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authorChristian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>2021-01-28 22:28:22 +0100
committerChristian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>2021-01-28 22:28:22 +0100
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document suggestion to use timeflakes (#6716)
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@@ -1334,6 +1334,8 @@ Reserving inventory
interface LockRequest {
// UUID that identifies the frontend performing the lock
+ // It is suggested that clients use a timeflake for this,
+ // see https://github.com/anthonynsimon/timeflake
lock_uuid: UUID;
// How long does the frontend intend to hold the lock
@@ -1344,6 +1346,12 @@ Reserving inventory
}
+ .. note::
+
+ The GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_timeflake() C API can be used
+ to generate such timeflakes for clients written in C.
+
+
Removing products from inventory
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