1.3.0-RC1

Breaking Change

• Disallow comments in Genesis JSON file. #49

Additions and Improvements

• Store db metadata file in the root data directory. #46
• Add --target-gas-limit command line option. #24(thanks to new contributor cfelde)
• Allow private contracts to access public state. #9
• Documentation updates include:
  • Added sample load balancer configurations
  • Added retesteth subcommand
  • Added debug_accountRange JSON-RPC API method
  • Clarified purpose of static nodes

Technical Improvements

• Less verbose synching subscriptions #59
• Return enclave key instead of private transaction hash #53
• Fix mark sweep pruner bugs where nodes that should be kept were being swept #50
• Clean up BesuConfiguration construction #51
• Private tx nonce errors return same msg as any tx #48
• Fix default logging #47
• Introduce virtual operation. #45
• Downgrade RocksDBPlugin Logging Levels #44
• Infrastructure for exposing PoA metrics for plugins. #37
• Refactor privacy storage. #7