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Kaia

Official golang implementation of the Kaia blockchain. Please visit our Docs for more details on Kaia design, node operation guides and application development resources.

Building from Sources

Building the Kaia node binaries as well as utility tools, such as kcn, kpn, ken, kbn, kscn, kspn, ksen, kgen, homi and abigen requires both a Go and a C compiler. You can install them using your favorite package manager. Once the dependencies are installed, run

make all (or make {kcn, kpn, ken, kbn, kscn, kspn, ksen, kgen, homi, abigen})

Executables

After successful build, executable binaries are installed at build/bin/.

Command	Description
kcn	The CLI client for Kaia Consensus Node. Run kcn --help for command-line flags.
kpn	The CLI client for Kaia Proxy Node. Run kpn --help for command-line flags.
ken	The CLI client for Kaia Endpoint Node, which is the entry point into the Kaia network (main-, test- or private net). It can be used by other processes as a gateway into the Kaia network via JSON RPC endpoints exposed on top of HTTP, WebSocket, gRPC, and/or IPC transports. Run ken --help for command-line flags.
kscn	The CLI client for Kaia ServiceChain Consensus Node. Run kscn --help for command-line flags.
kspn	The CLI client for Kaia ServiceChain Proxy Node. Run kspn --help for command-line flags.
ksen	The CLI client for Kaia ServiceChain Endpoint Node. Run ksen --help for command-line flags.
kbn	The CLI client for Kaia Bootnode. Run kbn --help for command-line flags.
kgen	The CLI client for Kaia Nodekey Generation Tool. Run kgen --help for command-line flags.
homi	The CLI client for Kaia Helper Tool to generate initialization files. Run homi --help for command-line flags.
abigen	Source code generator to convert Kaia contract definitions into easy to use, compile-time type-safe Go packages.

Both kcn and ken are capable of running as a full node (default) or an archive node (retaining all historical state).

Running a Core Cell

Core Cell (CC) is a set of one consensus node (CN) and one or more proxy nodes (PNs). Core Cell plays a role of generating blocks in the Kaia network. We recommend to visit the CC Operation Guide for the details of CC bootstrapping process.

Running an Endpoint Node

Endpoint Node (EN) is an entry point from the outside of the network in order to interact with the Kaia network. Currently, two official networks are available: Kairos and Mainnet (legacy names: Baobab and Cypress). Please visit the official EN Operation Guide.

Running a Service Chain Node

Service chain node is a node for Service Chain which is an auxiliary blockchain independent from the main chain tailored for individual service requiring special node configurations, customized security levels, and scalability for high throughput services. Service Chain expands and augments Kaia by providing a data integrity mechanism and supporting token transfers between different chains. Although the service chain feature is under development, we provide the operation guide for testing purposes. Please visit the official document Service Chain Operation Guide. Furthermore, for those who are interested in the Kaia Service Chain, please check out Scaling Solutions.

License

The Kaia library (i.e. all code outside of the cmd directory) is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0, also included in our repository in the COPYING.LESSER file.

The Kaia binaries (i.e. all code inside of the cmd directory) is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0, also included in our repository in the COPYING file.

Contributing

As an open source project, Kaia always welcomes your contribution. Please read our CONTRIBUTING.md for a walk-through of the contribution process.

Documentation

Overview

Package kaia defines interfaces for interacting with Kaia.

Index

• Variables
• type CallMsg
• type ChainReader
• type ChainStateReader
• type ChainSyncReader
• type ContractCaller
• type FilterQuery
• type GasEstimator
• type GasPricer
• type LogFilterer
• type PendingContractCaller
• type PendingStateEventer
• type PendingStateReader
• type Subscription
• type SyncProgress
• type TransactionReader
• type TransactionSender

Variables

var NotFound = errors.New("not found")

NotFound is returned by API methods if the requested item does not exist.

Types

type CallMsg

type CallMsg struct {
	From      common.Address  // the sender of the 'transaction'
	To        *common.Address // the destination contract (nil for contract creation)
	Gas       uint64          // if 0, the call executes with near-infinite gas
	GasPrice  *big.Int        // kei <-> gas exchange ratio
	GasFeeCap *big.Int        // EIP-1559 fee cap per gas (i.e. maxFeePerGas)
	GasTipCap *big.Int        // EIP-1559 tip per gas. (i.e. maxPriorityFeePerGas)
	Value     *big.Int        // amount of kei sent along with the call
	Data      []byte          // input data, usually an ABI-encoded contract method invocation

	// Introduced by AccessListTxType transaction.
	AccessList *types.AccessList `json:"accessList,omitempty"`
	ChainID    *hexutil.Big      `json:"chainId,omitempty"`
}

CallMsg contains parameters for contract calls.

type ChainReader

type ChainReader interface {
	BlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Block, error)
	BlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, number *big.Int) (*types.Block, error)
	HeaderByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Header, error)
	HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, number *big.Int) (*types.Header, error)
	TransactionCount(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash) (uint, error)
	TransactionInBlock(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash, index uint) (*types.Transaction, error)

	// This method subscribes to notifications about changes of the head block of
	// the canonical chain.
	SubscribeNewHead(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- *types.Header) (Subscription, error)
}

ChainReader provides access to the blockchain. The methods in this interface access raw data from either the canonical chain (when requesting by block number) or any blockchain fork that was previously downloaded and processed by the node. The block number argument can be nil to select the latest canonical block. Reading block headers should be preferred over full blocks whenever possible.

The returned error is NotFound if the requested item does not exist.

type ChainStateReader

type ChainStateReader interface {
	BalanceAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Address, blockNumber *big.Int) (*big.Int, error)
	StorageAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Address, key common.Hash, blockNumber *big.Int) ([]byte, error)
	CodeAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Address, blockNumber *big.Int) ([]byte, error)
	NonceAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Address, blockNumber *big.Int) (uint64, error)
}

ChainStateReader wraps access to the state trie of the canonical blockchain. Note that implementations of the interface may be unable to return state values for old blocks. In many cases, using CallContract can be preferable to reading raw contract storage.

type ChainSyncReader

type ChainSyncReader interface {
	SyncProgress(ctx context.Context) (*SyncProgress, error)
}

ChainSyncReader wraps access to the node's current sync status. If there's no sync currently running, it returns nil.

type ContractCaller

type ContractCaller interface {
	CallContract(ctx context.Context, call CallMsg, blockNumber *big.Int) ([]byte, error)
}

A ContractCaller provides contract calls, essentially transactions that are executed by the EVM but not mined into the blockchain. ContractCall is a low-level method to execute such calls. For applications which are structured around specific contracts, the abigen tool provides a nicer, properly typed way to perform calls.

type FilterQuery

type FilterQuery struct {
	BlockHash *common.Hash     // used by kaia_getLogs and eth_getLogs, return logs only from block with this hash
	FromBlock *big.Int         // beginning of the queried range, nil means genesis block
	ToBlock   *big.Int         // end of the range, nil means latest block
	Addresses []common.Address // restricts matches to events created by specific contracts

	// The Topic list restricts matches to particular event topics. Each event has a list
	// of topics. Topics matches a prefix of that list. An empty element slice matches any
	// topic. Non-empty elements represent an alternative that matches any of the
	// contained topics.
	//
	// Examples:
	// {} or nil          matches any topic list
	// {{A}}              matches topic A in first position
	// {{}, {B}}          matches any topic in first position, B in second position
	// {{A}}, {B}}        matches topic A in first position, B in second position
	// {{A, B}}, {C, D}}  matches topic (A OR B) in first position, (C OR D) in second position
	Topics [][]common.Hash
}

FilterQuery contains options for contract log filtering.

type GasEstimator

type GasEstimator interface {
	EstimateGas(ctx context.Context, call CallMsg) (uint64, error)
}

GasEstimator wraps EstimateGas, which tries to estimate the gas needed to execute a specific transaction based on the latest state. There is no guarantee that this is the true gas limit requirement as other transactions may be added or removed by miners, but it should provide a basis for setting a reasonable default.

type GasPricer

type GasPricer interface {
	SuggestGasPrice(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
}

GasPricer wraps the gas price oracle, which monitors the blockchain to determine the optimal gas price given current fee market conditions.

type LogFilterer

type LogFilterer interface {
	FilterLogs(ctx context.Context, q FilterQuery) ([]types.Log, error)
	SubscribeFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, q FilterQuery, ch chan<- types.Log) (Subscription, error)
}

LogFilterer provides access to contract log events using a one-off query or continuous event subscription.

Logs received through a streaming query subscription may have Removed set to true, indicating that the log was reverted due to a chain reorganisation.

type PendingContractCaller

type PendingContractCaller interface {
	PendingCallContract(ctx context.Context, call CallMsg) ([]byte, error)
}

PendingContractCaller can be used to perform calls against the pending state.

type PendingStateEventer

type PendingStateEventer interface {
	SubscribePendingTransactions(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- *types.Transaction) (Subscription, error)
}

A PendingStateEventer provides access to real time notifications about changes to the pending state.

type PendingStateReader

type PendingStateReader interface {
	PendingBalanceAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Address) (*big.Int, error)
	PendingStorageAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Address, key common.Hash) ([]byte, error)
	PendingCodeAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Address) ([]byte, error)
	PendingNonceAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Address) (uint64, error)
	PendingTransactionCount(ctx context.Context) (uint, error)
}

A PendingStateReader provides access to the pending state, which is the result of all known executable transactions which have not yet been included in the blockchain. It is commonly used to display the result of ’unconfirmed’ actions (e.g. wallet value transfers) initiated by the user. The PendingNonceAt operation is a good way to retrieve the next available transaction nonce for a specific account.

type Subscription

type Subscription interface {
	// Unsubscribe cancels the sending of events to the data channel
	// and closes the error channel.
	Unsubscribe()
	// Err returns the subscription error channel. The error channel receives
	// a value if there is an issue with the subscription (e.g. the network connection
	// delivering the events has been closed). Only one value will ever be sent.
	// The error channel is closed by Unsubscribe.
	Err() <-chan error
}

Subscription represents an event subscription where events are delivered on a data channel.

type SyncProgress

type SyncProgress struct {
	StartingBlock uint64 // Block number where sync began
	CurrentBlock  uint64 // Current block number where sync is at
	HighestBlock  uint64 // Highest alleged block number in the chain
	PulledStates  uint64 // Number of state trie entries already downloaded
	KnownStates   uint64 // Total number of state trie entries known about
}

SyncProgress gives progress indications when the node is synchronising with the Kaia network.

type TransactionReader

type TransactionReader interface {
	// TransactionByHash checks the pool of pending transactions in addition to the
	// blockchain. The isPending return value indicates whether the transaction has been
	// mined yet. Note that the transaction may not be part of the canonical chain even if
	// it's not pending.
	TransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, txHash common.Hash) (tx *types.Transaction, isPending bool, err error)
	// TransactionReceipt returns the receipt of a mined transaction. Note that the
	// transaction may not be included in the current canonical chain even if a receipt
	// exists.
	TransactionReceipt(ctx context.Context, txHash common.Hash) (*types.Receipt, error)
}

TransactionReader provides access to past transactions and their receipts. Implementations may impose arbitrary restrictions on the transactions and receipts that can be retrieved. Historic transactions may not be available.

Avoid relying on this interface if possible. Contract logs (through the LogFilterer interface) are more reliable and usually safer in the presence of chain reorganisations.

The returned error is NotFound if the requested item does not exist.

type TransactionSender

type TransactionSender interface {
	SendTransaction(ctx context.Context, tx *types.Transaction) error
}

TransactionSender wraps transaction sending. The SendTransaction method injects a signed transaction into the pending transaction pool for execution. If the transaction was a contract creation, the TransactionReceipt method can be used to retrieve the contract address after the transaction has been mined.

The transaction must be signed and have a valid nonce to be included. Consumers of the API can use package accounts to maintain local private keys and need can retrieve the next available nonce using PendingNonceAt.