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The node expects a `malachite.toml` file in\nits home directory with standard Malachite configuration values.\n\n### Channel messages\n\nThe implementation currently handles the following message types:\n\n```\nConsensusReady\nStartedRound\nGetValue\nExtendVote\nVerifyVoteExtension\nRestreamProposal\nGetHistoryMinHeight\nReceivedProposalPart\nGetValidatorSet\nDecided\nGetDecidedValue\nProcessSyncedValue\n```\n\n\n## Status\n\nFor the love of god don't use this right now.  It is:\n\n* Not working\n* Not audited\n* Not finished\n* Not secure\n\nBut if you want to contribute, I'd love it!\n\n## Chain State\n\nUnless we choose another path, we'll be using the bech32 side (cosmos side) of \"unicornandmemes.com\".\n\n* My Snapshot\n  * QmNLocWsww2QgXGawfMPj8tn9ggzEt4dbiywAKiFjgGQhr\n* Unity's Snapshot\n  * QmNyt5bh6KRgPukeH2XScdRnycn4pxHVyAdMKgrHVMktGX\n \nInstead of forcing users to go out and get genesis on their own, Aura will automagically download a snapshot, do a bech32 conversion, and create genesis on its own.  This is designed to be a very easy process for cosmos-sdk blockchains, and may support Solana in the future.\n\nWhen running `aura node start` the client checks for `~/.aura/genesis.json`.  If\nit doesn't exist the snapshot referenced above is fetched from IPFS, all\n`unicorn` bech32 addresses are converted to the `whiteaura` prefix and any\n`uwunicorn` denominations are renamed to `uaura`.  The resulting genesis file is\nwritten to the configured location so new nodes can join the testnet with a\nsingle command.\n\n## Approximate Layout\n\n```txt\n├── Cargo.toml (workspace definition)\n├── aura\n│   ├── Cargo.toml\n│   └── src/\n│       ├── main.rs       (Parses subcommands, dispatches to modules)\n│       ├── node_cmd.rs   (Logic for `aura node ...`)\n│       ├── wallet_cmd.rs (Logic for `aura wallet ...`)\n│       ├── utils_cmd.rs  (Logic for `aura utils ...`)\n│       └── config.rs     (Handles config file loading/saving)\n├── aura-core/\n│   ├── Cargo.toml\n│   └── src/            (ZKP circuits, note logic, tx structures, genesis parsing)\n├── aura-node-lib/ (Name it something like this to avoid conflict with `node_cmd.rs`)\n│   ├── Cargo.toml\n│   └── src/            (Aura application logic that implements Malachite App trait,\n│                        sled state management, RPC server logic, mempool)\n├── aura-wallet-lib/\n│   ├── Cargo.toml\n│   └── src/            (Wallet key management, transaction construction (ZKP gen),\n│                        blockchain scanning client logic, sled for local wallet DB)\n└── malachite-core/ (As a dependency)\n```\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ffaddat%2Faura","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ffaddat%2Faura","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ffaddat%2Faura/lists"}