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diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index e3d9357358..0eb5c2baec 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static UniValue waitfornewblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
"\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},
+ {"timeout", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "", ""},
}}
.ToString() +
"\nArguments:\n"
@@ -254,13 +254,10 @@ static UniValue waitforblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
"\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},
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "Block hash to wait for."},
+ {"timeout", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "0", "Time in milliseconds to wait for a response. 0 indicates no timeout."},
}}
.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"
"\nResult:\n"
"{ (json object)\n"
" \"hash\" : { (string) The blockhash\n"
@@ -302,13 +299,10 @@ static UniValue waitforblockheight(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
"of the current tip.\n"
"\nReturns the current block on timeout or exit.\n",
{
- {"height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
- {"timeout", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ {"height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "Block height to wait for."},
+ {"timeout", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "0", "Time in milliseconds to wait for a response. 0 indicates no timeout."},
}}
.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"
"\nResult:\n"
"{ (json object)\n"
" \"hash\" : { (string) The blockhash\n"
@@ -496,14 +490,12 @@ static UniValue getrawmempool(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
RPCHelpMan{"getrawmempool",
- "\nReturns all transaction ids in memory pool as a json array of string transaction ids.\n",
+ "\nReturns all transaction ids in memory pool as a json array of string transaction ids.\n"
+ "\nHint: use getmempoolentry to fetch a specific transaction from the mempool.\n",
{
- {"verbose", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, true},
+ {"verbose", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "false", "True for a json object, false for array of transaction ids"},
}}
.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"
"\nResult: (for verbose = false):\n"
"[ (json array of string)\n"
" \"transactionid\" (string) The transaction id\n"
@@ -534,13 +526,10 @@ static UniValue getmempoolancestors(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
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},
+ {"txid", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "The transaction id (must be in mempool)"},
+ {"verbose", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "false", "True for a json object, false for array of transaction ids"},
}}
.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"
"\nResult (for verbose = false):\n"
"[ (json array of strings)\n"
" \"transactionid\" (string) The transaction id of an in-mempool ancestor transaction\n"
@@ -603,13 +592,10 @@ static UniValue getmempooldescendants(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
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},
+ {"txid", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "The transaction id (must be in mempool)"},
+ {"verbose", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "false", "True for a json object, false for array of transaction ids"},
}}
.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"
"\nResult (for verbose = false):\n"
"[ (json array of strings)\n"
" \"transactionid\" (string) The transaction id of an in-mempool descendant transaction\n"
@@ -672,11 +658,9 @@ static UniValue getmempoolentry(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
RPCHelpMan{"getmempoolentry",
"\nReturns mempool data for given transaction\n",
{
- {"txid", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ {"txid", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "The transaction id (must be in mempool)"},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nArguments:\n"
- "1. \"txid\" (string, required) The transaction id (must be in mempool)\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"{ (json object)\n"
+ EntryDescriptionString()
@@ -709,11 +693,9 @@ static UniValue getblockhash(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
RPCHelpMan{"getblockhash",
"\nReturns hash of block in best-block-chain at height provided.\n",
{
- {"height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ {"height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "The height index"},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nArguments:\n"
- "1. height (numeric, required) The height index\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"\"hash\" (string) The block hash\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
@@ -739,13 +721,10 @@ static UniValue getblockheader(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
"\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},
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "The block hash"},
+ {"verbose", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "true", "true for a json object, false for the hex-encoded data"},
}}
.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"
"\nResult (for verbose = true):\n"
"{\n"
" \"hash\" : \"hash\", (string) the block hash (same as provided)\n"
@@ -823,13 +802,10 @@ static UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
"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},
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "The block hash"},
+ {"verbosity", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "1", "0 for hex-encoded data, 1 for a json object, and 2 for json object with transaction data"},
}}
.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"
"\nResult (for verbosity = 0):\n"
"\"data\" (string) A string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block 'hash'.\n"
"\nResult (for verbosity = 1):\n"
@@ -977,12 +953,10 @@ static UniValue pruneblockchain(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
throw std::runtime_error(
RPCHelpMan{"pruneblockchain", "",
{
- {"height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, false},
+ {"height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "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."},
}}
.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"
"\nResult:\n"
"n (numeric) Height of the last block pruned.\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
@@ -1075,16 +1049,11 @@ UniValue gettxout(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
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},
+ {"txid", RPCArg::Type::STR, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "The transaction id"},
+ {"n", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "vout number"},
+ {"include_mempool", RPCArg::Type::BOOL, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "true", "Whether to include the mempool. Note that an unspent output that is spent in the mempool won't appear."},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nArguments:\n"
- "1. \"txid\" (string, required) The transaction id\n"
- "2. \"n\" (numeric, required) vout number\n"
- "3. \"include_mempool\" (boolean, optional) Whether to include the mempool. Default: true."
- " Note that an unspent output that is spent in the mempool won't appear.\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"bestblock\": \"hash\", (string) The hash of the block at the tip of the chain\n"
@@ -1161,13 +1130,10 @@ static UniValue verifychain(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
RPCHelpMan{"verifychain",
"\nVerifies blockchain database.\n",
{
- {"checklevel", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
- {"nblocks", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ {"checklevel", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ strprintf("%d, range=0-4", nCheckLevel), "How thorough the block verification is."},
+ {"nblocks", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ strprintf("%d, 0=all", nCheckDepth), "The number of blocks to check."},
}}
.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"
"\nResult:\n"
"true|false (boolean) Verified or not\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
@@ -1526,11 +1492,9 @@ static UniValue preciousblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
"\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},
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "the hash of the block to mark as precious"},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nArguments:\n"
- "1. \"blockhash\" (string, required) the hash of the block to mark as precious\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("preciousblock", "\"blockhash\"")
@@ -1565,11 +1529,9 @@ static UniValue invalidateblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
RPCHelpMan{"invalidateblock",
"\nPermanently marks a block as invalid, as if it violated a consensus rule.\n",
{
- {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, false},
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "the hash of the block to mark as invalid"},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nArguments:\n"
- "1. \"blockhash\" (string, required) the hash of the block to mark as invalid\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("invalidateblock", "\"blockhash\"")
@@ -1608,11 +1570,9 @@ static UniValue reconsiderblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
"\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},
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "the hash of the block to reconsider"},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nArguments:\n"
- "1. \"blockhash\" (string, required) the hash of the block to reconsider\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("reconsiderblock", "\"blockhash\"")
@@ -1648,13 +1608,10 @@ static UniValue getchaintxstats(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
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},
+ {"nblocks", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "one month", "Size of the window in number of blocks"},
+ {"blockhash", RPCArg::Type::STR_HEX, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "", "The hash of the block that ends the window."},
}}
.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"
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"time\": xxxxx, (numeric) The timestamp for the final block in the window in UNIX format.\n"
@@ -1785,23 +1742,15 @@ static UniValue getblockstats(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
"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,
+ {"hash_or_height", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "The block hash or height of the target block", "", {"", "string or numeric"}},
+ {"stats", RPCArg::Type::ARR, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "", "Values to plot, by default all values (see result below)",
{
- {"height", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
- {"time", RPCArg::Type::STR, true},
+ {"height", RPCArg::Type::STR, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "", "Selected statistic"},
+ {"time", RPCArg::Type::STR, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "", "Selected statistic"},
},
- true, "stats"},
+ "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"
- " [\n"
- " \"height\", (string, optional) Selected statistic\n"
- " \"time\", (string, optional) Selected statistic\n"
- " ,...\n"
- " ]\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"{ (json object)\n"
" \"avgfee\": xxxxx, (numeric) Average fee in the block\n"
@@ -2153,33 +2102,24 @@ UniValue scantxoutset(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
"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,
+ {"action", RPCArg::Type::STR, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "The action to execute\n"
+ " \"start\" for starting a scan\n"
+ " \"abort\" for aborting the current scan (returns true when abort was successful)\n"
+ " \"status\" for progress report (in %) of the current scan"},
+ {"scanobjects", RPCArg::Type::ARR, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "Array of scan objects\n"
+ " Every scan object is either a string descriptor or an object:",
{
- {"descriptor", RPCArg::Type::OBJ,
+ {"descriptor", RPCArg::Type::STR, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "", "An output descriptor"},
+ {"", RPCArg::Type::OBJ, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "", "An object with output descriptor and metadata",
{
- {"desc", RPCArg::Type::STR, false},
- {"range", RPCArg::Type::NUM, true},
+ {"desc", RPCArg::Type::STR, /* opt */ false, /* default_val */ "", "An output descriptor"},
+ {"range", RPCArg::Type::NUM, /* opt */ true, /* default_val */ "1000", "Up to what child index HD chains should be explored"},
},
- false, "scanobjects"},
+ },
},
- false},
+ "[scanobjects,...]"},
}}
.ToString() +
- "\nArguments:\n"
- "1. \"action\" (string, required) The action to execute\n"
- " \"start\" for starting a scan\n"
- " \"abort\" for aborting the current scan (returns true when abort was successful)\n"
- " \"status\" for progress report (in %) of the current scan\n"
- "2. \"scanobjects\" (array, required) Array of scan objects\n"
- " [ Every scan object is either a string descriptor or an object:\n"
- " \"descriptor\", (string, optional) An output descriptor\n"
- " { (object, optional) An object with output descriptor and metadata\n"
- " \"desc\": \"descriptor\", (string, required) An output descriptor\n"
- " \"range\": n, (numeric, optional) Up to what child index HD chains should be explored (default: 1000)\n"
- " },\n"
- " ...\n"
- " ]\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"unspents\": [\n"