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authorWladimir J. van der Laan <laanwj@gmail.com>2018-11-23 08:35:36 +0100
committerWladimir J. van der Laan <laanwj@gmail.com>2018-11-23 09:42:33 +0100
commita0d86815cda982d06db333fd9290aa82660807cb (patch)
tree1046bf15a8216e3ab0ceb3288933976740319e85 /src/rpc
parentd7fbe7d927eae37056a751af681507c06c774f2f (diff)
parentfa5e0452e875a7ca6bf6fe61fdd652d341eece40 (diff)
downloadbitcoin-a0d86815cda982d06db333fd9290aa82660807cb.tar.xz
Merge #14726: Use RPCHelpMan for all RPCs
fa5e0452e875a7ca6bf6fe61fdd652d341eece40 rpc: Documentation fixups (MarcoFalke) fa91e8eda541acdb78ca481b74605639f319c108 Use RPCHelpMan for all RPCs (MarcoFalke) fa520e72f7b5964cea1ade666e71212914556cf3 lint: Must use RPCHelpMan to generate the RPC docs (MarcoFalke) Pull request description: The resulting documentation should not change unless the type in the oneline-summary was previously incorrect. (E.g. string vs bool) Tree-SHA512: 4ff355b6a53178f02781e97a7aca7ee1d0d97ff348b6bf5a01caa1c96904ee33c704465fae54c2cd7445097427fd04c71ad3779bb7a7ed886055ef36c1b5a1d0
Diffstat (limited to 'src/rpc')
-rw-r--r--src/rpc/blockchain.cpp275
-rw-r--r--src/rpc/mining.cpp131
-rw-r--r--src/rpc/misc.cpp71
-rw-r--r--src/rpc/net.cpp108
-rw-r--r--src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp130
-rw-r--r--src/rpc/server.cpp18
-rw-r--r--src/rpc/util.cpp4
-rw-r--r--src/rpc/util.h14
8 files changed, 516 insertions, 235 deletions
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index c48224b245..e3d9357358 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@ static UniValue getblockcount(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getblockcount\n"
- "\nReturns the number of blocks in the longest blockchain.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getblockcount",
+ "\nReturns the number of blocks in the longest blockchain.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"n (numeric) The current block count\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
@@ -179,8 +180,9 @@ static UniValue getbestblockhash(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getbestblockhash\n"
- "\nReturns the hash of the best (tip) block in the longest blockchain.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getbestblockhash",
+ "\nReturns the hash of the best (tip) block in the longest blockchain.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"\"hex\" (string) the block hash, hex-encoded\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
@@ -206,9 +208,13 @@ static UniValue waitfornewblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "waitfornewblock (timeout)\n"
- "\nWaits for a specific new block and returns useful info about it.\n"
- "\nReturns the current block on timeout or exit.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"waitfornewblock",
+ "\nWaits for a specific new block and returns useful info about it.\n"
+ "\nReturns the current block on timeout or exit.\n",
+ {
+ {"timeout", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. timeout (int, optional, default=0) Time in milliseconds to wait for a response. 0 indicates no timeout.\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -244,9 +250,14 @@ static UniValue waitforblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "waitforblock <blockhash> (timeout)\n"
- "\nWaits for a specific new block and returns useful info about it.\n"
- "\nReturns the current block on timeout or exit.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"waitforblock",
+ "\nWaits for a specific new block and returns useful info about it.\n"
+ "\nReturns the current block on timeout or exit.\n",
+ {
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"timeout", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"blockhash\" (required, string) Block hash to wait for.\n"
"2. timeout (int, optional, default=0) Time in milliseconds to wait for a response. 0 indicates no timeout.\n"
@@ -286,10 +297,15 @@ static UniValue waitforblockheight(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "waitforblockheight height ( timeout )\n"
- "\nWaits for (at least) block height and returns the height and hash\n"
- "of the current tip.\n"
- "\nReturns the current block on timeout or exit.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"waitforblockheight",
+ "\nWaits for (at least) block height and returns the height and hash\n"
+ "of the current tip.\n"
+ "\nReturns the current block on timeout or exit.\n",
+ {
+ {"height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ {"timeout", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. height (int, required) Block height to wait for.\n"
"2. timeout (int, optional, default=0) Time in milliseconds to wait for a response. 0 indicates no timeout.\n"
@@ -328,8 +344,9 @@ static UniValue syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 0) {
throw std::runtime_error(
- "syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue\n"
- "\nWaits for the validation interface queue to catch up on everything that was there when we entered this function.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue",
+ "\nWaits for the validation interface queue to catch up on everything that was there when we entered this function.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue","")
+ HelpExampleRpc("syncwithvalidationinterfacequeue","")
@@ -343,8 +360,9 @@ static UniValue getdifficulty(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getdifficulty\n"
- "\nReturns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getdifficulty",
+ "\nReturns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"n.nnn (numeric) the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
@@ -477,8 +495,12 @@ static UniValue getrawmempool(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getrawmempool ( verbose )\n"
- "\nReturns all transaction ids in memory pool as a json array of string transaction ids.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getrawmempool",
+ "\nReturns all transaction ids in memory pool as a json array of string transaction ids.\n",
+ {
+ {"verbose", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nHint: use getmempoolentry to fetch a specific transaction from the mempool.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. verbose (boolean, optional, default=false) True for a json object, false for array of transaction ids\n"
@@ -509,8 +531,13 @@ static UniValue getmempoolancestors(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2) {
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getmempoolancestors txid ( verbose )\n"
- "\nIf txid is in the mempool, returns all in-mempool ancestors.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getmempoolancestors",
+ "\nIf txid is in the mempool, returns all in-mempool ancestors.\n",
+ {
+ {"txid", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ {"verbose", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"txid\" (string, required) The transaction id (must be in mempool)\n"
"2. verbose (boolean, optional, default=false) True for a json object, false for array of transaction ids\n"
@@ -573,8 +600,13 @@ static UniValue getmempooldescendants(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2) {
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getmempooldescendants txid ( verbose )\n"
- "\nIf txid is in the mempool, returns all in-mempool descendants.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getmempooldescendants",
+ "\nIf txid is in the mempool, returns all in-mempool descendants.\n",
+ {
+ {"txid", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ {"verbose", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"txid\" (string, required) The transaction id (must be in mempool)\n"
"2. verbose (boolean, optional, default=false) True for a json object, false for array of transaction ids\n"
@@ -637,8 +669,12 @@ static UniValue getmempoolentry(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1) {
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getmempoolentry txid\n"
- "\nReturns mempool data for given transaction\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getmempoolentry",
+ "\nReturns mempool data for given transaction\n",
+ {
+ {"txid", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"txid\" (string, required) The transaction id (must be in mempool)\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -670,8 +706,12 @@ static UniValue getblockhash(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getblockhash height\n"
- "\nReturns hash of block in best-block-chain at height provided.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getblockhash",
+ "\nReturns hash of block in best-block-chain at height provided.\n",
+ {
+ {"height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. height (numeric, required) The height index\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -695,9 +735,14 @@ static UniValue getblockheader(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getblockheader \"blockhash\" ( verbose )\n"
- "\nIf verbose is false, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for blockheader 'hash'.\n"
- "If verbose is true, returns an Object with information about blockheader <hash>.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getblockheader",
+ "\nIf verbose is false, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for blockheader 'hash'.\n"
+ "If verbose is true, returns an Object with information about blockheader <hash>.\n",
+ {
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ {"verbose", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"blockhash\" (string, required) The block hash\n"
"2. verbose (boolean, optional, default=true) true for a json object, false for the hex-encoded data\n"
@@ -773,10 +818,15 @@ static UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getblock \"blockhash\" ( verbosity ) \n"
- "\nIf verbosity is 0, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block 'hash'.\n"
- "If verbosity is 1, returns an Object with information about block <hash>.\n"
- "If verbosity is 2, returns an Object with information about block <hash> and information about each transaction. \n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getblock",
+ "\nIf verbosity is 0, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block 'hash'.\n"
+ "If verbosity is 1, returns an Object with information about block <hash>.\n"
+ "If verbosity is 2, returns an Object with information about block <hash> and information about each transaction. \n",
+ {
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ {"verbosity", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"blockhash\" (string, required) The block hash\n"
"2. verbosity (numeric, optional, default=1) 0 for hex-encoded data, 1 for a json object, and 2 for json object with transaction data\n"
@@ -925,7 +975,11 @@ static UniValue pruneblockchain(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "pruneblockchain height\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"pruneblockchain", "",
+ {
+ {"height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"height\" (numeric, required) The block height to prune up to. May be set to a discrete height, or a unix timestamp\n"
" to prune blocks whose block time is at least 2 hours older than the provided timestamp.\n"
@@ -974,9 +1028,11 @@ static UniValue gettxoutsetinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "gettxoutsetinfo\n"
- "\nReturns statistics about the unspent transaction output set.\n"
- "Note this call may take some time.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"gettxoutsetinfo",
+ "\nReturns statistics about the unspent transaction output set.\n"
+ "Note this call may take some time.\n",
+ {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"height\":n, (numeric) The current block height (index)\n"
@@ -1016,8 +1072,14 @@ UniValue gettxout(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 2 || request.params.size() > 3)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "gettxout \"txid\" n ( include_mempool )\n"
- "\nReturns details about an unspent transaction output.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"gettxout",
+ "\nReturns details about an unspent transaction output.\n",
+ {
+ {"txid", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"n", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ {"include_mempool", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"txid\" (string, required) The transaction id\n"
"2. \"n\" (numeric, required) vout number\n"
@@ -1096,8 +1158,13 @@ static UniValue verifychain(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
int nCheckDepth = gArgs.GetArg("-checkblocks", DEFAULT_CHECKBLOCKS);
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "verifychain ( checklevel nblocks )\n"
- "\nVerifies blockchain database.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"verifychain",
+ "\nVerifies blockchain database.\n",
+ {
+ {"checklevel", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ {"nblocks", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. checklevel (numeric, optional, 0-4, default=" + strprintf("%d", nCheckLevel) + ") How thorough the block verification is.\n"
"2. nblocks (numeric, optional, default=" + strprintf("%d", nCheckDepth) + ", 0=all) The number of blocks to check.\n"
@@ -1193,8 +1260,9 @@ UniValue getblockchaininfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getblockchaininfo\n"
- "Returns an object containing various state info regarding blockchain processing.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getblockchaininfo",
+ "Returns an object containing various state info regarding blockchain processing.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"chain\": \"xxxx\", (string) current network name as defined in BIP70 (main, test, regtest)\n"
@@ -1310,9 +1378,11 @@ static UniValue getchaintips(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getchaintips\n"
- "Return information about all known tips in the block tree,"
- " including the main chain as well as orphaned branches.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getchaintips",
+ "Return information about all known tips in the block tree,"
+ " including the main chain as well as orphaned branches.\n",
+ {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"[\n"
" {\n"
@@ -1427,8 +1497,9 @@ static UniValue getmempoolinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getmempoolinfo\n"
- "\nReturns details on the active state of the TX memory pool.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getmempoolinfo",
+ "\nReturns details on the active state of the TX memory pool.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"size\": xxxxx, (numeric) Current tx count\n"
@@ -1450,10 +1521,14 @@ static UniValue preciousblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "preciousblock \"blockhash\"\n"
- "\nTreats a block as if it were received before others with the same work.\n"
- "\nA later preciousblock call can override the effect of an earlier one.\n"
- "\nThe effects of preciousblock are not retained across restarts.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"preciousblock",
+ "\nTreats a block as if it were received before others with the same work.\n"
+ "\nA later preciousblock call can override the effect of an earlier one.\n"
+ "\nThe effects of preciousblock are not retained across restarts.\n",
+ {
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"blockhash\" (string, required) the hash of the block to mark as precious\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -1487,8 +1562,12 @@ static UniValue invalidateblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "invalidateblock \"blockhash\"\n"
- "\nPermanently marks a block as invalid, as if it violated a consensus rule.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"invalidateblock",
+ "\nPermanently marks a block as invalid, as if it violated a consensus rule.\n",
+ {
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"blockhash\" (string, required) the hash of the block to mark as invalid\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -1525,9 +1604,13 @@ static UniValue reconsiderblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "reconsiderblock \"blockhash\"\n"
- "\nRemoves invalidity status of a block and its descendants, reconsider them for activation.\n"
- "This can be used to undo the effects of invalidateblock.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"reconsiderblock",
+ "\nRemoves invalidity status of a block and its descendants, reconsider them for activation.\n"
+ "This can be used to undo the effects of invalidateblock.\n",
+ {
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"blockhash\" (string, required) the hash of the block to reconsider\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -1562,8 +1645,13 @@ static UniValue getchaintxstats(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getchaintxstats ( nblocks \"blockhash\" )\n"
- "\nCompute statistics about the total number and rate of transactions in the chain.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getchaintxstats",
+ "\nCompute statistics about the total number and rate of transactions in the chain.\n",
+ {
+ {"nblocks", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. nblocks (numeric, optional) Size of the window in number of blocks (default: one month).\n"
"2. \"blockhash\" (string, optional) The hash of the block that ends the window.\n"
@@ -1692,10 +1780,20 @@ static UniValue getblockstats(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 4) {
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getblockstats hash_or_height ( stats )\n"
- "\nCompute per block statistics for a given window. All amounts are in satoshis.\n"
- "It won't work for some heights with pruning.\n"
- "It won't work without -txindex for utxo_size_inc, *fee or *feerate stats.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getblockstats",
+ "\nCompute per block statistics for a given window. All amounts are in satoshis.\n"
+ "It won't work for some heights with pruning.\n"
+ "It won't work without -txindex for utxo_size_inc, *fee or *feerate stats.\n",
+ {
+ {"hash_or_height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ {"stats", RPCArg::Type::ARR,
+ {
+ {"height", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ {"time", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ },
+ true, "stats"},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"hash_or_height\" (string or numeric, required) The block hash or height of the target block\n"
"2. \"stats\" (array, optional) Values to plot, by default all values (see result below)\n"
@@ -1956,8 +2054,9 @@ static UniValue savemempool(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0) {
throw std::runtime_error(
- "savemempool\n"
- "\nDumps the mempool to disk. It will fail until the previous dump is fully loaded.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"savemempool",
+ "\nDumps the mempool to disk. It will fail until the previous dump is fully loaded.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("savemempool", "")
+ HelpExampleRpc("savemempool", "")
@@ -2039,20 +2138,34 @@ UniValue scantxoutset(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "scantxoutset \"action\" [scanobjects,...]\n"
- "\nEXPERIMENTAL warning: this call may be removed or changed in future releases.\n"
- "\nScans the unspent transaction output set for entries that match certain output descriptors.\n"
- "Examples of output descriptors are:\n"
- " addr(<address>) Outputs whose scriptPubKey corresponds to the specified address (does not include P2PK)\n"
- " raw(<hex script>) Outputs whose scriptPubKey equals the specified hex scripts\n"
- " combo(<pubkey>) P2PK, P2PKH, P2WPKH, and P2SH-P2WPKH outputs for the given pubkey\n"
- " pkh(<pubkey>) P2PKH outputs for the given pubkey\n"
- " sh(multi(<n>,<pubkey>,<pubkey>,...)) P2SH-multisig outputs for the given threshold and pubkeys\n"
- "\nIn the above, <pubkey> either refers to a fixed public key in hexadecimal notation, or to an xpub/xprv optionally followed by one\n"
- "or more path elements separated by \"/\", and optionally ending in \"/*\" (unhardened), or \"/*'\" or \"/*h\" (hardened) to specify all\n"
- "unhardened or hardened child keys.\n"
- "In the latter case, a range needs to be specified by below if different from 1000.\n"
- "For more information on output descriptors, see the documentation in the doc/descriptors.md file.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"scantxoutset",
+ "\nEXPERIMENTAL warning: this call may be removed or changed in future releases.\n"
+ "\nScans the unspent transaction output set for entries that match certain output descriptors.\n"
+ "Examples of output descriptors are:\n"
+ " addr(<address>) Outputs whose scriptPubKey corresponds to the specified address (does not include P2PK)\n"
+ " raw(<hex script>) Outputs whose scriptPubKey equals the specified hex scripts\n"
+ " combo(<pubkey>) P2PK, P2PKH, P2WPKH, and P2SH-P2WPKH outputs for the given pubkey\n"
+ " pkh(<pubkey>) P2PKH outputs for the given pubkey\n"
+ " sh(multi(<n>,<pubkey>,<pubkey>,...)) P2SH-multisig outputs for the given threshold and pubkeys\n"
+ "\nIn the above, <pubkey> either refers to a fixed public key in hexadecimal notation, or to an xpub/xprv optionally followed by one\n"
+ "or more path elements separated by \"/\", and optionally ending in \"/*\" (unhardened), or \"/*'\" or \"/*h\" (hardened) to specify all\n"
+ "unhardened or hardened child keys.\n"
+ "In the latter case, a range needs to be specified by below if different from 1000.\n"
+ "For more information on output descriptors, see the documentation in the doc/descriptors.md file.\n",
+ {
+ {"action", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"scanobjects", RPCArg::Type::ARR,
+ {
+ {"descriptor", RPCArg::Type::OBJ,
+ {
+ {"desc", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"range", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ },
+ false, "scanobjects"},
+ },
+ false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"action\" (string, required) The action to execute\n"
" \"start\" for starting a scan\n"
diff --git a/src/rpc/mining.cpp b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
index 4f314ef215..c0287ec17f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
@@ -87,10 +87,15 @@ static UniValue getnetworkhashps(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getnetworkhashps ( nblocks height )\n"
- "\nReturns the estimated network hashes per second based on the last n blocks.\n"
- "Pass in [blocks] to override # of blocks, -1 specifies since last difficulty change.\n"
- "Pass in [height] to estimate the network speed at the time when a certain block was found.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getnetworkhashps",
+ "\nReturns the estimated network hashes per second based on the last n blocks.\n"
+ "Pass in [blocks] to override # of blocks, -1 specifies since last difficulty change.\n"
+ "Pass in [height] to estimate the network speed at the time when a certain block was found.\n",
+ {
+ {"nblocks", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ {"height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. nblocks (numeric, optional, default=120) The number of blocks, or -1 for blocks since last difficulty change.\n"
"2. height (numeric, optional, default=-1) To estimate at the time of the given height.\n"
@@ -157,8 +162,14 @@ static UniValue generatetoaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 2 || request.params.size() > 3)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "generatetoaddress nblocks address (maxtries)\n"
- "\nMine blocks immediately to a specified address (before the RPC call returns)\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"generatetoaddress",
+ "\nMine blocks immediately to a specified address (before the RPC call returns)\n",
+ {
+ {"nblocks", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ {"address", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"maxtries", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. nblocks (numeric, required) How many blocks are generated immediately.\n"
"2. address (string, required) The address to send the newly generated bitcoin to.\n"
@@ -193,8 +204,9 @@ static UniValue getmininginfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getmininginfo\n"
- "\nReturns a json object containing mining-related information."
+ RPCHelpMan{"getmininginfo",
+ "\nReturns a json object containing mining-related information.", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"blocks\": nnn, (numeric) The current block\n"
@@ -232,8 +244,14 @@ static UniValue prioritisetransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 3)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "prioritisetransaction \"txid\" dummy fee_delta\n"
- "Accepts the transaction into mined blocks at a higher (or lower) priority\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"prioritisetransaction",
+ "Accepts the transaction into mined blocks at a higher (or lower) priority\n",
+ {
+ {"txid", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"dummy", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ {"fee_delta", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"txid\" (string, required) The transaction id.\n"
"2. dummy (numeric, optional) API-Compatibility for previous API. Must be zero or null.\n"
@@ -295,15 +313,32 @@ static UniValue getblocktemplate(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getblocktemplate ( \"template_request\" )\n"
- "\nIf the request parameters include a 'mode' key, that is used to explicitly select between the default 'template' request or a 'proposal'.\n"
- "It returns data needed to construct a block to work on.\n"
- "For full specification, see BIPs 22, 23, 9, and 145:\n"
- " https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0022.mediawiki\n"
- " https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0023.mediawiki\n"
- " https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0009.mediawiki#getblocktemplate_changes\n"
- " https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0145.mediawiki\n"
-
+ RPCHelpMan{"getblocktemplate",
+ "\nIf the request parameters include a 'mode' key, that is used to explicitly select between the default 'template' request or a 'proposal'.\n"
+ "It returns data needed to construct a block to work on.\n"
+ "For full specification, see BIPs 22, 23, 9, and 145:\n"
+ " https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0022.mediawiki\n"
+ " https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0023.mediawiki\n"
+ " https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0009.mediawiki#getblocktemplate_changes\n"
+ " https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0145.mediawiki\n",
+ {
+ {"template_request", RPCArg::Type::OBJ,
+ {
+ {"mode", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ {"capabilities", RPCArg::Type::ARR,
+ {
+ {"support", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ },
+ true},
+ {"rules", RPCArg::Type::ARR,
+ {
+ {"support", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ },
+ true},
+ },
+ true, "\"template_request\""},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. template_request (json object, optional) A json object in the following spec\n"
" {\n"
@@ -703,10 +738,14 @@ static UniValue submitblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
// We allow 2 arguments for compliance with BIP22. Argument 2 is ignored.
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2) {
throw std::runtime_error(
- "submitblock \"hexdata\" ( \"dummy\" )\n"
- "\nAttempts to submit new block to network.\n"
- "See https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0022 for full specification.\n"
-
+ RPCHelpMan{"submitblock",
+ "\nAttempts to submit new block to network.\n"
+ "See https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0022 for full specification.\n",
+ {
+ {"hexdata", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ {"dummy", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments\n"
"1. \"hexdata\" (string, required) the hex-encoded block data to submit\n"
"2. \"dummy\" (optional) dummy value, for compatibility with BIP22. This value is ignored.\n"
@@ -767,9 +806,13 @@ static UniValue submitheader(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1) {
throw std::runtime_error(
- "submitheader \"hexdata\"\n"
- "\nDecode the given hexdata as a header and submit it as a candidate chain tip if valid."
- "\nThrows when the header is invalid.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"submitheader",
+ "\nDecode the given hexdata as a header and submit it as a candidate chain tip if valid."
+ "\nThrows when the header is invalid.\n",
+ {
+ {"hexdata", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments\n"
"1. \"hexdata\" (string, required) the hex-encoded block header data\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -803,11 +846,16 @@ static UniValue estimatesmartfee(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "estimatesmartfee conf_target (\"estimate_mode\")\n"
- "\nEstimates the approximate fee per kilobyte needed for a transaction to begin\n"
- "confirmation within conf_target blocks if possible and return the number of blocks\n"
- "for which the estimate is valid. Uses virtual transaction size as defined\n"
- "in BIP 141 (witness data is discounted).\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"estimatesmartfee",
+ "\nEstimates the approximate fee per kilobyte needed for a transaction to begin\n"
+ "confirmation within conf_target blocks if possible and return the number of blocks\n"
+ "for which the estimate is valid. Uses virtual transaction size as defined\n"
+ "in BIP 141 (witness data is discounted).\n",
+ {
+ {"conf_target", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ {"estimate_mode", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. conf_target (numeric) Confirmation target in blocks (1 - 1008)\n"
"2. \"estimate_mode\" (string, optional, default=CONSERVATIVE) The fee estimate mode.\n"
@@ -864,14 +912,19 @@ static UniValue estimaterawfee(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "estimaterawfee conf_target (threshold)\n"
- "\nWARNING: This interface is unstable and may disappear or change!\n"
- "\nWARNING: This is an advanced API call that is tightly coupled to the specific\n"
- " implementation of fee estimation. The parameters it can be called with\n"
- " and the results it returns will change if the internal implementation changes.\n"
- "\nEstimates the approximate fee per kilobyte needed for a transaction to begin\n"
- "confirmation within conf_target blocks if possible. Uses virtual transaction size as\n"
- "defined in BIP 141 (witness data is discounted).\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"estimaterawfee",
+ "\nWARNING: This interface is unstable and may disappear or change!\n"
+ "\nWARNING: This is an advanced API call that is tightly coupled to the specific\n"
+ " implementation of fee estimation. The parameters it can be called with\n"
+ " and the results it returns will change if the internal implementation changes.\n"
+ "\nEstimates the approximate fee per kilobyte needed for a transaction to begin\n"
+ "confirmation within conf_target blocks if possible. Uses virtual transaction size as\n"
+ "defined in BIP 141 (witness data is discounted).\n",
+ {
+ {"conf_target", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ {"threshold", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. conf_target (numeric) Confirmation target in blocks (1 - 1008)\n"
"2. threshold (numeric, optional) The proportion of transactions in a given feerate range that must have been\n"
diff --git a/src/rpc/misc.cpp b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
index cebf12bb34..5543035885 100644
--- a/src/rpc/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
@@ -32,12 +32,16 @@ static UniValue validateaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "validateaddress \"address\"\n"
- "\nReturn information about the given bitcoin address.\n"
- "DEPRECATION WARNING: Parts of this command have been deprecated and moved to getaddressinfo. Clients must\n"
- "transition to using getaddressinfo to access this information before upgrading to v0.18. The following deprecated\n"
- "fields have moved to getaddressinfo and will only be shown here with -deprecatedrpc=validateaddress: ismine, iswatchonly,\n"
- "script, hex, pubkeys, sigsrequired, pubkey, addresses, embedded, iscompressed, account, timestamp, hdkeypath, kdmasterkeyid.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"validateaddress",
+ "\nReturn information about the given bitcoin address.\n"
+ "DEPRECATION WARNING: Parts of this command have been deprecated and moved to getaddressinfo. Clients must\n"
+ "transition to using getaddressinfo to access this information before upgrading to v0.18. The following deprecated\n"
+ "fields have moved to getaddressinfo and will only be shown here with -deprecatedrpc=validateaddress: ismine, iswatchonly,\n"
+ "script, hex, pubkeys, sigsrequired, pubkey, addresses, embedded, iscompressed, account, timestamp, hdkeypath, kdmasterkeyid.\n",
+ {
+ {"address", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"address\" (string, required) The bitcoin address to validate\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -142,8 +146,14 @@ static UniValue verifymessage(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 3)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "verifymessage \"address\" \"signature\" \"message\"\n"
- "\nVerify a signed message\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"verifymessage",
+ "\nVerify a signed message\n",
+ {
+ {"address", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"signature", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"message", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"address\" (string, required) The bitcoin address to use for the signature.\n"
"2. \"signature\" (string, required) The signature provided by the signer in base 64 encoding (see signmessage).\n"
@@ -198,8 +208,13 @@ static UniValue signmessagewithprivkey(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "signmessagewithprivkey \"privkey\" \"message\"\n"
- "\nSign a message with the private key of an address\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"signmessagewithprivkey",
+ "\nSign a message with the private key of an address\n",
+ {
+ {"privkey", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"message", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"privkey\" (string, required) The private key to sign the message with.\n"
"2. \"message\" (string, required) The message to create a signature of.\n"
@@ -237,8 +252,12 @@ static UniValue setmocktime(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "setmocktime timestamp\n"
- "\nSet the local time to given timestamp (-regtest only)\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"setmocktime",
+ "\nSet the local time to given timestamp (-regtest only)\n",
+ {
+ {"timestamp", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. timestamp (integer, required) Unix seconds-since-epoch timestamp\n"
" Pass 0 to go back to using the system time."
@@ -299,8 +318,12 @@ static UniValue getmemoryinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
*/
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getmemoryinfo (\"mode\")\n"
- "Returns an object containing information about memory usage.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getmemoryinfo",
+ "Returns an object containing information about memory usage.\n",
+ {
+ {"mode", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"Arguments:\n"
"1. \"mode\" determines what kind of information is returned. This argument is optional, the default mode is \"stats\".\n"
" - \"stats\" returns general statistics about memory usage in the daemon.\n"
@@ -361,7 +384,7 @@ UniValue logging(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 2) {
throw std::runtime_error(
- "logging ( <include> <exclude> )\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"logging",
"Gets and sets the logging configuration.\n"
"When called without an argument, returns the list of categories with status that are currently being debug logged or not.\n"
"When called with arguments, adds or removes categories from debug logging and return the lists above.\n"
@@ -371,6 +394,12 @@ UniValue logging(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
"In addition, the following are available as category names with special meanings:\n"
" - \"all\", \"1\" : represent all logging categories.\n"
" - \"none\", \"0\" : even if other logging categories are specified, ignore all of them.\n"
+ ,
+ {
+ {"include", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ {"exclude", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"include\" (array of strings, optional) A json array of categories to add debug logging\n"
" [\n"
@@ -430,11 +459,13 @@ static UniValue echo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "echo|echojson \"message\" ...\n"
- "\nSimply echo back the input arguments. This command is for testing.\n"
- "\nThe difference between echo and echojson is that echojson has argument conversion enabled in the client-side table in"
- "bitcoin-cli and the GUI. There is no server-side difference."
- );
+ RPCHelpMan{"echo|echojson ...",
+ "\nSimply echo back the input arguments. This command is for testing.\n"
+ "\nThe difference between echo and echojson is that echojson has argument conversion enabled in the client-side table in "
+ "bitcoin-cli and the GUI. There is no server-side difference.",
+ {}}
+ .ToString() +
+ "");
return request.params;
}
diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
index fc1498a224..795b9b089b 100644
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ static UniValue getconnectioncount(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getconnectioncount\n"
- "\nReturns the number of connections to other nodes.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getconnectioncount",
+ "\nReturns the number of connections to other nodes.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"n (numeric) The connection count\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
@@ -47,10 +48,12 @@ static UniValue ping(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "ping\n"
- "\nRequests that a ping be sent to all other nodes, to measure ping time.\n"
- "Results provided in getpeerinfo, pingtime and pingwait fields are decimal seconds.\n"
- "Ping command is handled in queue with all other commands, so it measures processing backlog, not just network ping.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"ping",
+ "\nRequests that a ping be sent to all other nodes, to measure ping time.\n"
+ "Results provided in getpeerinfo, pingtime and pingwait fields are decimal seconds.\n"
+ "Ping command is handled in queue with all other commands, so it measures processing backlog, not just network ping.\n",
+ {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("ping", "")
+ HelpExampleRpc("ping", "")
@@ -70,8 +73,9 @@ static UniValue getpeerinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getpeerinfo\n"
- "\nReturns data about each connected network node as a json array of objects.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getpeerinfo",
+ "\nReturns data about each connected network node as a json array of objects.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"[\n"
" {\n"
@@ -201,11 +205,16 @@ static UniValue addnode(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 2 ||
(strCommand != "onetry" && strCommand != "add" && strCommand != "remove"))
throw std::runtime_error(
- "addnode \"node\" \"command\"\n"
- "\nAttempts to add or remove a node from the addnode list.\n"
- "Or try a connection to a node once.\n"
- "Nodes added using addnode (or -connect) are protected from DoS disconnection and are not required to be\n"
- "full nodes/support SegWit as other outbound peers are (though such peers will not be synced from).\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"addnode",
+ "\nAttempts to add or remove a node from the addnode list.\n"
+ "Or try a connection to a node once.\n"
+ "Nodes added using addnode (or -connect) are protected from DoS disconnection and are not required to be\n"
+ "full nodes/support SegWit as other outbound peers are (though such peers will not be synced from).\n",
+ {
+ {"node", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"command", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"node\" (string, required) The node (see getpeerinfo for nodes)\n"
"2. \"command\" (string, required) 'add' to add a node to the list, 'remove' to remove a node from the list, 'onetry' to try a connection to the node once\n"
@@ -244,10 +253,15 @@ static UniValue disconnectnode(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() == 0 || request.params.size() >= 3)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "disconnectnode ( \"address\" nodeid )\n"
- "\nImmediately disconnects from the specified peer node.\n"
- "\nStrictly one out of 'address' and 'nodeid' can be provided to identify the node.\n"
- "\nTo disconnect by nodeid, either set 'address' to the empty string, or call using the named 'nodeid' argument only.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"disconnectnode",
+ "\nImmediately disconnects from the specified peer node.\n"
+ "\nStrictly one out of 'address' and 'nodeid' can be provided to identify the node.\n"
+ "\nTo disconnect by nodeid, either set 'address' to the empty string, or call using the named 'nodeid' argument only.\n",
+ {
+ {"address", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ {"nodeid", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"address\" (string, optional) The IP address/port of the node\n"
"2. nodeid (number, optional) The node ID (see getpeerinfo for node IDs)\n"
@@ -287,9 +301,13 @@ static UniValue getaddednodeinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getaddednodeinfo ( \"node\" )\n"
- "\nReturns information about the given added node, or all added nodes\n"
- "(note that onetry addnodes are not listed here)\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getaddednodeinfo",
+ "\nReturns information about the given added node, or all added nodes\n"
+ "(note that onetry addnodes are not listed here)\n",
+ {
+ {"node", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"node\" (string, optional) If provided, return information about this specific node, otherwise all nodes are returned.\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -354,9 +372,11 @@ static UniValue getnettotals(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getnettotals\n"
- "\nReturns information about network traffic, including bytes in, bytes out,\n"
- "and current time.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getnettotals",
+ "\nReturns information about network traffic, including bytes in, bytes out,\n"
+ "and current time.\n",
+ {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"totalbytesrecv\": n, (numeric) Total bytes received\n"
@@ -420,8 +440,9 @@ static UniValue getnetworkinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getnetworkinfo\n"
- "Returns an object containing various state info regarding P2P networking.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getnetworkinfo",
+ "Returns an object containing various state info regarding P2P networking.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"version\": xxxxx, (numeric) the server version\n"
@@ -500,8 +521,15 @@ static UniValue setban(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 2 ||
(strCommand != "add" && strCommand != "remove"))
throw std::runtime_error(
- "setban \"subnet\" \"command\" ( bantime absolute )\n"
- "\nAttempts to add or remove an IP/Subnet from the banned list.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"setban",
+ "\nAttempts to add or remove an IP/Subnet from the banned list.\n",
+ {
+ {"subnet", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"command", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"bantime", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ {"absolute", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"subnet\" (string, required) The IP/Subnet (see getpeerinfo for nodes IP) with an optional netmask (default is /32 = single IP)\n"
"2. \"command\" (string, required) 'add' to add an IP/Subnet to the list, 'remove' to remove an IP/Subnet from the list\n"
@@ -560,8 +588,9 @@ static UniValue listbanned(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "listbanned\n"
- "\nList all banned IPs/Subnets.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"listbanned",
+ "\nList all banned IPs/Subnets.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("listbanned", "")
+ HelpExampleRpc("listbanned", "")
@@ -593,8 +622,9 @@ static UniValue clearbanned(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "clearbanned\n"
- "\nClear all banned IPs.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"clearbanned",
+ "\nClear all banned IPs.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("clearbanned", "")
+ HelpExampleRpc("clearbanned", "")
@@ -611,8 +641,12 @@ static UniValue setnetworkactive(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1) {
throw std::runtime_error(
- "setnetworkactive state\n"
- "\nDisable/enable all p2p network activity.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"setnetworkactive",
+ "\nDisable/enable all p2p network activity.\n",
+ {
+ {"state", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"state\" (boolean, required) true to enable networking, false to disable\n"
);
@@ -631,8 +665,12 @@ static UniValue getnodeaddresses(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 1) {
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getnodeaddresses ( count )\n"
- "\nReturn known addresses which can potentially be used to find new nodes in the network\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getnodeaddresses",
+ "\nReturn known addresses which can potentially be used to find new nodes in the network\n",
+ {
+ {"count", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"count\" (numeric, optional) How many addresses to return. Limited to the smaller of " + std::to_string(ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX) +
" or " + std::to_string(ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX_PCT) + "% of all known addresses. (default = 1)\n"
diff --git a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
index 480cb0b9d2..a3ed4e86d9 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
@@ -66,13 +66,18 @@ static UniValue getrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 3)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "getrawtransaction \"txid\" ( verbose \"blockhash\" )\n"
-
- "\nNOTE: By default this function only works for mempool transactions. If the -txindex option is\n"
- "enabled, it also works for blockchain transactions. If the block which contains the transaction\n"
- "is known, its hash can be provided even for nodes without -txindex. Note that if a blockhash is\n"
- "provided, only that block will be searched and if the transaction is in the mempool or other\n"
- "blocks, or if this node does not have the given block available, the transaction will not be found.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"getrawtransaction",
+ "\nNOTE: By default this function only works for mempool transactions. If the -txindex option is\n"
+ "enabled, it also works for blockchain transactions. If the block which contains the transaction\n"
+ "is known, its hash can be provided even for nodes without -txindex. Note that if a blockhash is\n"
+ "provided, only that block will be searched and if the transaction is in the mempool or other\n"
+ "blocks, or if this node does not have the given block available, the transaction will not be found.\n",
+ {
+ {"txid", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ {"verbose", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"DEPRECATED: for now, it also works for transactions with unspent outputs.\n"
"\nReturn the raw transaction data.\n"
@@ -207,6 +212,11 @@ static UniValue gettxoutproof(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || (request.params.size() != 1 && request.params.size() != 2))
throw std::runtime_error(
RPCHelpMan{"gettxoutproof",
+ "\nReturns a hex-encoded proof that \"txid\" was included in a block.\n"
+ "\nNOTE: By default this function only works sometimes. This is when there is an\n"
+ "unspent output in the utxo for this transaction. To make it always work,\n"
+ "you need to maintain a transaction index, using the -txindex command line option or\n"
+ "specify the block in which the transaction is included manually (by blockhash).\n",
{
{"txids", RPCArg::Type::ARR,
{
@@ -216,11 +226,6 @@ static UniValue gettxoutproof(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, true},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nReturns a hex-encoded proof that \"txid\" was included in a block.\n"
- "\nNOTE: By default this function only works sometimes. This is when there is an\n"
- "unspent output in the utxo for this transaction. To make it always work,\n"
- "you need to maintain a transaction index, using the -txindex command line option or\n"
- "specify the block in which the transaction is included manually (by blockhash).\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"txids\" (string) A json array of txids to filter\n"
" [\n"
@@ -307,9 +312,13 @@ static UniValue verifytxoutproof(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "verifytxoutproof \"proof\"\n"
- "\nVerifies that a proof points to a transaction in a block, returning the transaction it commits to\n"
- "and throwing an RPC error if the block is not in our best chain\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"verifytxoutproof",
+ "\nVerifies that a proof points to a transaction in a block, returning the transaction it commits to\n"
+ "and throwing an RPC error if the block is not in our best chain\n",
+ {
+ {"proof", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"proof\" (string, required) The hex-encoded proof generated by gettxoutproof\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -514,9 +523,13 @@ static UniValue decoderawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "decoderawtransaction \"hexstring\" ( iswitness )\n"
- "\nReturn a JSON object representing the serialized, hex-encoded transaction.\n"
-
+ RPCHelpMan{"decoderawtransaction",
+ "\nReturn a JSON object representing the serialized, hex-encoded transaction.\n",
+ {
+ {"hexstring", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ {"iswitness", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"hexstring\" (string, required) The transaction hex string\n"
"2. iswitness (boolean, optional) Whether the transaction hex is a serialized witness transaction\n"
@@ -589,8 +602,12 @@ static UniValue decodescript(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "decodescript \"hexstring\"\n"
- "\nDecode a hex-encoded script.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"decodescript",
+ "\nDecode a hex-encoded script.\n",
+ {
+ {"hexstring", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"hexstring\" (string) the hex-encoded script\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -685,6 +702,9 @@ static UniValue combinerawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
RPCHelpMan{"combinerawtransaction",
+ "\nCombine multiple partially signed transactions into one transaction.\n"
+ "The combined transaction may be another partially signed transaction or a \n"
+ "fully signed transaction.",
{
{"txs", RPCArg::Type::ARR,
{
@@ -693,10 +713,6 @@ static UniValue combinerawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
false},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nCombine multiple partially signed transactions into one transaction.\n"
- "The combined transaction may be another partially signed transaction or a \n"
- "fully signed transaction."
-
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"txs\" (string) A json array of hex strings of partially signed transactions\n"
" [\n"
@@ -916,6 +932,11 @@ static UniValue signrawtransactionwithkey(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 2 || request.params.size() > 4)
throw std::runtime_error(
RPCHelpMan{"signrawtransactionwithkey",
+ "\nSign inputs for raw transaction (serialized, hex-encoded).\n"
+ "The second argument is an array of base58-encoded private\n"
+ "keys that will be the only keys used to sign the transaction.\n"
+ "The third optional argument (may be null) is an array of previous transaction outputs that\n"
+ "this transaction depends on but may not yet be in the block chain.\n",
{
{"hexstring", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
{"privkyes", RPCArg::Type::ARR,
@@ -939,12 +960,6 @@ static UniValue signrawtransactionwithkey(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{"sighashtype", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nSign inputs for raw transaction (serialized, hex-encoded).\n"
- "The second argument is an array of base58-encoded private\n"
- "keys that will be the only keys used to sign the transaction.\n"
- "The third optional argument (may be null) is an array of previous transaction outputs that\n"
- "this transaction depends on but may not yet be in the block chain.\n"
-
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"hexstring\" (string, required) The transaction hex string\n"
"2. \"privkeys\" (string, required) A json array of base58-encoded private keys for signing\n"
@@ -1025,9 +1040,14 @@ static UniValue sendrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "sendrawtransaction \"hexstring\" ( allowhighfees )\n"
- "\nSubmits raw transaction (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network.\n"
- "\nAlso see createrawtransaction and signrawtransactionwithkey calls.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"sendrawtransaction",
+ "\nSubmits raw transaction (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network.\n"
+ "\nAlso see createrawtransaction and signrawtransactionwithkey calls.\n",
+ {
+ {"hexstring", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ {"allowhighfees", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"hexstring\" (string, required) The hex string of the raw transaction)\n"
"2. allowhighfees (boolean, optional, default=false) Allow high fees\n"
@@ -1218,9 +1238,12 @@ UniValue decodepsbt(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "decodepsbt \"psbt\"\n"
- "\nReturn a JSON object representing the serialized, base64-encoded partially signed Bitcoin transaction.\n"
-
+ RPCHelpMan{"decodepsbt",
+ "\nReturn a JSON object representing the serialized, base64-encoded partially signed Bitcoin transaction.\n",
+ {
+ {"psbt", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"psbt\" (string, required) The PSBT base64 string\n"
@@ -1494,6 +1517,8 @@ UniValue combinepsbt(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
RPCHelpMan{"combinepsbt",
+ "\nCombine multiple partially signed Bitcoin transactions into one transaction.\n"
+ "Implements the Combiner role.\n",
{
{"txs", RPCArg::Type::ARR,
{
@@ -1502,8 +1527,6 @@ UniValue combinepsbt(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
false},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nCombine multiple partially signed Bitcoin transactions into one transaction.\n"
- "Implements the Combiner role.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"txs\" (string) A json array of base64 strings of partially signed transactions\n"
" [\n"
@@ -1554,11 +1577,16 @@ UniValue finalizepsbt(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "finalizepsbt \"psbt\" ( extract )\n"
- "Finalize the inputs of a PSBT. If the transaction is fully signed, it will produce a\n"
- "network serialized transaction which can be broadcast with sendrawtransaction. Otherwise a PSBT will be\n"
- "created which has the final_scriptSig and final_scriptWitness fields filled for inputs that are complete.\n"
- "Implements the Finalizer and Extractor roles.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"finalizepsbt",
+ "Finalize the inputs of a PSBT. If the transaction is fully signed, it will produce a\n"
+ "network serialized transaction which can be broadcast with sendrawtransaction. Otherwise a PSBT will be\n"
+ "created which has the final_scriptSig and final_scriptWitness fields filled for inputs that are complete.\n"
+ "Implements the Finalizer and Extractor roles.\n",
+ {
+ {"psbt", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
+ {"extract", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"psbt\" (string) A base64 string of a PSBT\n"
"2. \"extract\" (boolean, optional, default=true) If true and the transaction is complete, \n"
@@ -1619,6 +1647,8 @@ UniValue createpsbt(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 2 || request.params.size() > 4)
throw std::runtime_error(
RPCHelpMan{"createpsbt",
+ "\nCreates a transaction in the Partially Signed Transaction format.\n"
+ "Implements the Creator role.\n",
{
{"inputs", RPCArg::Type::ARR,
{
@@ -1649,8 +1679,6 @@ UniValue createpsbt(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{"replaceable", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nCreates a transaction in the Partially Signed Transaction format.\n"
- "Implements the Creator role.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"inputs\" (array, required) A json array of json objects\n"
" [\n"
@@ -1713,9 +1741,15 @@ UniValue converttopsbt(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 3)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "converttopsbt \"hexstring\" ( permitsigdata iswitness )\n"
- "\nConverts a network serialized transaction to a PSBT. This should be used only with createrawtransaction and fundrawtransaction\n"
- "createpsbt and walletcreatefundedpsbt should be used for new applications.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"converttopsbt",
+ "\nConverts a network serialized transaction to a PSBT. This should be used only with createrawtransaction and fundrawtransaction\n"
+ "createpsbt and walletcreatefundedpsbt should be used for new applications.\n",
+ {
+ {"hexstring", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ {"permitsigdata", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ {"iswitness", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"hexstring\" (string, required) The hex string of a raw transaction\n"
"2. permitsigdata (boolean, optional, default=false) If true, any signatures in the input will be discarded and conversion.\n"
diff --git a/src/rpc/server.cpp b/src/rpc/server.cpp
index f890baba51..c565094a10 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/server.cpp
@@ -204,8 +204,12 @@ UniValue help(const JSONRPCRequest& jsonRequest)
{
if (jsonRequest.fHelp || jsonRequest.params.size() > 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "help ( \"command\" )\n"
- "\nList all commands, or get help for a specified command.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"help",
+ "\nList all commands, or get help for a specified command.\n",
+ {
+ {"command", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ }}
+ .ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"command\" (string, optional) The command to get help on\n"
"\nResult:\n"
@@ -225,8 +229,9 @@ UniValue stop(const JSONRPCRequest& jsonRequest)
// Accept the deprecated and ignored 'detach' boolean argument
if (jsonRequest.fHelp || jsonRequest.params.size() > 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "stop\n"
- "\nStop Bitcoin server.");
+ RPCHelpMan{"stop",
+ "\nStop Bitcoin server.", {}}
+ .ToString());
// Event loop will exit after current HTTP requests have been handled, so
// this reply will get back to the client.
StartShutdown();
@@ -237,8 +242,9 @@ static UniValue uptime(const JSONRPCRequest& jsonRequest)
{
if (jsonRequest.fHelp || jsonRequest.params.size() > 0)
throw std::runtime_error(
- "uptime\n"
- "\nReturns the total uptime of the server.\n"
+ RPCHelpMan{"uptime",
+ "\nReturns the total uptime of the server.\n", {}}
+ .ToString() +
"\nResult:\n"
"ttt (numeric) The number of seconds that the server has been running\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
diff --git a/src/rpc/util.cpp b/src/rpc/util.cpp
index 6f2450708a..0b6bbcb1dc 100644
--- a/src/rpc/util.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/util.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ std::string RPCHelpMan::ToString() const
if (is_optional) ret += " )";
ret += "\n";
+ ret += m_description;
+
return ret;
}
@@ -185,6 +187,8 @@ std::string RPCArg::ToStringObj() const
std::string RPCArg::ToString() const
{
+ if (!m_oneline_description.empty()) return m_oneline_description;
+
switch (m_type) {
case Type::STR_HEX:
case Type::STR: {
diff --git a/src/rpc/util.h b/src/rpc/util.h
index 6d1e591f12..b1ab64247c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/util.h
+++ b/src/rpc/util.h
@@ -43,15 +43,16 @@ struct RPCArg {
const Type m_type;
const std::vector<RPCArg> m_inner; //!< Only used for arrays or dicts
const bool m_optional;
+ const std::string m_oneline_description; //!< Should be empty unless it is supposed to override the auto-generated summary line
- RPCArg(const std::string& name, const Type& type, const bool optional)
- : m_name{name}, m_type{type}, m_optional{optional}
+ RPCArg(const std::string& name, const Type& type, const bool optional, const std::string& oneline_description = "")
+ : m_name{name}, m_type{type}, m_optional{optional}, m_oneline_description{oneline_description}
{
assert(type != Type::ARR && type != Type::OBJ);
}
- RPCArg(const std::string& name, const Type& type, const std::vector<RPCArg>& inner, const bool optional)
- : m_name{name}, m_type{type}, m_inner{inner}, m_optional{optional}
+ RPCArg(const std::string& name, const Type& type, const std::vector<RPCArg>& inner, const bool optional, const std::string& oneline_description = "")
+ : m_name{name}, m_type{type}, m_inner{inner}, m_optional{optional}, m_oneline_description{oneline_description}
{
assert(type == Type::ARR || type == Type::OBJ);
}
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ private:
class RPCHelpMan
{
public:
- RPCHelpMan(const std::string& name, const std::vector<RPCArg>& args)
- : m_name{name}, m_args{args}
+ RPCHelpMan(const std::string& name, const std::string& description, const std::vector<RPCArg>& args)
+ : m_name{name}, m_description{description}, m_args{args}
{
}
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ public:
private:
const std::string m_name;
+ const std::string m_description;
const std::vector<RPCArg> m_args;
};