Ava Chow b08041cac8
Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#32845: rpc, test: Fix JSON parsing errors in unloadwallet and getdescriptoractivity RPCs
c5c1960f9350d6315cadbdc95fface5f85f25806 doc: Add release notes for changes in RPCs (pablomartin4btc)
90fd5acbe57edb219a5dcbdc1095e11ae5398da5 rpc, test: Fix error message in getdescriptoractivity (pablomartin4btc)
39fef1d203678291020aa1adb2e420a117f86169 test: Add missing logging info for each test (pablomartin4btc)
53ac704efd668f7d4ad74158e628023c9a34141f rpc, test: Fix error message in unloadwallet (pablomartin4btc)
1fc3a8e8e7ae4698ac5cd5292a7e7e37097d37ce rpc, test: Add EnsureUniqueWalletName tests (pablomartin4btc)
b635bc0896294af5afa1b18a35f307dfae441bb8 rpc, util: Add EnsureUniqueWalletName (pablomartin4btc)

Pull request description:

  Currently, `unloadwallet` RPC call fails with a JSON parsing error when no `wallet_name` argument is provided. This behavior is misleading because the error originates from a low-level JSON type mismatch, rather than clearly indicating that the wallet name or RPC endpoint (`-rpcwallet=...`) is missing. Also, found out that the [issue](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/13111#issuecomment-398831543) was noticed during its implementation but never addressed.

  In addition, I've verified all RPC commands calls finding that `getdescriptoractivity` had the same problem, but related to the array input types (blockhashes & descriptors), so I've corrected that RPC as well. For consistency I've added the missing logging info for each test case in `test/functional/rpc_getdescriptoractivity.py` in preparation for the new test.

  **_-Before_**
  ```
  ./build/bin/bitcoin-cli -regtest -datadir=/tmp/btc unloadwallet
  error code: -3
  error message:
  JSON value of type number is not of expected type string
  ```
  ```
  ./build/bin/bitcoin-cli -regtest -datadir=/tmp/btc getdescriptoractivity
  error code: -3
  error message:
  JSON value of type null is not of expected type array
  ```
  ```
  ./build/bin/bitcoin-cli -regtest -datadir=/tmp/btc getdescriptoractivity '[]'
  error code: -3
  error message:
  JSON value of type null is not of expected type array
  ```
  **_-After_**
  ```
  ./build/bin/bitcoin-cli -regtest -datadir=/tmp/btc unloadwallet
  error code: -8
  error message:
  Either the RPC endpoint wallet or the wallet name parameter must be provided
  ```
  ```
  ./build/bin/bitcoin-cli -regtest -datadir=/tmp/btc getdescriptoractivity
  error code: -1
  error message:
  getdescriptoractivity ["blockhash",...] [scanobjects,...] ( include_mempool )

  Get spend and receive activity associated with a set of descriptors for a set of blocks. This command pairs well with the `relevant_blocks` output of `scanblocks()`.
  This call may take several minutes. If you encounter timeouts, try specifying no RPC timeout (bitcoin-cli -rpcclienttimeout=0)

  Arguments:
  1. blockhashes                   (json array, required) The list of blockhashes to examine for activity. Order doesn't matter. Must be along main chain or an error is thrown.

       [
         "blockhash",              (string) A valid blockhash
         ...
       ]
  2. scanobjects                   (json array, required) Array of scan objects. Every scan object is either a string descriptor or an object:
       [
         "descriptor",             (string) An output descriptor
         {                         (json object) An object with output descriptor and metadata
           "desc": "str",          (string, required) An output descriptor
           "range": n or [n,n],    (numeric or array, optional, default=1000) The range of HD chain indexes to explore (either end or [begin,end])
         },
         ...
       ]
  3. include_mempool               (boolean, optional, default=true) Whether to include unconfirmed activity

  ...
  ```
  ```
  ./build/bin/bitcoin-cli -regtest -datadir=/tmp/btc getdescriptoractivity '[]'
  error code: -1
  error message:
  getdescriptoractivity ["blockhash",...] [scanobjects,...] ( include_mempool )

  ...
  ```

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Bitcoin Core

Setup

Bitcoin Core is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network. It downloads and, by default, stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions, which requires several hundred gigabytes or more of disk space. Depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to several days or more.

To download Bitcoin Core, visit bitcoincore.org.

Running

The following are some helpful notes on how to run Bitcoin Core on your native platform.

Unix

Unpack the files into a directory and run:

  • bin/bitcoin-qt (GUI) or
  • bin/bitcoind (headless)
  • bin/bitcoin (wrapper command)

The bitcoin command supports subcommands like bitcoin gui, bitcoin node, and bitcoin rpc exposing different functionality. Subcommands can be listed with bitcoin help.

Windows

Unpack the files into a directory, and then run bitcoin-qt.exe.

macOS

Drag Bitcoin Core to your applications folder, and then run Bitcoin Core.

Need Help?

Building

The following are developer notes on how to build Bitcoin Core on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.

Development

The Bitcoin repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.

Resources

Miscellaneous

License

Distributed under the MIT software license.