quantized" carried unit dateTimeFromNow over close_time_self/close_time, which are NetClock seconds (Ripple epoch), while Grafana's dateTime formatters expect a millisecond Unix epoch — every point would have rendered as roughly 1970. They now plot as plain numbers with the axis labelled "NetClock Seconds (Ripple Epoch)", and the descriptions give the 946684800 offset for converting to Unix time. - "Close Time Vote Bins & Resolution" matched its unit and axis overrides byName against "Vote Bins" and "Resolution", which are not field names; TraceQL select() yields close_time_vote_bins and close_resolution_ms, so neither override applied. Switched to byRegexp so the match holds whichever scope prefix Grafana emits. No panel was added or removed: the (type, title) multiset is unchanged at 22. resolution_direction keeps its regex filter, which is correct there — it is set from a std::string whose values are exactly the variable's increased/decreased/unchanged.
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.
xrpld
The server software that powers the XRP Ledger is called xrpld and is available in this repository under the permissive ISC open-source license. The xrpld server software is written primarily in C++ and runs on a variety of platforms. The xrpld 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. (xrpld 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/xrpld/**/*.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 XRPL developers. |
./Builds |
Platform-specific guides for building xrpld. |
./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.