Update pkg/appconsts/consensus_consts.go

Co-authored-by: Rootul P <rootulp@gmail.com>
celestiaorg · Sep 13, 2023 · efd3800 · efd3800
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diff --git a/pkg/appconsts/consensus_consts.go b/pkg/appconsts/consensus_consts.go
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@ import "time"
 const (
 	TimeoutPropose = time.Second * 10
 	TimeoutCommit  = time.Second * 11
-	GoalBlockTime  = time.Second * 15
+	// GoalBlockTime is the target time interval between blocks. Since the block
+	// interval isn't enforced at consensus, the real block interval isn't
+	// guaranteed to exactly match GoalBlockTime. GoalBlockTime is currently targeted
+	// through static timeouts (i.e. TimeoutPropose, TimeoutCommit).
+	GoalBlockTime = time.Second * 15
 )