Add attributes and documentation to fork_id (paritytech#10746)

* Add attributes and documentation to fork_id * Update client/chain-spec/src/chain_spec.rs Co-authored-by: Sacha Lansky <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Sacha Lansky <[email protected]>
gear-tech · Mar 28, 2022 · 5c6f40f · 5c6f40f
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diff --git a/client/chain-spec/src/chain_spec.rs b/client/chain-spec/src/chain_spec.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ struct ClientSpec<E> {
 	boot_nodes: Vec<MultiaddrWithPeerId>,
 	telemetry_endpoints: Option<TelemetryEndpoints>,
 	protocol_id: Option<String>,
+	/// Arbitrary string. Nodes will only synchronize with other nodes that have the same value
+	/// in their `fork_id`. This can be used in order to segregate nodes in cases when multiple
+	/// chains have the same genesis hash.
+	#[serde(default = "Default::default", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
 	fork_id: Option<String>,
 	properties: Option<Properties>,
 	#[serde(flatten)]