comment on the counter

MixinNetwork · Nov 15, 2022 · 3a24301 · 3a24301
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diff --git a/store/badger.go b/store/badger.go
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ func (bs *BadgerStorage) WriteSignRequest(assignor, watcher []byte) (time.Time,
 		} else if cb != nil {
 			counter = int(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(cb))
 		} else {
+			// counter means the number of key an identity has used in the node, thus
+			// the first counter returned is 1 after an identity assignor created.
+			// counter is only increased whenever a new key created, i.e. WriteAssignee
 			counter = 1
 		}