Moved configuration around for validator client.

- Custom datadir/server argument logic moved into configuration, out of main.
 - Updated the validator config directory structure, as per issue #253 suggestions
 - Removed the 'generate 3 random keys' function
 - Updated the README to reflect new structure
 - Just exit if there are no keys, don't generate any (this is for accounts_manager, in a separate commit).
 - Created a lib.rs file, so that the validator client configuration can be included by external crates.
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Luke Anderson
2019-03-20 16:23:33 +11:00
parent b000a0972e
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### Configuration
Presently the validator specifics (pubkey, etc.) are randomly generated and the
chain specification (slot length, BLS domain, etc.) are fixed to foundation
parameters. This is temporary and will be upgrade so these parameters can be
read from file (or initialized on first-boot).
Validator configurations are stored in a separate data directory from the main Beacon Node
binary. The validator data directory defaults to:
`$HOME/.lighthouse-validator`, however an alternative can be specified on the command line
with `--datadir`.
The configuration directory structure looks like:
```
~/.lighthouse-validator
└── validators
├── 3cf4210d58ec
│   └── private.key
├── 9b5d8b5be4e7
│   └── private.key
└── cf6e07188f48
└── private.key
```
Where the hex value of the directory is a portion of the validator public key.
Validator keys must be generated using the separate `accounts_manager` binary, which will
place the keys into this directory structure in a format compatible with the validator client.
The chain specification (slot length, BLS domain, etc.) defaults to foundation
parameters, however is temporary and an upgrade will allow these parameters to be
read from a file (or initialized on first-boot).
## BN Communication