Vara Network Reveals Major Update To Its Stable Testnet

Layer1 network Vara has revealed an extensive upgrade to its stable testnet. In a press release shared with Cryptowisser, Vara revealed that the launch is coming in a few days. 

The upgrade includes enhancements to smart contracts, making it easier for developers to trial the decentralized network’s capabilities ahead of its mainnet launch.

The testnet is powered by Gear Protocol and built using Substrate. Vara is designed to provide users with a high-speed and highly scalable environment for dapps.

Vara currently has many use cases, including gaming, finance, and enterprise applications such as supply chains.

Vara To Rollout Nine New Features

According to the development team, there would be nine new improvements that would be introduced with the enhanced stable testnet once it goes live. Most of the upgrades are centered around smart contract creation and deployment. 

The first upgrade promised by Vara is automatic replies from programs. This ensures that active programs will always receive a return message, even in the event of a failed execution. The feature makes it easier for developers to troubleshoot and gauge the current program status.

The development team is also working to implement an autogenerated metahash function that will make it easier for devs to code, negating the need for repeatedly inserting boilerplate code. 

Another important upgrade is the ability of users to provide a gas deposit from the current message to handle a future reply message.

The fourth major upgrade the team is working on relates to changes to the async send functions courtesy of a new deposit argument

Other updates to the latest Vara testnet include improving the status code retrieval in functions that handle replies or signals; removing the msg::origin function from gstd due to its effect on security invariants; and removal of the obsolete delay argument from function signatures pertaining to sending replies.

Vara is also set to introduce an improved metadata file format that would enable support for additional languages, over and above Rust.

The upgrades in this testnet would attest to a Layer1 that is marching towards realizing its full potential. As developers begin to enjoy the testnet, Vara will continue to boost its community engagement, raising awareness of the many applications for its emerging ecosystem through regular workshops and live events.