github.com/fibonacci-chain/fbc@v0.0.0-20231124064014-c7636198c1e9/x/evidence/spec/README.md (about) 1 <!-- 2 order: 0 3 title: Evidence Overview 4 parent: 5 title: "evidence" 6 --> 7 8 # `evidence` 9 10 ## Table of Contents 11 12 <!-- TOC --> 13 1. **[Concepts](01_concepts.md)** 14 2. **[State](02_state.md)** 15 3. **[Messages](03_messages.md)** 16 4. **[Events](04_events.md)** 17 5. **[Params](05_params.md)** 18 6. **[BeginBlock](06_begin_block.md)** 19 20 ## Abstract 21 22 `x/evidence` is an implementation of a Cosmos SDK module, per [ADR 009](./../../../docs/architecture/adr-009-evidence-module.md), 23 that allows for the submission and handling of arbitrary evidence of misbehavior such 24 as equivocation and counterfactual signing. 25 26 The evidence module differs from standard evidence handling which typically expects the 27 underlying consensus engine, e.g. Tendermint, to automatically submit evidence when 28 it is discovered by allowing clients and foreign chains to submit more complex evidence 29 directly. 30 31 All concrete evidence types must implement the `Evidence` interface contract. Submitted 32 `Evidence` is first routed through the evidence module's `Router` in which it attempts 33 to find a corresponding registered `Handler` for that specific `Evidence` type. 34 Each `Evidence` type must have a `Handler` registered with the evidence module's 35 keeper in order for it to be successfully routed and executed. 36 37 Each corresponding handler must also fulfill the `Handler` interface contract. The 38 `Handler` for a given `Evidence` type can perform any arbitrary state transitions 39 such as slashing, jailing, and tombstoning.