### Original PR https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/14137

This PR brings in the first version of the "_`frame` umbrella crate_".
This crate is intended to serve two purposes:

1. documentation
2. easier development with frame. Ideally, we want most users to be able
to build a frame-based pallet and runtime using just `frame` (plus
`scale-codec` and `scale-info`).

The crate is not finalized and is not yet intended for external use.
Therefore, the version is set to `0.0.1-dev`, this PR is `silent`, and
the entire crate is hidden behind the `experimental` flag. The main
intention in merging it early on is to be able to iterate on it in the
rest of
[`developer-hub`](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs/)
efforts.

The public API of the `frame` crate is at the moment as follows: 

```
pub mod frame
pub use frame::log
pub use frame::pallet
pub mod frame::arithmetic
pub use frame::arithmetic::<<sp_arithmetic::*>>
pub use frame::arithmetic::<<sp_arithmetic::traits::*>>
pub mod frame::deps
pub use frame::deps::codec
pub use frame::deps::frame_executive
pub use frame::deps::frame_support
pub use frame::deps::frame_system
pub use frame::deps::scale_info
pub use frame::deps::sp_api
pub use frame::deps::sp_arithmetic
pub use frame::deps::sp_block_builder
pub use frame::deps::sp_consensus_aura
pub use frame::deps::sp_consensus_grandpa
pub use frame::deps::sp_core
pub use frame::deps::sp_inherents
pub use frame::deps::sp_io
pub use frame::deps::sp_offchain
pub use frame::deps::sp_runtime
pub use frame::deps::sp_std
pub use frame::deps::sp_version
pub mod frame::derive
pub use frame::derive::CloneNoBound
pub use frame::derive::Debug
pub use frame::derive::Debug
pub use frame::derive::DebugNoBound
pub use frame::derive::Decode
pub use frame::derive::Decode
pub use frame::derive::DefaultNoBound
pub use frame::derive::Encode
pub use frame::derive::Encode
pub use frame::derive::EqNoBound
pub use frame::derive::PartialEqNoBound
pub use frame::derive::RuntimeDebug
pub use frame::derive::RuntimeDebugNoBound
pub use frame::derive::TypeInfo
pub use frame::derive::TypeInfo
pub mod frame::prelude
pub use frame::prelude::<<frame_support::pallet_prelude::*>>
pub use frame::prelude::<<frame_system::pallet_prelude::*>>
pub use frame::prelude::<<sp_std::prelude::*>>
pub use frame::prelude::CloneNoBound
pub use frame::prelude::Debug
pub use frame::prelude::Debug
pub use frame::prelude::DebugNoBound
pub use frame::prelude::Decode
pub use frame::prelude::Decode
pub use frame::prelude::DefaultNoBound
pub use frame::prelude::Encode
pub use frame::prelude::Encode
pub use frame::prelude::EqNoBound
pub use frame::prelude::PartialEqNoBound
pub use frame::prelude::RuntimeDebug
pub use frame::prelude::RuntimeDebugNoBound
pub use frame::prelude::TypeInfo
pub use frame::prelude::TypeInfo
pub use frame::prelude::frame_system
pub mod frame::primitives
pub use frame::primitives::BlakeTwo256
pub use frame::primitives::H160
pub use frame::primitives::H256
pub use frame::primitives::H512
pub use frame::primitives::Hash
pub use frame::primitives::Keccak256
pub use frame::primitives::U256
pub use frame::primitives::U512
pub mod frame::runtime
pub mod frame::runtime::apis
pub use frame::runtime::apis::<<frame_system_rpc_runtime_api::*>>
pub use frame::runtime::apis::<<sp_api::*>>
pub use frame::runtime::apis::<<sp_block_builder::*>>
pub use frame::runtime::apis::<<sp_consensus_aura::*>>
pub use frame::runtime::apis::<<sp_consensus_grandpa::*>>
pub use frame::runtime::apis::<<sp_offchain::*>>
pub use frame::runtime::apis::<<sp_session::runtime_api::*>>
pub use frame::runtime::apis::<<sp_transaction_pool::runtime_api::*>>
pub use frame::runtime::apis::ApplyExtrinsicResult
pub use frame::runtime::apis::CheckInherentsResult
pub use frame::runtime::apis::InherentData
pub use frame::runtime::apis::OpaqueMetadata
pub use frame::runtime::apis::impl_runtime_apis
pub use frame::runtime::apis::sp_api
pub mod frame::runtime::prelude
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::<<frame_executive::*>>
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ConstBool
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ConstI128
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ConstI16
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ConstI32
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ConstI64
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ConstI8
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ConstU128
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ConstU16
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ConstU32
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ConstU64
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ConstU8
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::NativeVersion
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::RuntimeVersion
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::construct_runtime
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::create_runtime_str
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::derive_impl
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::frame_support
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::ord_parameter_types
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::parameter_types
pub use frame::runtime::prelude::runtime_version
pub mod frame::runtime::testing_prelude
pub use frame::runtime::testing_prelude::BuildStorage
pub use frame::runtime::testing_prelude::Storage
pub mod frame::runtime::types_common
pub type frame::runtime::types_common::AccountId = <<frame::runtime::types_common::Signature as sp_runtime::traits::Verify>::Signer as sp_runtime::traits::IdentifyAccount>::AccountId
pub type frame::runtime::types_common::BlockNumber = u32
pub type frame::runtime::types_common::BlockOf<T, Extra> = sp_runtime::generic::block::Block<sp_runtime::generic::header::Header<frame::runtime::types_common::BlockNumber, sp_runtime::traits::BlakeTwo256>, sp_runtime::generic::unchecked_extrinsic::UncheckedExtrinsic<sp_runtime::multiaddress::MultiAddress<frame::runtime::types_common::AccountId, ()>, <T as frame_system::pallet::Config>::RuntimeCall, frame::runtime::types_common::Signature, Extra>>
pub type frame::runtime::types_common::OpaqueBlock = sp_runtime::generic::block::Block<sp_runtime::generic::header::Header<frame::runtime::types_common::BlockNumber, sp_runtime::traits::BlakeTwo256>, sp_runtime::OpaqueExtrinsic>
pub type frame::runtime::types_common::Signature = sp_runtime::MultiSignature
pub type frame::runtime::types_common::SystemSignedExtensionsOf<T> = (frame_system::extensions::check_non_zero_sender::CheckNonZeroSender<T>, frame_system::extensions::check_spec_version::CheckSpecVersion<T>, frame_system::extensions::check_tx_version::CheckTxVersion<T>, frame_system::extensions::check_genesis::CheckGenesis<T>, frame_system::extensions::check_mortality::CheckMortality<T>, frame_system::extensions::check_nonce::CheckNonce<T>, frame_system::extensions::check_weight::CheckWeight<T>)
pub mod frame::testing_prelude
pub use frame::testing_prelude::<<frame_executive::*>>
pub use frame::testing_prelude::<<frame_system::mocking::*>>
pub use frame::testing_prelude::BuildStorage
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ConstBool
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ConstI128
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ConstI16
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ConstI32
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ConstI64
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ConstI8
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ConstU128
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ConstU16
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ConstU32
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ConstU64
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ConstU8
pub use frame::testing_prelude::NativeVersion
pub use frame::testing_prelude::RuntimeVersion
pub use frame::testing_prelude::Storage
pub use frame::testing_prelude::TestState
pub use frame::testing_prelude::assert_err
pub use frame::testing_prelude::assert_err_ignore_postinfo
pub use frame::testing_prelude::assert_error_encoded_size
pub use frame::testing_prelude::assert_noop
pub use frame::testing_prelude::assert_ok
pub use frame::testing_prelude::assert_storage_noop
pub use frame::testing_prelude::construct_runtime
pub use frame::testing_prelude::create_runtime_str
pub use frame::testing_prelude::derive_impl
pub use frame::testing_prelude::frame_support
pub use frame::testing_prelude::frame_system
pub use frame::testing_prelude::if_std
pub use frame::testing_prelude::ord_parameter_types
pub use frame::testing_prelude::parameter_types
pub use frame::testing_prelude::runtime_version
pub use frame::testing_prelude::storage_alias
pub mod frame::traits
pub use frame::traits::<<frame_support::traits::*>>
pub use frame::traits::<<sp_runtime::traits::*>>
```

---

The road to full stabilization is

- [ ] https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues/127


- [ ] have a more intentional version bump, as opposed to the current bi
weekly force-major-bump
- [ ] revise the internal API of `frame`, especially what goes into the
`prelude`s.
- [ ] migrate all internal pallets and runtime to use `frame`

---------

Co-authored-by: kianenigma <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Kian Paimani <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Oliver Tale-Yazdi <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Francisco Aguirre <[email protected]>