cc1a75ab3a docs: add release notes (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
39625f16f0 stats: drop copyright notice from `stats/client.cpp` (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
18a2e48eb9 stats: rename `statsns` to clearer `statsprefix` (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
42918c2cdc stats: rename `statshostname` to more appropriate `statssuffix` (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
f3a4844b0a stats: implicitly treat stats as enabled if `statshost` is specified (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
69603a83fa stats: miscellaneous changes and housekeeping (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
3e12ac0e09 stats: deduplicate `send` and `sendDouble` logic (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
bf44fc3bf6 feat(stats): introduce support for batching messages (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
38b1643fe6 feat(stats): introduce support for queuing messages (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
fc4a736e2a stats: move message sending logic to `RawSender` (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
92690685be stats: move `statsd_client` to `stats` directory (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
f782dfd562 stats: remove double indentation in header file (Kittywhiskers Van Gogh)
Pull request description:
## Motivation
This pull request achieves the goal originally set out in [dash#5167](https://github.com/dashpay/dash/pull/5167), to migrate the base of our Statsd client implementation to one that is actively maintained. Statoshi ([source](54c3ffdcf0/src/statsd_client.cpp)) utilizes [talebook/statsd-client-cpp](https://github.com/talebook/statsd-client-cpp), which in turn is inherited by Dash.
As Statsd is the only cross-platform reporting mechanism available (USDT requires a Linux host with superuser privileges and RPCs don't provide as much flexibility as desired), emphasis is placed on using Statsd as the primary way for the Dash daemon to report metrics related to node and network health.
As part of maintaining our Statsd client, this PR aims to migrate the base of our implementation to [vthiery/cpp-statsd-client](https://github.com/vthiery/cpp-statsd-client), a streamlined implementation that embraces C++11 with a thread-safe implementation of queueing and batching, which reduces the number of packets used to transmit stats.
These capabilities are optional and users can opt not to use them by setting `-statsduration=0` to disable queueing (which will also disable batching) or `-statsbatchsize=0`, which will disable batching (but will not disable queueing unless requested explicitly).
## Additional Information
* Dependent on https://github.com/dashpay/dash/pull/5167
* `RawSender` (and by extension, `RawMessage`) strive to remain as unopinionated as possible, moving the responsibility to construct valid Statsd messages onto `StatsdClient`. This is to ensure that `RawSender` can be reused down the line or independently extended without impacting the Statsd client.
* `RawMessage` exists to provide extensions to `std::vector<uint8_t>` that make it easier to abstract away strings while also implementing some of its semantics like `append()` (and its alias, `+=`).
* `InitStatsClient()` was introduced to keep `StatsdClient` indifferent to _how_ arguments are obtained and sanitized before they're supplied to the constructor. This is to keep it indifferent to all the backwards-compatibility code for deprecated arguments still work.
* When constructing the Statsd message, we can use `%f` without having to specify a precision as tinyformat automatically assumes a precision of 6 ([source](17110f50b3/src/tinyformat.h (L673))) and problems don't seem to be observed when using `%f` with integers ([source](https://github.com/dashpay/dash/pull/6267#issuecomment-2345592051)).
* As a guardrail, there is a `static_assert` to ensure that a specialization of `send()` involving a non-arithmetic type will raise alarm when compiling ([source](a0ce720207/src/stats/client.cpp (L145))).
## Breaking changes
* `-statsenabled` (replaced with specifying `-statshost`), `-statshostname` (replaced by `-statssuffix`) and `-statsns` (replaced by `-statsprefix`) have been deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
## Checklist:
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
- [x] I have added or updated relevant unit/integration/functional/e2e tests **(note: N/A)**
- [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
- [x] I have assigned this pull request to a milestone _(for repository code-owners and collaborators only)_
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This is the official reference wallet for Dash digital currency and comprises the backbone of the Dash peer-to-peer network. You can download Dash Core or build it yourself using the guides below.
Running
The following are some helpful notes on how to run Dash Core on your native platform.
Unix
Unpack the files into a directory and run:
bin/dash-qt (GUI) or
bin/dashd (headless)
Windows
Unpack the files into a directory, and then run dash-qt.exe.
macOS
Drag Dash Core to your applications folder, and then run Dash Core.
The following are developer notes on how to build Dash Core on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.
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