This repository contains the formal specifications, executable models, and implementations of the Cardano Ledger.
The documents are built in our CI and can be readily accessed using the following links:
| Era | Design Documents | Formal Specification | CDDL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron | Chain Spec, Ledger Spec | CDDL, PDF | |
| Shelley | Design | Spec | CDDL |
| Allegra | Same as Mary era below | Same as Mary era below | CDDL |
| Mary | Multi-Currency, UTXOma | Spec | CDDL |
| Alonzo | eUTXO | Spec | CDDL |
| Babbage | batch-verification, CIP-31, CIP-32, CIP-33 | Spec | CDDL |
| Conway | CIP-1694 | Spec (WIP) | CDDL |
Other Documents:
- Non-integer calculations specification: details on the parts of the Shelley specification that use real numbers.
- Stake pool ranking specification: details for a robust stake pool ranking mechanism.
- Explanation of the small-step-semantics framework: a guide to the notation and style used by our ledger rules.
In addition, there is a formalization of the Ledger Specification in Isabelle/HOL which can be found here.
Some user documentation is published on Read the Docs
Haddock code documentation of the latest master branch is available here.
The directory structure of this repository is as follows:
- Byron
- Shelley
- Allegra - Timelocks
- Mary - Multi-Assets
- Alonzo - Smart Contracts
- Babbage
- Conway - Governance
- Libraries
It is recommended to use nix for building everything in this repository.
Haskell files can be built with cabal inside of a nix shell.
Make sure you have a recent version of nix by following this guide
When using nix it is recommended that you setup the cache, so that it can
reuse built artifacts, reducing the compilation times dramatically:
If you are using NixOS add the snippet below to your
/etc/nixos/configuration.nix:
nix.settings = {
experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
substituters = [
"https://cache.nixos.org"
"https://cache.iog.io"
];
trusted-public-keys = [
"hydra.iohk.io:f/Ea+s+dFdN+3Y/G+FDgSq+a5NEWhJGzdjvKNGv0/EQ="
];
};
If you are using the nix package manager next to another operating system put
the following in /etc/nix/nix.conf:
experimental-features = nix-command flakes
substituters = https://cache.iog.io https://cache.nixos.org/
trusted-public-keys = hydra.iohk.io:f/Ea+s+dFdN+3Y/G+FDgSq+a5NEWhJGzdjvKNGv0/EQ= cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY=
When using nix the documents and Haskell code can be readily
built by running:
nix build .#specsThe LaTeX documents will be placed inside a directory named result, e.g.:
result/byron-ledger.pdf
result/shelley-delegation.pdf
result/non-integer-calculations.pdf
result/small-step-semantics.pdf
result/shelley-ledger.pdf
result/byron-blockchain.pdfChange to the latex directory where the latex document is (e.g. eras/shelley/formal-spec
for the ledger specification corresponding to the Shelley release, or
eras/byron/ledger/formal-spec for the ledger specification corresponding to
the Byron release). Then, build the latex document by running:
cd <myLaTexDir>
nix develop --command makeFor a continuous compilation of the LaTeX file run:
cd <myLaTexDir>
nix develop --command make watchRun cabal test all to run all tests or cabal test <package> to run the tests for a specific package.
Note: The CARDANO_MAINNET_MIRROR environment variable can be overriden in flake.nix if one desires to run
the Byron tests with a different version of the mainnet epochs.
Issues can be filed in the GitHub Issue tracker.
However, note that this is pre-release software, so we will not usually be providing support.
See CONTRIBUTING.