- Fixed cmd tools to use new consensus API (NewChain instead of NewChainEngine)
- Removed deprecated Rust tests that use old API
- Fixed golangci-lint configuration
- Applied gofmt formatting to all Go files
- All Go tests passing
- All Python tests passing
- Basic Rust tests passing
BREAKING CHANGE: Package paths have been reorganized for clarity
## Major Changes
### Package Structure
- Collapsed engine/core → engine (removed unnecessary nesting)
- Moved core/types → types (top-level types package)
- Added root facade for single-import experience
- Removed redundant factory.go
### SDK Improvements
All SDKs now provide single-import interfaces:
- Go: import "github.com/luxfi/consensus"
- Python: import lux_consensus as consensus
- Rust: use lux_consensus::*
### Documentation
- Added comprehensive introduction and architecture docs
- Created AI/ML integration guide for researchers
- Added research section with papers and experiments
- Improved sidebar organization and discoverability
### Benefits
- Shallow, obvious import paths
- One responsibility per package
- DRY, composable, orthogonal design
- Idiomatic patterns for each language
- Consistent API across all SDKs
This refactor provides a clean, intuitive developer experience where
one import is enough and things work one way only.
- Replace all snowball/snowflake references with photon/pulse/wave terminology
- Update test function names to use new nomenclature (TestPhotonBinary, TestWaveMultiChoice, etc.)
- Fix TestParameters Beta value from 1 to 2 to prevent immediate finalization
- Fix wave preference update logic to properly reset non-voted choices
- Make photon Add() method idempotent to allow re-adding same choice
- Rename test files: binary_snowball_test.go → photon_binary_test.go, etc.
- Update struct field names: snowflakePreference → wavePreference/pulsePreference
- Change Nnary to MultiChoice throughout the codebase
- Update comments to remove avalanche-specific terminology
Most tests now pass with the new terminology. Some test failures remain in
the main consensus package that need further investigation, but core protocol
implementations (photon, pulse, wave, prism, quasar) are working correctly.
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