- # Tendermint Spec
-
- This repository contains specifications for the Tendermint protocol.
-
- There are currently two implementations of the Tendermint protocol,
- maintained by two separate-but-collaborative entities:
- One in [Go](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint),
- maintained by Interchain GmbH,
- and one in [Rust](https://github.com/informalsystems/tendermint-rs),
- maintained by Informal Systems.
-
- ### Data Structures
-
- - [Encoding and Digests](./spec/core/encoding.md)
- - [Blockchain](./spec/core/data_structures.md)
- - [State](./spec/core/state.md)
-
- ### Consensus Protocol
-
- - [Consensus Algorithm](./spec/consensus/consensus.md)
- - [Creating a proposal](./spec/consensus/creating-proposal.md)
- - [Time](./spec/consensus/bft-time.md)
- - [Light-Client](./spec/consensus/light-client/README.md)
-
- ### P2P and Network Protocols
-
- - [The Base P2P Layer](./spec/p2p/node.md): multiplex the protocols ("reactors") on authenticated and encrypted TCP connections
-
- #### P2P Messages
-
- - [Peer Exchange (PEX)](./spec/p2p/messages/pex.md): gossip known peer addresses so peers can find each other
- - [Block Sync](./spec/p2p/messages/block-sync.md): gossip blocks so peers can catch up quickly
- - [Consensus](./spec/p2p/messages/consensus.md): gossip votes and block parts so new blocks can be committed
- - [Mempool](./spec/p2p/messages/mempool.md): gossip transactions so they get included in blocks
- - [Evidence](./spec/p2p/messages/evidence.md): sending invalid evidence will stop the peer
-
- ### ABCI
-
- - [ABCI](./spec/abci/README.md): Details about interactions between the
- application and consensus engine over ABCI
-
- ### RFC
-
- - [RFC](./rfc/README.md): RFCs describe proposals to change the spec.
-
- ### ProtoBuf
-
- - [Proto](./proto/README.md): The data structures of the Tendermint protocol are located in the `proto` directory. These specify P2P messages that each implementation should follow to be compatible.
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