[feature] Add a voting power recharge function to cli_wallet #573

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opened 2023-12-06 22:26:27 +00:00 by christophersanborn · 8 comments

christophersanborn commented

2023-12-06 22:26:27 +00:00

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Currently, to recharge your GPOS voting weight, you need to broadcast an account_update operation that either (a) changes your voting slate, or (b) keeps the same voting slate but sets the update_last_voting_time extension field. Aside from manually constructing a transaction, there are very few options to achieve (b).

One such option was implemented in MR !217+, which modified the vote_for_son function to set the extension when no changes are actually made to the SON votes. However, similar modifications are not made to the other vote_for_ functions, and usage is not entirely intuitive.

A user of cli_wallet might prefer an explicit voting recharge function that is used solely when the user wishes to recharge their GPOS voting power without changing their voting slate.

A possible name for this wallet function could be vote_recharge_gpos or similar, and the command synopsis could be:

vote_recharge_gpos voting_account broadcast

Currently, to recharge your GPOS voting weight, you need to broadcast an `account_update` operation that either (a) changes your voting slate, or (b) keeps the same voting slate but sets the `update_last_voting_time` extension field. Aside from manually constructing a transaction, there are very few options to achieve (b). One such option was implemented in MR !217+, which modified the `vote_for_son` function to set the extension when no changes are actually made to the SON votes. However, similar modifications are not made to the other `vote_for_` functions, and usage is not entirely intuitive. A user of cli_wallet might prefer an explicit voting recharge function that is used solely when the user wishes to recharge their GPOS voting power without changing their voting slate. A possible name for this wallet function could be `vote_recharge_gpos` or similar, and the command synopsis could be: ```plaintext vote_recharge_gpos voting_account broadcast ```