[chain] Standardize node directory structure #1882
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## Description Closes #1882 This PR standardizes the node's directory structure, and does not assume that the `genesis.json` is contained within the node directory (further tackled in #1883). The biggest change introduced in this PR is that the node's directory path is treated as absolute, so there is no funny business with path concatenation when the node is running. This is best described with the desired structure: ``` . ├── genesis.json └── my-node-dir/ ├── db/ │ ├── blockstore.db (folder) │ ├── gnolang.db (folder) │ ├── state.db (folder) │ └── cs.wal ├── secrets/ │ ├── priv_validator_state.json │ ├── node_key.json │ └── priv_validator_key.json └── config/ └── config.toml ``` **BREAKING CHANGES**: - the `genesis.json` file is no longer contained inside the node's working directory, but outside it by default (this is dropped entirely in #1883) - the configuration is moved top-level to the node's directroy - the secrets are no longer contained in `<node-dir>/config`, but in `<node-dir>/secrets` - the `priv_validator_state.json` is moved to `<node-dir>/secrets` by default If you have an old Gno chain, and what to keep backwards compatibility, move the `genesis.json` to just outside the node directory (to prevent it from being regenerated), and update the relevant `config.toml` path values (`genesis_file` and `home` for the `BaseConfig`). Additionally, update all `home` paths in the `config.toml` to be absolute paths (this is dropped in #1884). <details><summary>Contributors' checklist...</summary> - [x] Added new tests, or not needed, or not feasible - [x] Provided an example (e.g. screenshot) to aid review or the PR is self-explanatory - [x] Updated the official documentation or not needed - [x] No breaking changes were made, or a `BREAKING CHANGE: xxx` message was included in the description - [x] Added references to related issues and PRs - [ ] Provided any useful hints for running manual tests - [ ] Added new benchmarks to [generated graphs](https://gnoland.github.io/benchmarks), if any. More info [here](https://github.com/gnolang/gno/blob/master/.benchmarks/README.md). </details>
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Description
Master issue: #1836
This issue concerns standardizing the node directory structure, after #1605 and #1593.
After internal discussions with @thehowl, we've come to the conclusion that the following structure would be more than enough for supporting future gno functionality:
The definition of done for this task:
gnoland secrets initinitializes the data directory as shown (<default-node-dir>/secrets)gnoland config initinitializes the config.toml as shown (<default-node-dir>/config.toml)genesis.jsonlives outside the node directoryThe reason for having
genesis.jsonlive outside the node directory, andconfig.tomlinside is the following:genesis.jsonis required for a running node, it's something that should always be provided and immutableconfig.tomlis not required, and if it's not given, it should assume defaults (defaults can't be assumed for the genesis configuration)The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: