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2021-11-15refactor: Make CWalletTx sync state type-safeRussell Yanofsky
Current CWalletTx state representation makes it possible to set inconsistent states that won't be handled correctly by wallet sync code or serialized & deserialized back into the same form. For example, it is possible to call setConflicted without setting a conflicting block hash, or setConfirmed with no transaction index. And it's possible update individual m_confirm and fInMempool data fields without setting an overall consistent state that can be serialized and handled correctly. Fix this without changing behavior by using std::variant, instead of an enum and collection of fields, to represent sync state, so state tracking code is safer and more legible. This is a first step to fixing state tracking bugs https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-devwiki/wiki/Wallet-Transaction-Conflict-Tracking, by adding an extra margin of safety that can prevent new bugs from being introduced as existing bugs are fixed.