Function Start

cmd/cli/cli.go:81–124

Start() is the entrypoint of the application

()

// Start() is the entrypoint of the application
func Start() {
	// start the validator TCP proxy (if configured)
	proxy := lib.NewValidatorTCPProxy(config.ValidatorTCPProxy, l)
	if err := proxy.Start(); err != nil {
		l.Fatal(err.Error())
	}
	// initialize and start the metrics server
	metrics := lib.NewMetricsServer(validatorKey.PublicKey().Address(), float64(config.ChainId), rpc.SoftwareVersion, config.MetricsConfig, l)
	// create a new database object from the config
	db, err := store.New(config, metrics, l)
	if err != nil {
		l.Fatal(err.Error())
	}
	// log the validator identity
	l.Infof("Using identity: Address: %s | PublicKey: %s",
		validatorKey.PublicKey().Address().String(), validatorKey.PublicKey().String())
	// initialize the state machine
	sm, err := fsm.New(config, db, nil, metrics, l)
	if err != nil {
		l.Fatal(err.Error())
	}
	// create a new instance of the application
	app, err := controller.New(sm, config, validatorKey, metrics, l)
	if err != nil {
		l.Fatal(err.Error())
	}
	// initialize the rpc server
	rpcServer := rpc.NewServer(app, config, l)
	// start the metrics server
	metrics.Start()
	// start the application
	app.Start()
	// start the rpc server
	rpcServer.Start()
	// block until a kill signal is received
	waitForKill()
	proxy.Stop()
	// gracefully stop the app
	app.Stop()
	// gracefully stop the metrics server
	metrics.Stop()
	// exit
	os.Exit(0)
}

// waitForKill() blocks until a kill signal is received
func waitForKill() {