v1.2.0

Overview

We're happy to announce Boost v1.2.0 release, with multiple changes and improvements!
This release includes important fixes, some of which may be critical for security. Unless the fix addresses a bug being exploited in the wild, the fix will not be called out in the release notes.
Please make sure to update ASAP. See our upgrade guide for details.

Highlights

• A brand new booster-http binary to serve retrievals over http (experimental)
• The documentation will include a dedicated experimental features section detailing new features for testing as soon as they are ready
• Full compatibility with Lotus v1.16.x and v1.17.x
• A new boost inspect page in the UI to help debug problems with retrievals and keeping track of unsealed pieces
• Boost can now be built for calibration network. ⚠️ The naming convention of actors will still be displayed starting with "f" instead of "t"
  • git clone https://github.com/filecoin-project/boost.git
  • git checkout v1.2.0
  • make calibnet
• Complete integration of libp2p manager
  • boostd net --help

What's Changed

• use BigInt for get ask and set ask by @dirkmc in #612
• fix data rate in menu by @nonsense in #618
• add net commands by @LexLuthr in #614
• add configuration for graphql server port by @dirkmc in #620
• update calibnet build to include react by @LexLuthr in #624
• Update version to v1.1.0 on main branch by @dirkmc in #626
• boostx stats command by @nonsense in #627
• update backup command to include new config directory by @LexLuthr in #625
• Upgrade to the head of lotus 1.17.0 with dependency updates by @masih in #628
• Add BOOST_REPO env var by @f8-ptrk in #629
• make --repo flag global by @nonsense in #630
• update to go-fil-markets v1.23.0 by @dirkmc in #634
• update binary version to v1.1.1 by @dirkmc in #637
• boostd inspect command by @nonsense in #636
• release: v1.2.0-rc1 by @dirkmc in #639
• http retrieve entire piece (not just CAR file) by @dirkmc in #640
• Upgrade to latest go-car rebase of offset writer by @masih in #641
• upgrade go-car/v2 by @nonsense in #643
• Bump version in preparation to release 1.2.0-rc2 by @masih in #644
• chore(deps): bump moment from 2.29.2 to 2.29.4 in /react by @dependabot in #642
• fix: array out of bounds by @dirkmc in #648
• bump verion to v1.2.0-rc3 by @LexLuthr in #649
• Feat/v1.2.0 by @LexLuthr in #651

New Contributors

• @masih made their first contribution in #628
• @f8-ptrk made their first contribution in #629

Full Changelog: v1.1.1...v1.2.0

v1.2.0-rc3

What's Changed

• chore(deps): bump moment from 2.29.2 to 2.29.4 in /react by @dependabot in #642
• fix: array out of bounds by @dirkmc in #648
• bump verion to v1.2.0-rc3 by @LexLuthr in #649

Full Changelog: v1.2.0-rc2...v1.2.0-rc3

v1.2.0-rc2

What's Changed

• http retrieve entire piece (not just CAR file) by @dirkmc in #640
• Upgrade to latest go-car rebase of offset writer by @masih in #641
• upgrade go-car/v2 by @nonsense in #643
• Bump version in preparation to release 1.2.0-rc2 by @masih in #644

Booster-HTTP

To build and run booster-http:

$ make booster-http

$ boostd auth api-info --perm=admin

$ export BOOST_API_INFO=<connect string>

$ booster-http run --api-boost=$BOOST_API_INFO --api-fullnode=$FULLNODE_API_INFO --api-sealer=$MINER_API_INFO

To download:

# Download piece by piece CID
curl http://localhost:7777/piece/<piece cid> > /tmp/download.piece
# Download CAR by piece CID
curl http://localhost:7777/piece/<piece cid>.car > /tmp/download.car
# Download piece by payload CID (piece must be indexed)
curl http://localhost:7777/payload/<payload cid> > /tmp/download.piece
# Download CAR by payload CID
curl http://localhost:7777/payload/<payload cid>.car > /tmp/download.car

Full Changelog: v1.2.0-rc1...v1.2.0-rc2

v1.2.0-rc1

What's Changed

• use BigInt for get ask and set ask by @dirkmc in #612
• fix data rate in menu by @nonsense in #618
• add net commands by @LexLuthr in #614
• add configuration for graphql server port by @dirkmc in #620
• update calibnet build to include react by @LexLuthr in #624
• Update version to v1.1.0 on main branch by @dirkmc in #626
• boostx stats command by @nonsense in #627
• update backup command to include new config directory by @LexLuthr in #625
• Upgrade to the head of lotus 1.17.0 with dependency updates by @masih in #628
• Add BOOST_REPO env var by @f8-ptrk in #629
• make --repo flag global by @nonsense in #630
• update to go-fil-markets v1.23.0 by @dirkmc in #634
• update binary version to v1.1.1 by @dirkmc in #637
• boostd inspect command by @nonsense in #636
• release: v1.2.0-rc1 by @dirkmc in #639

The Inspect Command

This release candidate contains a number of bug fixes, and a new 🔧 Inspect feature to help out with debugging retrieval issues.
🔧 Inspect allows you to look up a piece by piece CID or payload CID and verify if:

• The piece has been correctly added to the Piece Store
• The piece has been indexed in the DAG store
• The piece is unsealed
• The payload CID -> piece CID index has been created correctly.

New Contributors

• @masih made their first contribution in #628
• @f8-ptrk made their first contribution in #629

Full Changelog: v1.1.0-rc2...v1.2.0-rc1

v1.1.1

This is a security patch release.

There was a vulnerability discovered in one of boost's dependencies that can cause boost to crash given certain inputs.

We recommend Storage Providers upgrade to v1.1.1 immediately.

v1.1.0

Breaking Changes

• Single import command for offline boost and legacy deals

Highlights

• Compatible with lotus v1.16.x and v1.17.x
• Config versioning to track and update config file during boostd restart
• Config file now has comment explaining each parameter
• Full calibnet build and support with make calibnet
• UI improvements
• Experimental booster-http binary for http retreivals

Dependency Update

• go-fil-markets v1.22.x

What's Changed

• fix BigInt parsing by @dirkmc in #580
• Update devnet docs by @dirkmc in #583
• Configurable max transfer duration by @dirkmc in #588
• When displaying transfers, always fetch from network (no caching) by @dirkmc in #592
• add env vars to readme to compile filecoin-ffi from source by @nonsense in #593
• migrate config to v1 by @dirkmc in #589
• Consolidate import-data commands into one by @dirkmc in #594
• Set build version to 1.0.0 by @dirkmc in #597
• booster-http by @dirkmc in #574
• Update Boost deps: lotus v16 by @dirkmc in #578
• v1.1.0-rc1 by @dirkmc in #598
• docs: improve devnet documentation by @nicobao in #600
• add calibnet flag by @LexLuthr in #606
• replace npm install with npm ci by @nonsense in #607
• feat: support json output in the boost wallet command by @nicobao in #603
• update to go-fil-markets v1.22.x by @dirkmc in #602
• fix wallet cmd lint by @dirkmc in #611
• v1.1.0-rc2 by @dirkmc in #610

New Contributors

• @nicobao made their first contribution in #600

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.1.0

v1.1.0-rc2

What's Changed

• fix BigInt parsing by @dirkmc in #580
• Update devnet docs by @dirkmc in #583
• Configurable max transfer duration by @dirkmc in #588
• When displaying transfers, always fetch from network (no caching) by @dirkmc in #592
• add env vars to readme to compile filecoin-ffi from source by @nonsense in #593
• migrate config to v1 by @dirkmc in #589
• Consolidate import-data commands into one by @dirkmc in #594
• Set build version to 1.0.0 by @dirkmc in #597
• booster-http by @dirkmc in #574
• Update Boost deps: lotus v16 by @dirkmc in #578
• v1.1.0-rc1 by @dirkmc in #598
• docs: improve devnet documentation by @nicobao in #600
• add calibnet flag by @LexLuthr in #606
• replace npm install with npm ci by @nonsense in #607
• feat: support json output in the boost wallet command by @nicobao in #603
• update to go-fil-markets v1.22.x by @dirkmc in #602
• fix wallet cmd lint by @dirkmc in #611
• v1.1.0-rc2 by @dirkmc in #610

New Contributors

• @nicobao made their first contribution in #600

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.1.0-rc2

v1.0.0

New Features

• Brand new UI to manage and track deals
• A GraphQL server to query the deal data and change settings in real time
• HTTP over libp2p transfer protocols for faster online deal transfers
• Fully compatible with older market clients
• A new light-weight client that doesn't require a full lotus node

Improvements

• When disabled in config, completely disable index provider by @dirkmc in #558
• UI - proposal logs page by @dirkmc in #551

What's Changed

• doc on how to set up a devnet by @dirkmc in #546
• log deal acceptance by default by @dirkmc in #550
• Nessesery environment variables by @irybakov in #552
• More explanation on funds page by @dirkmc in #564
• Upgrade to libp2p v0.19.4 by @dirkmc in #565
• Rename PledgeCollateral to DealCollateral by @dirkmc in #563
• Log the error when deals are rejected (not just rejection reason) by @dirkmc in #569
• update devnet docs by @dirkmc in #570
• fix spurious node warnings by @dirkmc in #572
• update index provider to v0.8.0 by @dirkmc in #568
• Add very verbose logging to CLI API endpoint parsing by @dirkmc in #571

New Contributors

• @irybakov made their first contribution in #552

Full Changelog: v1.0.0-rc2...v1.0.0

v1.0.0-rc3

What's Changed

• doc on how to set up a devnet by @dirkmc in #546
• log deal acceptance by default by @dirkmc in #550
• Nessesery environment variables by @irybakov in #552
• UI - proposal logs page by @dirkmc in #551
• More explanation on funds page by @dirkmc in #564
• When disabled in config, completely disable index provider by @dirkmc in #558
• Upgrade to libp2p v0.19.4 by @dirkmc in #565
• Rename PledgeCollateral to DealCollateral by @dirkmc in #563
• Log the error when deals are rejected (not just rejection reason) by @dirkmc in #569
• update devnet docs by @dirkmc in #570
• fix spurious node warnings by @dirkmc in #572
• update index provider to v0.8.0 by @dirkmc in #568
• Add very verbose logging to CLI API endpoint parsing by @dirkmc in #571

New Contributors

• @irybakov made their first contribution in #552

Full Changelog: v1.0.0-rc2...v1.0.0-rc3

v1.0.0-rc2

This release includes the new Deal Search and Deal Retry functionality

What's Changed

• rename boostd offline-deal cmd by @nonsense in #535
• fix confusing logging on restart by @dirkmc in #530
• fix missing icons by @dirkmc in #538
• Deal search by @dirkmc in #537
• upgrade react by @dirkmc in #540
• add boost backup & restore commands by @LexLuthr in #529
• Require specific node version for Make by @dirkmc in #543
• implement --json flag for boost deal and deal-status by @dirkmc in #542

Full Changelog: v1.0.0-rc1...v1.0.0-rc2