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* StoreKVPair protobuf message definition and generated go types

* store WriteListener

* update MultiStore, CacheWrap, CacheWrapper interfaces

* adjust KVStores to fit new CacheWrapper interface

* new ListenKVStore

* adjust multistores to fit new MultiStore interface and enable wrapping returned KVStores with the new ListenKVStore

* typo fixes in adr

* ListenKV Store test

* update server mock KVStore and MultiStore

* multistore unit test; fix multistore constructor

* update changelog

* fix bug identified in CI

* improve codecov, minor fixes/adjustments

* review fixes

* review updates; flip set to delete in KVStorePair, updated proto-docs from running 'make proto-gen'
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Architecture Decision Records (ADR)

This is a location to record all high-level architecture decisions in the Cosmos-SDK.

An Architectural Decision (AD) is a software design choice that addresses a functional or non-functional requirement that is architecturally significant. An Architecturally Significant Requirement (ASR) is a requirement that has a measurable effect on a software systems architecture and quality. An Architectural Decision Record (ADR) captures a single AD, such as often done when writing personal notes or meeting minutes; the collection of ADRs created and maintained in a project constitute its decision log. All these are within the topic of Architectural Knowledge Management (AKM).

You can read more about the ADR concept in this blog post.

Rationale

ADRs are intended to be the primary mechanism for proposing new feature designs and new processes, for collecting community input on an issue, and for documenting the design decisions. An ADR should provide:

  • Context on the relevant goals and the current state
  • Proposed changes to achieve the goals
  • Summary of pros and cons
  • References
  • Changelog

Note the distinction between an ADR and a spec. The ADR provides the context, intuition, reasoning, and justification for a change in architecture, or for the architecture of something new. The spec is much more compressed and streamlined summary of everything as it stands today.

If recorded decisions turned out to be lacking, convene a discussion, record the new decisions here, and then modify the code to match.

Creating new ADR

Read about the PROCESS.

ADR Table of Contents

Accepted

Proposed