[test] Remove priority from tests

Remove all coin age priority functionality from unit tests and RPC tests.

qa/rpc-tests/prioritise_transaction.py

@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ class PrioritiseTransactionTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             assert(sizes[i] > MAX_BLOCK_BASE_SIZE) # Fail => raise utxo_count
 
         # add a fee delta to something in the cheapest bucket and make sure it gets mined
-        # also check that a different entry in the cheapest bucket is NOT mined (lower
-        # the priority to ensure its not mined due to priority)
+        # also check that a different entry in the cheapest bucket is NOT mined
         self.nodes[0].prioritisetransaction(txids[0][0], 0, int(3*base_fee*COIN))
-        self.nodes[0].prioritisetransaction(txids[0][1], -1e15, 0)
 
         self.nodes[0].generate(1)
 
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ class PrioritiseTransactionTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             if (x != high_fee_tx):
                 assert(x not in mempool)
 
-        # Create a free, low priority transaction.  Should be rejected.
+        # Create a free transaction.  Should be rejected.
         utxo_list = self.nodes[0].listunspent()
         assert(len(utxo_list) > 0)
         utxo = utxo_list[0]
@@ -104,37 +102,27 @@ class PrioritiseTransactionTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         inputs = []
         outputs = {}
         inputs.append({"txid" : utxo["txid"], "vout" : utxo["vout"]})
-        outputs[self.nodes[0].getnewaddress()] = utxo["amount"] - self.relayfee
+        outputs[self.nodes[0].getnewaddress()] = utxo["amount"]
         raw_tx = self.nodes[0].createrawtransaction(inputs, outputs)
         tx_hex = self.nodes[0].signrawtransaction(raw_tx)["hex"]
-        txid = self.nodes[0].sendrawtransaction(tx_hex)
-
-        # A tx that spends an in-mempool tx has 0 priority, so we can use it to
-        # test the effect of using prioritise transaction for mempool acceptance
-        inputs = []
-        inputs.append({"txid": txid, "vout": 0})
-        outputs = {}
-        outputs[self.nodes[0].getnewaddress()] = utxo["amount"] - self.relayfee
-        raw_tx2 = self.nodes[0].createrawtransaction(inputs, outputs)
-        tx2_hex = self.nodes[0].signrawtransaction(raw_tx2)["hex"]
-        tx2_id = self.nodes[0].decoderawtransaction(tx2_hex)["txid"]
+        tx_id = self.nodes[0].decoderawtransaction(tx_hex)["txid"]
 
         try:
-            self.nodes[0].sendrawtransaction(tx2_hex)
+            self.nodes[0].sendrawtransaction(tx_hex)
         except JSONRPCException as exp:
             assert_equal(exp.error['code'], -26) # insufficient fee
-            assert(tx2_id not in self.nodes[0].getrawmempool())
+            assert(tx_id not in self.nodes[0].getrawmempool())
         else:
             assert(False)
 
         # This is a less than 1000-byte transaction, so just set the fee
         # to be the minimum for a 1000 byte transaction and check that it is
         # accepted.
-        self.nodes[0].prioritisetransaction(tx2_id, 0, int(self.relayfee*COIN))
+        self.nodes[0].prioritisetransaction(tx_id, 0, int(self.relayfee*COIN))
 
         print("Assert that prioritised free transaction is accepted to mempool")
-        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].sendrawtransaction(tx2_hex), tx2_id)
-        assert(tx2_id in self.nodes[0].getrawmempool())
+        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].sendrawtransaction(tx_hex), tx_id)
+        assert(tx_id in self.nodes[0].getrawmempool())
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     PrioritiseTransactionTest().main()

qa/rpc-tests/smartfees.py

@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ def small_txpuzzle_randfee(from_node, conflist, unconflist, amount, min_fee, fee
 
 def split_inputs(from_node, txins, txouts, initial_split = False):
     """
-    We need to generate a lot of very small inputs so we can generate a ton of transactions
-    and they will have low priority.
+    We need to generate a lot of inputs so we can generate a ton of transactions.
     This function takes an input from txins, and creates and sends a transaction
     which splits the value into 2 outputs which are appended to txouts.
+    Previously this was designed to be small inputs so they wouldn't have
+    a high coin age when the notion of priority still existed.
     """
     prevtxout = txins.pop()
     inputs = []
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ class EstimateFeeTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def setup_network(self):
         """
         We'll setup the network to have 3 nodes that all mine with different parameters.
-        But first we need to use one node to create a lot of small low priority outputs
+        But first we need to use one node to create a lot of outputs
         which we will use to generate our transactions.
         """
         self.nodes = []
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ class EstimateFeeTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
                                                               "-whitelist=127.0.0.1"]))
 
         print("This test is time consuming, please be patient")
-        print("Splitting inputs to small size so we can generate low priority tx's")
+        print("Splitting inputs so we can generate tx's")
         self.txouts = []
         self.txouts2 = []
         # Split a coinbase into two transaction puzzle outputs

qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py

@@ -442,47 +442,6 @@ def make_change(from_node, amount_in, amount_out, fee):
         outputs[from_node.getnewaddress()] = change
     return outputs
 
-def send_zeropri_transaction(from_node, to_node, amount, fee):
-    """
-    Create&broadcast a zero-priority transaction.
-    Returns (txid, hex-encoded-txdata)
-    Ensures transaction is zero-priority by first creating a send-to-self,
-    then using its output
-    """
-
-    # Create a send-to-self with confirmed inputs:
-    self_address = from_node.getnewaddress()
-    (total_in, inputs) = gather_inputs(from_node, amount+fee*2)
-    outputs = make_change(from_node, total_in, amount+fee, fee)
-    outputs[self_address] = float(amount+fee)
-
-    self_rawtx = from_node.createrawtransaction(inputs, outputs)
-    self_signresult = from_node.signrawtransaction(self_rawtx)
-    self_txid = from_node.sendrawtransaction(self_signresult["hex"], True)
-
-    vout = find_output(from_node, self_txid, amount+fee)
-    # Now immediately spend the output to create a 1-input, 1-output
-    # zero-priority transaction:
-    inputs = [ { "txid" : self_txid, "vout" : vout } ]
-    outputs = { to_node.getnewaddress() : float(amount) }
-
-    rawtx = from_node.createrawtransaction(inputs, outputs)
-    signresult = from_node.signrawtransaction(rawtx)
-    txid = from_node.sendrawtransaction(signresult["hex"], True)
-
-    return (txid, signresult["hex"])
-
-def random_zeropri_transaction(nodes, amount, min_fee, fee_increment, fee_variants):
-    """
-    Create a random zero-priority transaction.
-    Returns (txid, hex-encoded-transaction-data, fee)
-    """
-    from_node = random.choice(nodes)
-    to_node = random.choice(nodes)
-    fee = min_fee + fee_increment*random.randint(0,fee_variants)
-    (txid, txhex) = send_zeropri_transaction(from_node, to_node, amount, fee)
-    return (txid, txhex, fee)
-
 def random_transaction(nodes, amount, min_fee, fee_increment, fee_variants):
     """
     Create a random transaction.