Remove interop genesis service from beacon node #14417
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What type of PR is this?
Other
What does this PR do? Why is it needed?
The intention of this PR is to reduce unnecessary dependencies in the beacon node and reduce legacy tech debt. The features of
--interop-genesis-time
and--interop-num-validators
can be replaced by generating the beacon state with external tooling and using it within the beacon node via--genesis-state=/path/to/genesis.ssz
.Running a devnet_
Example workflow prior to this PR:
The new workflow is an additional step, but common practice with devnets.
Which issues(s) does this PR fix?
Other notes for review
Note: The interop functionality of the validator is unchanged for now. The flags
--interop-num-validators
and--interop-start-index
remain in the validator client until a follow up PR.Acknowledgements