flashbots / flashbots/mev-boost-relay
Add `X-timeout-ms` header
- Dominant language
- Go
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- 498
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Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
The header was added to the builder spec and more details can be found [here](https://github.com/flashbots/mev-boost/pull/817).
**Describe the solution you'd like**
Use `X-timeout-ms` HTTP header + `Date-Milliseconds` HTTP header to determine the maximum delay the relay can add for block creation.
**Describe alternatives you've considered**
None.
**Additional context**
N/A
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reading the builder spec referenced in the issue and PR 817, then trace the relay's block-creation request handling. Determine how X-timeout-ms and Date-Milliseconds should limit relay delay, and verify that the relay respects that maximum when creating blocks.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- backend-api-design, blockchain
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100