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This change lets IPC serialization code handle FoundBlock arguments more simply and efficiently. Without this change there was no way to determine from a FoundBlock object whether a block was found or not. So in order to correctly implement behavior of leaving FoundBlock output variables unmodified when a block was not found, IPC code would have to read preexisting output variable values from the local process, send them to the remote process, receive output values back from the remote process, and save them to output variables unconditionally. With FoundBlock.found method, the process is simpler. There's no need to read or send preexisting local output variable values, just to read final output values from the remote process and set them conditionally if the block was found.
Internal c++ interfaces
The following interfaces are defined here:
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Chain— used by wallet to access blockchain and mempool state. Added in #14437, #14711, #15288, and #10973. -
ChainClient— used by node to start & stopChainclients. Added in #14437. -
Node— used by GUI to start & stop bitcoin node. Added in #10244. -
Handler— returned byhandleEventmethods on interfaces above and used to manage lifetimes of event handlers. -
Init— used by multiprocess code to access interfaces above on startup. Added in #19160. -
Ipc— used by multiprocess code to accessInitinterface across processes. Added in #19160.
The interfaces above define boundaries between major components of bitcoin code (node, wallet, and gui), making it possible for them to run in different processes, and be tested, developed, and understood independently. These interfaces are not currently designed to be stable or to be used externally.