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This is the first BitShares-Core release that supports Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Due to the new features and improvements included in this release, all nodes are encouraged to upgrade (will replay automatically on first run).

Platform specific notes

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  • BitShares-Core-2.0.180823-Windows-x64-cli-tools.zip : Windows
    • 2d6434427a9bfff0e20c8bee175b5ff8fda9709e91dbc8edbf8ed0c9ccf2f3f1
  • BitShares-Core-2.0.180823-macOS-cli-tools.tar.gz : macOS High Sierra 10.13.6
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Security fixes

  • CLI wallet: updated choice of range proof params in cli wallet reveals transaction magnitude to very narrow range for Blinded Transfers (issue #480 / PR #1117 #1227)

API changes

  • Removed crypto_api from default list of allowed APIs. (issue #1123 / PR #1125)
  • Changed default max-ops-per-account value to 100, impacts account history (#1120)
  • Added get_account_limit_orders database API to query for open orders of one account in one market #463 #849 #1163
  • Added get_asset_count API to return total number of available assets #688, #1159
  • Added get_transaction_hex_without_sig API get serialized transaction hex without signatures field (issue #1013 / PR #1038)
  • Added support for account name as parameter for all API calls #969 #989 #1164 #1168 #1152 #1155
  • Added fail_reason field to proposal object #730, #1036
  • Retroactively deducted witness missed_blocks caused by chain halts #1087

New features and improvements

  • Added Openssl 1.1 and Ubuntu 18.04 support (issue #835 / PR #559 #921 #1008 bitshares/bitshares-fc#7)
    • Fixed invalid use of incomplete type BIGNUM {aka struct bignum_st} #327
  • Added witness_node startup option --enable-standby-votes-tracking to track votes of standby witnesses and committee members, enabled by default #987, #1191, #1211
  • Added cli_wallet startup option --suggest-brain-key to generate keys without connecting to a witness_node #1011, #1039
  • Added quit command to cli_wallet #1104, #1050 bitshares/bitshares-fc#63
  • Improved witness_node performance for generating blocks, resyncing and replaying
    • Improved account maintenance (vote tally) performance (issue #803/ PR #1085)
    • Improved performance of database::update_expired_feeds() and global object getters #1093 #1180
    • Slightly improved price comparison performance #1094 #1124
    • Added index on short_backing_asset, better performance for updating asset (Issue #960 / PR #1019)

Docker File

  • Changed default docker p2p port to 1776, fixed p2p port to match Dockerfile #1226, #1078
  • Fixes to make Docker containers shutdown gracefully #1077 #1115
  • Fixed Docker Cloud Build Failing Due to Compile Time #1221 #1222
  • Modified Dockerfile to work with new docker cloud version (0.10.1) #1075
  • Updated testnet Branch to Include Latest Dockerfile #1074

Elasticsearch

  • Elasticsearch refactor #1103 #1201
    • Add auth to communicate with the ES database with --elasticsearch-basic-auth startup option.
    • Custom index names with --elasticsearch-index-prefix startup option.
    • Removed --elasticsearch-logs startup option
    • Better error handling: if there is an error when sending data to ElasticSearch, plugin will stop processing blocks and keep trying, and it resumes when connection is back at the same place. #681
    • add operation_id_num for easier filtering.
    • Fill orders data in additional for easy volume.
    • Test cases framework. #1047
    • Make full use of common functions in the 2 plugins(utilities).
    • flush ES database on every block when node is in sync to improve real time user experience. #1137
    • Increased performance of the elasticsearch plugin where possible: #1260
  • Updated documentation https://github.com/bitshares/bitshares-core/wiki/ElasticSearch-Plugin

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