Release 1.0.0-alpha.5

Summary

This release introduces a block-by-block API to bdk::Wallet and adds a RPC wallet example, improves performance of bdk_file_store::EntryIter, and simplifies Esplora::update_local_chain with additional tests. See release notes for all the details.

Changelog

Fixed

• InsertTxError now implements std::error::Error. #1172
• Simplified EsploraExt::update_local_chain logic. #1267

Changed

• EntryIter performance is improved by reducing syscalls. #1270
• Changed to implement ElectrumExt for all that implements ElectrumApi. #1306

Added

• Wallet methods to apply full blocks (apply_block and apply_block_connected_to) and a method to apply a batch of unconfirmed transactions (apply_unconfirmed_txs). #1172
• CheckPoint::from_block_ids convenience method. #1172
• LocalChain methods to apply a block header (apply_header and apply_header_connected_to). #1172
• Test to show that LocalChain can apply updates that are shorter than original. This will happen during reorgs if we sync wallet with bdk_bitcoind_rpc::Emitter. #1172

What's Changed

• Introduce block-by-block API to bdk::Wallet and add RPC wallet example by @vladimirfomene in #1172
• fix(store): Remove lifetime by @LLFourn in #1292
• doc(wallet): improve docs for Wallet::sent_and_received by @ValuedMammal in #1285
• doc(esplora): fix broken link in README by @ValuedMammal in #1288
• doc(chain,esplora): minor documentation improvements by @ValuedMammal in #1291
• doc(electrum_ext): fix docs for `RelevantTxids::into_confirmation_tim… by @ValuedMammal in #1289
• fix(readme): update examples by @storopoli in #1277
• Remove deprecated checksum routines by @theStack in #1253
• Expose SpkIterator::new_with_range by @evanlinjin in #1294
• Improve performance of bdk_file_store::EntryIter by @evanlinjin in #1270
• chain: set DEFAULT_LOOKAHEAD to 25 by @yukibtc in #1296
• Fix ConfirmationTime conversion from ChainPosition by @evanlinjin in #1301
• fix(file_store): rm lifetime from FileError by @evanlinjin in #1299
• doc(example_cli): add missing cli docs by @ValuedMammal in #1290
• doc(store): update doc for Store::aggregate_changesets by @ValuedMammal in #1287
• Filter duplicate coins before coin selection by @evanlinjin in #1279
• Simplify Esplora::update_local_chain and add tests by @evanlinjin in #1267
• Implement ElectrumExt for all that implements ElectrumApi by @evanlinjin in #1306
• Bump version to 1.0.0-alpha.5 by @notmandatory in #1307

New Contributors

• @theStack made their first contribution in #1253

Full Changelog: v1.0.0-alpha.4...v1.0.0-alpha.5