* perf: rework benchmarks

* abstract everything into a utils folder

* fix spacing

* fix file structure naming to camelcase

* add accounts balance benchmarks

* expand the benches readme

* add benches for accoutns vesting info

* add accounts validate to the benchmarks

* add accounts staking endpoints

* add pallets staking progress

* add pallets storage

* add readme

* add pallets palletid storage storageId endpoint

* add paras endpoint

* add /paras/leases/current

* added /paras/auctions/current

* add /paras/crowdloans

* add `/paras/{paraId}/crowdloans-info`

* add /paras/{paraId}/leas-info

* update readme

* fix logging

* change returned logging

* add comment to sidecar script api

* switch scripts to use a different launchProcess response

* fix e2e-helpers statusresponse

* fix stdout and stderr

* add script to package.json

* cleanup script

* add WRK_TIME_LENGTH

* fix grumble

* fix grumbles

* delete benchmarks.txt

* add benchmarks.txt to gitignore

* cleanup consoles

* start docs

* cleanup code

* finish benchmark docs

* cleanup script

* add accounts convert to benchmarks

* rename blocks

* add blocks header

* add blocks extrinsics

* add blocks head

* add blocks head header

* add node network

* add node transaction pool

* add node version

* add nomination pools

* add runtime spec

* add transaction material

* add pallets staking validators

* add pallets errors

* add pallets errors errorItem

* allow linting of scripts, and lint the scripts directory

* set parser types for e2e scripts

* update readme

* add license

* update benchmarks readme

* fix grumble

* chore(release): 14.3.1

* fix year

* chore(lint): adjust lint script

* docs: additional changes in contributing page (#1186)

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* chore(yarn-dev): update yarn to 3.3.1, and substrate/dev to 0.6.6

* build docs

* chore(release): 14.2.2

* update changelog

* test(e2e-tests): outline errors for the process

* add correct error code when sidecar fails to build

* reorg the tsconfig in e2e tests and where the entry file exists

* add endpoints

* change yarn script names to historical for init

* change request format to return statusCode as well as data

* add working script

* some cleanup

* organize naming

* cleanup

* fix tiny grumble

* add license to file

* add script to startup the e2e tests

* fix small blunders, and add scripts to package.json

* set runE2eTests to runHistoricalE2eTests

* add --local to historical e2e tests

* get local working, and fix resolving errors

* fix is local to fail when a chain is not specified

* DRY up code

* update docs in scripts

* docs in e2e-tests

* cleanup

* add all statemint end points

* make `--local` take in an input

* update release notes

* add latest to readme

* new lint

* chore(deps): update substrate-calc

* chore(deps): update polkadot-js

test(e2e-tests): reorg the e2e-tests to be under a historic folder to prepare for current tests (#1147)

* test: optimize jest performance

* add test:ci

* feat: contracts endpoint boilerplate

* add @polkadot/api-contracts

* set this as a post request

* modify post request handler type

* cleanup service

* add contracts controller to the default controller

* boilerplate tests

* set mock data for contracts

* expand request types to include generic P type

* cleanup controlelr with expanded types and clean naming. Add query params

* add query params

* comment out some tests

* expand query params, and fix logic

* fix small grumble

* add validateAddress middleware

* pass the ContractPromise into the service to make testing possible

* add test for contracts ink

* fix versions

* cleanup contract query calls

* fix inline comments, and cleanup code

* remove parseBNorThrow (only needed for contrcuting contract txs)

* docs

* update 400 errors

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* chore(deps): updated polkadot-js deps

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* chore(deps): updated polkadot-js deps

* chore(deps): update polkadot-js deps

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Bumps [express](https://github.com/expressjs/express) and [@types/express](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/HEAD/types/express). These dependencies needed to be updated together.

Updates `express` from 4.18.1 to 4.18.2
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Updates `@types/express` from 4.17.13 to 4.17.14
- [Release notes](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/releases)
- [Commits](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/commits/HEAD/types/express)

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Bumps [@types/express-serve-static-core](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/HEAD/types/express-serve-static-core) from 4.17.30 to 4.17.31.
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* correct version to 14.0.1

* remove extra lines in changelog
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* chore(release):v14.0.0

* update changelog

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* update docs

* add breaking changes header in changelog

* chore(deps): updated polkadot-js deps

* chore(deps) update polkadot-js deps

* chore(deps): update historyDepth promise call to return u32
remove repeated typecasts

* chore(deps): linting