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Tributary
A tributary is a side-chain, created for a specific multisig instance, used as a verifiable broadcast layer.
Transactions
Key Gen Commitments
DkgCommitments is created when a processor sends the coordinator
key_gen::ProcessorMessage::Commitments. When all validators participating in
a multisig publish DkgCommitments, the coordinator sends the processor
key_gen::CoordinatorMessage::Commitments.
Key Gen Shares
DkgShares is created when a processor sends the coordinator
key_gen::ProcessorMessage::Shares. When all validators participating in
a multisig publish DkgShares, the coordinator sends the processor
key_gen::CoordinatorMessage::Shares.
External Block
When TODO, a ExternalBlock transaction is provided. This is used to have
the group acknowledge and synchronize around the block, without the overhead of
voting in its acknowledgment.
When a ExternalBlock transaction is included, participants are allowed to
publish transactions to produce a threshold signature for the block's Batch.
Substrate Block
SubstrateBlock is provided when the processor sends the coordinator
substrate::ProcessorMessage::SubstrateBlockAck.
When a SubstrateBlock transaction is included, participants are allowed to
publish transactions for the signing protocols it causes.
Batch Preprocess
BatchPreprocess is created when a processor sends the coordinator
coordinator::ProcessorMessage::BatchPreprocess and an ExternalBlock
transaction allowing the batch to be signed has already been included on chain.
When t validators have published BatchPreprocess transactions, a
coordinator::ProcessorMessage::BatchPreprocesses is sent to the processor.
Batch Share
BatchShare is created when a processor sends the coordinator
coordinator::ProcessorMessage::BatchShare. The relevant ExternalBlock
transaction having already been included on chain follows from
coordinator::ProcessorMessage::BatchShare being a response to a message which
also has that precondition.
When the t validators who first published BatchPreprocess transactions have
published BatchShare transactions, a
coordinator::ProcessorMessage::BatchShares with the relevant shares is sent
to the processor.
Sign Preprocess
SignPreprocess is created when a processor sends the coordinator
sign::ProcessorMessage::Preprocess and a SubstrateBlock transaction
allowing the transaction to be signed has already been included on chain.
When t validators have published SignPreprocess transactions, a
sign::ProcessorMessage::Preprocesses is sent to the processor.
Sign Share
SignShare is created when a processor sends the coordinator
sign::ProcessorMessage::Share. The relevant SubstrateBlock transaction
having already been included on chain follows from
sign::ProcessorMessage::Share being a response to a message which
also has that precondition.
When the t validators who first published SignPreprocess transactions have
published SignShare transactions, a sign::ProcessorMessage::Shares with the
relevant shares is sent to the processor.
Re-attempts
The key generation and signing protocols, whether batch or transaction, may
fail if a validator goes offline or takes too long to respond. Accordingly,
the tributary will schedule re-attempts. These are communicated with
key_gen::CoordinatorMessage::GenerateKey,
coordinator::CoordinatorMessage::BatchReattempt, and
sign::CoordinatorMessage::Reattempt.
TODO: Document the re-attempt scheduling logic.