Release 3.1.0.0.13: bugfixes and improvements

[Jesse Wiley]

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Hello,

Stacks core developers have released Stacks Core version 3.1.0.0.13, available here: https://github.com/stacks-network/stacks-core/releases/tag/3.1.0.0.13.

This release contains several bugfixes and improvements to the stacks-node and stacks-signer binaries, ensuring more consistent block production.
This release is compatible with chainstate directories from 3.x.x.x.x.

The version of stacks-signer compatible with this release is 3.1.0.0.13.0, available at: https://github.com/stacks-network/stacks-core/releases/tag/signer-3.1.0.0.13.0.

Note: This version of the stacks-signer (3.1.0.0.13.0) **requires** stacks-node >= 3.1.0.0.13 as it contains a DB schema change and is not backwards compatible with previous releases.

### Added
  - Added a new RPC endpoint `/v3/health` to query the node's health status. The endpoint returns a 200 status code with relevant synchronization information (including the node's current Stacks tip height, the maximum Stacks tip height among its neighbors, and the difference between these two). A user can use the `difference_from_max_peer` value to decide what is a good threshold for them before considering the node out of sync. The endpoint returns a 500 status code if the query cannot retrieve viable data.
  - Improve prometheus metrics to gain more insights into the current state of the mempool
    - `stacks_node_miner_stop_reason_total`: Counts the number of times the miner stopped mining due to various reasons.
    - Always report the number of transactions mined in the last attempt, even if there were 0
  - Added a new option `--hex-file <file_path>` to `blockstack-cli contract-call` command, that allows to pass a serialized Clarity value by file.
  - Added a new option `--postcondition-mode [allow, deny]` to `blockstack-cli publish` command, to set the post-condition mode to allow or deny on the transaction (default is deny)

### Changed
  - Changed default mempool walk strategy to `NextNonceWithHighestFeeRate`
  - stacks-signer database schema update (requires stacks-node >= 3.1.0.0.13)

### Fixed
  - Fixed an issue that prevented the correct usage of anchor mode options (`--microblock-only`, `--block-only`) when using `blockstack-cli publish` command.
  - Fix several bugs in the mock-miner that caused it to fail to mine blocks in certain conditions


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Stacks Core:

Git commit hash: 8a79aaa7df0f13dfc5ab0d0d0bcb8201c90bcba2

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Stacks Signer:

Git commit hash: 8a79aaa7df0f13dfc5ab0d0d0bcb8201c90bcba2

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Best,
Jesse Wiley
Engineering Partner, Stacks Foundation
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