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The collation generation subsystem is the interface between polkadot and the collators.
Protocol
On every ActiveLeavesUpdate:
- If there is no collation generation config, ignore.
- Otherwise, for each
activatedhead in the update:- Determine if the para is scheduled on any core by fetching the
availability_coresRuntime API. - Use the Runtime API subsystem to fetch the full validation data.
- Invoke the
collator, and use its outputs to produce aCandidateReceipt, signed with the configuration’skey. - Dispatch a
CollatorProtocolMessage::DistributeCollation(receipt, pov).
- Determine if the para is scheduled on any core by fetching the
Structs
- Collation Generation Subsystem