confirmation depth
- CURIE:
gmeow:confirmationDepth - IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/confirmationDepth
- Category: property
- Defined by:
gmeow:slices/attestation - Box roles: CBox role, RBox role (What is this?)
The number of blocks confirming a transaction or log entry since its inclusion. Domain-free.
Structure
Property shape: datatype property; ? -> xsd:integer
Practical Pattern
Use gmeow:confirmationDepth from ? to xsd:integer when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.
Usage Advice
Use when
- Use to record how many blocks have confirmed a transaction or log entry since inclusion — the depth a consumer weighs when judging settlement risk.
Avoid when
- Avoid for the categorical finality state (that is
gmeow:finalityStatus/gmeow:LedgerFinalityStatus); depth is the raw count, not the pending/confirmed/finalized classification, and the threshold judgement is a solver concern.
How to use
- Record the integer depth as observed at a point in time; pair it with
gmeow:finalityStatus, and let the solver layer map depth to a settlement decision under chain-specific rules (Principle 12).
Examples
- ex:tx1
gmeow:confirmationDepth12.