From eafca5d7719f23d3954cbde4e5450993492e7a01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abdul Rabbani Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2022 18:18:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update README --- README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b058bb2..c1f0db4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +# Validator-README + # Overview This repository contains the validator. The purpose of the validator is to ensure that the data in the Core Postgres database match the data on the blockchain. @@ -7,8 +9,8 @@ This repository contains the validator. The purpose of the validator is to ensur The perfect scenario for the validator is as follows: 1. The validator will have the capacity to perform historical checks for the Core Postgres database. Users can contain these historical checks to specified configurations (block range). -2. The validator will perform validation for a certain number of trailing blocks, `t`, trailing the head, `n`. Therefore the validator will constantly perform real-time validation starting at `n` and ending at `n - t`. -3. The validator validates IDLP blocks in the Core Database; it will update the core database to indicate that the validator validated the block. +2. The validator will validate a certain number of trailing blocks, `t`, trailing the head, `n`. Therefore the validator will constantly perform real-time validation starting at `n` and ending at `n - t`. +3. The validator validates the IPLD blocks in the Core Database; it will update the core database to indicate that the validator validated it. ## Edge Cases