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authorWladimir J. van der Laan <laanwj@gmail.com>2013-10-11 23:09:59 +0200
committerWladimir J. van der Laan <laanwj@gmail.com>2013-10-21 09:22:48 +0200
commit2a03a39020da5ae38f05c38a5bf92c023acdeb90 (patch)
tree0428ba46a5f377dadddf0c570b908043f1fcbeb5 /src/init.cpp
parentcc7562b7d2dc4eae6e3ab930a2a37cd3c00aac5d (diff)
Add separate bitcoin-rpc client
This adds an executable `bitcoin-rpc` that only serves as a Bitcoin RPC client. The commit does not remove RPC functionality from the `bitcoind` yet, this functionality should be deprecated but is left for a later version to give users some time to switch.
Diffstat (limited to 'src/init.cpp')
-rw-r--r--src/init.cpp165
1 files changed, 96 insertions, 69 deletions
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index daa12d8995..6493679d2e 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -171,94 +171,121 @@ bool static Bind(const CService &addr, unsigned int flags) {
return true;
}
-// Core-specific options shared between UI and daemon
-std::string HelpMessage()
+// Core-specific options shared between UI, daemon and RPC client
+std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode hmm)
{
string strUsage = _("Options:") + "\n";
strUsage += " -? " + _("This help message") + "\n";
strUsage += " -conf=<file> " + _("Specify configuration file (default: bitcoin.conf)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -pid=<file> " + _("Specify pid file (default: bitcoind.pid)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -gen " + _("Generate coins (default: 0)") + "\n";
strUsage += " -datadir=<dir> " + _("Specify data directory") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -wallet=<file> " + _("Specify wallet file (within data directory)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -dbcache=<n> " + _("Set database cache size in megabytes (default: 25)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -timeout=<n> " + _("Specify connection timeout in milliseconds (default: 5000)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -proxy=<ip:port> " + _("Connect through socks proxy") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -socks=<n> " + _("Select the version of socks proxy to use (4-5, default: 5)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -onion=<ip:port> " + _("Use proxy to reach tor hidden services (default: same as -proxy)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -dns " + _("Allow DNS lookups for -addnode, -seednode and -connect") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -port=<port> " + _("Listen for connections on <port> (default: 8333 or testnet: 18333)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -maxconnections=<n> " + _("Maintain at most <n> connections to peers (default: 125)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -addnode=<ip> " + _("Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection open") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -connect=<ip> " + _("Connect only to the specified node(s)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -seednode=<ip> " + _("Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -externalip=<ip> " + _("Specify your own public address") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -onlynet=<net> " + _("Only connect to nodes in network <net> (IPv4, IPv6 or Tor)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -discover " + _("Discover own IP address (default: 1 when listening and no -externalip)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -checkpoints " + _("Only accept block chain matching built-in checkpoints (default: 1)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -listen " + _("Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no -proxy or -connect)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -bind=<addr> " + _("Bind to given address and always listen on it. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -dnsseed " + _("Find peers using DNS lookup (default: 1 unless -connect)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -banscore=<n> " + _("Threshold for disconnecting misbehaving peers (default: 100)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -bantime=<n> " + _("Number of seconds to keep misbehaving peers from reconnecting (default: 86400)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -maxreceivebuffer=<n> " + _("Maximum per-connection receive buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: 5000)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -maxsendbuffer=<n> " + _("Maximum per-connection send buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: 1000)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -testnet " + _("Use the test network") + "\n";
+
+ if(hmm == HMM_BITCOIND || hmm == HMM_BITCOIN_QT)
+ {
+ strUsage += " -pid=<file> " + _("Specify pid file (default: bitcoind.pid)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -gen " + _("Generate coins (default: 0)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -wallet=<file> " + _("Specify wallet file (within data directory)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -dbcache=<n> " + _("Set database cache size in megabytes (default: 25)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -timeout=<n> " + _("Specify connection timeout in milliseconds (default: 5000)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -proxy=<ip:port> " + _("Connect through socks proxy") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -socks=<n> " + _("Select the version of socks proxy to use (4-5, default: 5)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -onion=<ip:port> " + _("Use proxy to reach tor hidden services (default: same as -proxy)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -dns " + _("Allow DNS lookups for -addnode, -seednode and -connect") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -port=<port> " + _("Listen for connections on <port> (default: 8333 or testnet: 18333)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -maxconnections=<n> " + _("Maintain at most <n> connections to peers (default: 125)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -addnode=<ip> " + _("Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection open") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -connect=<ip> " + _("Connect only to the specified node(s)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -seednode=<ip> " + _("Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -externalip=<ip> " + _("Specify your own public address") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -onlynet=<net> " + _("Only connect to nodes in network <net> (IPv4, IPv6 or Tor)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -discover " + _("Discover own IP address (default: 1 when listening and no -externalip)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -checkpoints " + _("Only accept block chain matching built-in checkpoints (default: 1)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -listen " + _("Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no -proxy or -connect)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -bind=<addr> " + _("Bind to given address and always listen on it. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -dnsseed " + _("Find peers using DNS lookup (default: 1 unless -connect)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -banscore=<n> " + _("Threshold for disconnecting misbehaving peers (default: 100)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -bantime=<n> " + _("Number of seconds to keep misbehaving peers from reconnecting (default: 86400)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -maxreceivebuffer=<n> " + _("Maximum per-connection receive buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: 5000)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -maxsendbuffer=<n> " + _("Maximum per-connection send buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: 1000)") + "\n";
#ifdef USE_UPNP
#if USE_UPNP
- strUsage += " -upnp " + _("Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: 1 when listening)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -upnp " + _("Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: 1 when listening)") + "\n";
#else
- strUsage += " -upnp " + _("Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: 0)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -upnp " + _("Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: 0)") + "\n";
+#endif
#endif
+ strUsage += " -paytxfee=<amt> " + _("Fee per KB to add to transactions you send") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -debug " + _("Output extra debugging information. Implies all other -debug* options") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -debugnet " + _("Output extra network debugging information") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -logtimestamps " + _("Prepend debug output with timestamp") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -shrinkdebugfile " + _("Shrink debug.log file on client startup (default: 1 when no -debug)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -printtoconsole " + _("Send trace/debug info to console instead of debug.log file") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -regtest " + _("Enter regression test mode, which uses a special chain in which blocks can be "
+ "solved instantly. This is intended for regression testing tools and app development.") + "\n";
+#ifdef WIN32
+ strUsage += " -printtodebugger " + _("Send trace/debug info to debugger") + "\n";
#endif
- strUsage += " -paytxfee=<amt> " + _("Fee per KB to add to transactions you send") + "\n";
- if (fHaveGUI)
+ }
+
+ if (hmm == HMM_BITCOIN_QT)
+ {
strUsage += " -server " + _("Accept command line and JSON-RPC commands") + "\n";
+ }
+
+ if (hmm == HMM_BITCOIND)
+ {
#if !defined(WIN32)
- if (fHaveGUI)
strUsage += " -daemon " + _("Run in the background as a daemon and accept commands") + "\n";
#endif
- strUsage += " -testnet " + _("Use the test network") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -debug " + _("Output extra debugging information. Implies all other -debug* options") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -debugnet " + _("Output extra network debugging information") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -logtimestamps " + _("Prepend debug output with timestamp") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -shrinkdebugfile " + _("Shrink debug.log file on client startup (default: 1 when no -debug)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -printtoconsole " + _("Send trace/debug info to console instead of debug.log file") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -regtest " + _("Enter regression test mode, which uses a special chain in which blocks can be "
- "solved instantly. This is intended for regression testing tools and app development.") + "\n";
-#ifdef WIN32
- strUsage += " -printtodebugger " + _("Send trace/debug info to debugger") + "\n";
-#endif
+ }
+
+ if (hmm == HMM_BITCOIND || hmm == HMM_BITCOIN_CLI)
+ {
+ strUsage += " -rpcconnect=<ip> " + _("Send commands to node running on <ip> (default: 127.0.0.1)") + "\n";
+ }
+
strUsage += " -rpcuser=<user> " + _("Username for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcpassword=<pw> " + _("Password for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcport=<port> " + _("Listen for JSON-RPC connections on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcallowip=<ip> " + _("Allow JSON-RPC connections from specified IP address") + "\n";
- if (!fHaveGUI)
- strUsage += " -rpcconnect=<ip> " + _("Send commands to node running on <ip> (default: 127.0.0.1)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcthreads=<n> " + _("Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: 4)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -blocknotify=<cmd> " + _("Execute command when the best block changes (%s in cmd is replaced by block hash)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -walletnotify=<cmd> " + _("Execute command when a wallet transaction changes (%s in cmd is replaced by TxID)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -alertnotify=<cmd> " + _("Execute command when a relevant alert is received or we see a really long fork (%s in cmd is replaced by message)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -upgradewallet " + _("Upgrade wallet to latest format") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -keypool=<n> " + _("Set key pool size to <n> (default: 100)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rescan " + _("Rescan the block chain for missing wallet transactions") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -salvagewallet " + _("Attempt to recover private keys from a corrupt wallet.dat") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -checkblocks=<n> " + _("How many blocks to check at startup (default: 288, 0 = all)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -checklevel=<n> " + _("How thorough the block verification is (0-4, default: 3)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -txindex " + _("Maintain a full transaction index (default: 0)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -loadblock=<file> " + _("Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -reindex " + _("Rebuild block chain index from current blk000??.dat files") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -par=<n> " + _("Set the number of script verification threads (up to 16, 0 = auto, <0 = leave that many cores free, default: 0)") + "\n";
-
- strUsage += "\n" + _("Block creation options:") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -blockminsize=<n> " + _("Set minimum block size in bytes (default: 0)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -blockmaxsize=<n> " + _("Set maximum block size in bytes (default: 250000)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -blockprioritysize=<n> " + _("Set maximum size of high-priority/low-fee transactions in bytes (default: 27000)") + "\n";
+ if (hmm == HMM_BITCOIND || hmm == HMM_BITCOIN_QT)
+ {
+ strUsage += " -rpcport=<port> " + _("Listen for JSON-RPC connections on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)") + "\n";
+ } else {
+ strUsage += " -rpcport=<port> " + _("Connect to JSON-RPC on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)") + "\n";
+ }
+
+ if(hmm == HMM_BITCOIND || hmm == HMM_BITCOIN_QT)
+ {
+ strUsage += " -rpcallowip=<ip> " + _("Allow JSON-RPC connections from specified IP address") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -rpcthreads=<n> " + _("Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: 4)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -blocknotify=<cmd> " + _("Execute command when the best block changes (%s in cmd is replaced by block hash)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -walletnotify=<cmd> " + _("Execute command when a wallet transaction changes (%s in cmd is replaced by TxID)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -alertnotify=<cmd> " + _("Execute command when a relevant alert is received or we see a really long fork (%s in cmd is replaced by message)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -upgradewallet " + _("Upgrade wallet to latest format") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -keypool=<n> " + _("Set key pool size to <n> (default: 100)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -rescan " + _("Rescan the block chain for missing wallet transactions") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -salvagewallet " + _("Attempt to recover private keys from a corrupt wallet.dat") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -checkblocks=<n> " + _("How many blocks to check at startup (default: 288, 0 = all)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -checklevel=<n> " + _("How thorough the block verification is (0-4, default: 3)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -txindex " + _("Maintain a full transaction index (default: 0)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -loadblock=<file> " + _("Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -reindex " + _("Rebuild block chain index from current blk000??.dat files") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -par=<n> " + _("Set the number of script verification threads (up to 16, 0 = auto, <0 = leave that many cores free, default: 0)") + "\n";
+
+ strUsage += "\n" + _("Block creation options:") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -blockminsize=<n> " + _("Set minimum block size in bytes (default: 0)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -blockmaxsize=<n> " + _("Set maximum block size in bytes (default: 250000)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -blockprioritysize=<n> " + _("Set maximum size of high-priority/low-fee transactions in bytes (default: 27000)") + "\n";
+ }
strUsage += "\n" + _("SSL options: (see the Bitcoin Wiki for SSL setup instructions)") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcssl " + _("Use OpenSSL (https) for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcsslcertificatechainfile=<file.cert> " + _("Server certificate file (default: server.cert)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcsslprivatekeyfile=<file.pem> " + _("Server private key (default: server.pem)") + "\n";
- strUsage += " -rpcsslciphers=<ciphers> " + _("Acceptable ciphers (default: TLSv1.2+HIGH:TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!3DES:@STRENGTH)") + "\n";
+ if (hmm == HMM_BITCOIND || hmm == HMM_BITCOIN_QT)
+ {
+ strUsage += " -rpcsslcertificatechainfile=<file.cert> " + _("Server certificate file (default: server.cert)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -rpcsslprivatekeyfile=<file.pem> " + _("Server private key (default: server.pem)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -rpcsslciphers=<ciphers> " + _("Acceptable ciphers (default: TLSv1.2+HIGH:TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!3DES:@STRENGTH)") + "\n";
+ strUsage += " -rpcsslciphers=<ciphers> " + _("Acceptable ciphers (default: TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!AH:!3DES:@STRENGTH)") + "\n";
+ }
return strUsage;
}