ReleaseDelay

Constant v154 → current Option

Creates a review window after safe-mode ends. Governance can assess whether activations were legitimate before deposits are released. Deposits can be slashed during this period.

Current Value

0x00
Relevant for: validatorsdevelopers

The Big Picture

The delay serves two purposes: gives governance time to review, and prevents hit-and-run where someone activates safe-mode and immediately recovers their deposit.

From Chain Metadata

The minimal duration a deposit will remain reserved after safe-mode is entered or extended, unless [`Pallet::force_release_deposit`] is successfully called sooner. Every deposit is tied to a specific activation or extension, thus each deposit can be released independently after the delay for it has passed. `None` disallows permissionlessly releasing the safe-mode deposits and is a sane default.

Use Cases

  • Calculate when deposits become releasable
  • Plan fund recovery timing

Code Examples

import { createClient, Binary } from "polkadot-api";
import { getWsProvider } from "polkadot-api/ws";
import { sub } from "@polkadot-api/descriptors"; // generated by: npx papi add sub -w wss://entrypoint-finney.opentensor.ai:443

const client = createClient(getWsProvider("wss://entrypoint-finney.opentensor.ai:443"));
const api = client.getTypedApi(sub);

// Query ReleaseDelay constant
const value = await api.constants.SafeMode.ReleaseDelay();
console.log("ReleaseDelay:", value);

Type Information

Type
Option
Byte Size
variable bytes
Encoding
composite
Raw Hex
0x00

Runtime Info

Pallet
SafeMode
First Version
v154
Latest Version
v154
Current Runtime
v411