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Shell user api

Send contract​

The user can send a hirpc contract to the shell. Two replies to user. Either success in sending to kernel or error from shell.

  • Check HiBON validity
  • Send to kernel
  • Reply back to user kernel status

dart read​

input: DARTIndex[] output Archive[]. The user can ask for a specific archive on dartindex.

dart check indices​

input: DARTIndex[] output DARTIndex[] (all dartindexes that were not in the dart). The user wants to check if there archives are located in the database without getting the archive returned.

Network status (pure shell command from lazy cache)​

output: current status and last update timestamp. The user can ask if the network is running

Shell kernel api

Send contract​

async dart read​

async dart check indices​

subscribe to recorder (list of new archives).​

subscribe to status update.​

If the dartindex is in cache -> return archive. Otherwise ask kernel/dart. If some dartindexes are in cache, but others are not. Then only request the ones not in cache from kernel.