v8.5.0 release

## Latest changes
- Updated getTransaction to allow different response encodings & added support for loadedAddresses, rewards and dynamic version json types.
- Removed BouncyCastle & Chaos dependencies. Replaced them with BifrostSecurity in favor of in-house maintained cryptography libraries.
- Stakepool program & staking classes.
- AccountCompression program
- Governance program
- Address Lookup Table Program
- Rate limiter fixes

Author: BifrostTitan

CONTRIBUTING.rst

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ own code:
 
 -   The `discussions`_ page
     can be used to discuss a number of different questions, including support.
--   The email blockmountainresearch(at)protonmail.com can be used for longer term
-    discussion or larger issues.
 
 .. _discussions: https://github.com/bmresearch/Solnet/discussions
 

README.md

@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Product>Solnet</Product>
-    <Version>6.1.0</Version>
-    <Copyright>Copyright 2022 &#169; Solnet</Copyright>
-    <Authors>blockmountain</Authors>
-    <PublisherName>blockmountain</PublisherName>
+    <Version>8.5.0</Version>
+    <Copyright>Copyright 2025 &#169; Solnet</Copyright>
+    <Authors>blockmountain, Bifrost</Authors>
+    <PublisherName>Bifrost</PublisherName>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/bmresearch/Solnet</RepositoryUrl>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <PackageIcon>icon.png</PackageIcon>
     <PackageDescription>Solnet is Solana's .NET integration library.</PackageDescription>
-    <PackageTags>solana;solnet;sol;net5;spl</PackageTags>
+    <PackageTags>solana;solnet;sol;net8;spl</PackageTags>
     <PackageReleaseNotes>https://github.com/bmresearch/Solnet/releases</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
   </PropertyGroup>

RELEASE-NOTES.txt

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public sealed class One : FutureEpoch<T>
             /// </summary>
             public T Value { get; }
             /// <summary>
-            /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="One{T}"/> class with the specified value.
+            /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FutureEpoch{T}.One"/> class with the specified value.
             /// </summary>
             /// <param name="value">The value to be assigned to the instance.</param>
             public One(T value) => Value = value;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public sealed class Two : FutureEpoch<T>
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the value if it's ready (i.e., in the One state), otherwise null.
         /// </summary>
-        public T? Get()
+        public T Get()
         {
             return this is One one ? one.Value : default;
         }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public FutureEpoch<T> UpdateEpoch()
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the FutureEpoch to an Option-like value (null if None, value otherwise).
         /// </summary>
-        public T? ToOption()
+        public T ToOption()
         {
             return this switch
             {

SharedBuildProperties.props

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ namespace Solnet.Programs.StakePool.Models
     /// </summary>
     public struct PodStakeStatus : IEquatable<PodStakeStatus>
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The byte value representing the pod's stake status.
+        /// </summary>
         public byte Value;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -108,8 +111,20 @@ public static explicit operator StakeStatus(PodStakeStatus pod)
         /// <returns>An integer that represents the hash code for the current object.</returns>
         public override int GetHashCode() => Value.GetHashCode();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines whether two specified instances of <see cref="PodStakeStatus"/> are equal.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="left"></param>
+        /// <param name="right"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public static bool operator ==(PodStakeStatus left, PodStakeStatus right) => left.Equals(right);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines whether two specified instances of <see cref="PodStakeStatus"/> are not equal.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="left"></param>
+        /// <param name="right"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public static bool operator !=(PodStakeStatus left, PodStakeStatus right) => !(left == right);
     }
 }

index.md

@@ -9,12 +9,7 @@ namespace Solnet.Programs.StakePool.Models
     // TODO: This needs to be implemented after Token2022
     //public static class StakePoolExtensions
     //{
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Checks if the given extension is supported for the stake pool mint.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="extensionType">The extension type to check.</param>
-    /// <returns>True if supported, false otherwise.</returns>
+    
     //public static bool IsExtensionSupportedForMint(ExtensionType extensionType)
     //{
     //    // Note: This list must match the Rust SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS array.

src/Solnet.Programs/StakePool/Models/FutureEpoch.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ public class RewardInfo
         /// </summary>
         public ulong PostBalance { get; set; }
 
-       
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The epoch in which the reward was credited or debited.
+        /// </summary>
         public RewardType RewardType {  get; set; }
     }