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Implement REST mempool API, add test and documentation.

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Pavel Janík
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####Memory pool
`GET /rest/mempool/info.json`
Returns various information about the TX mempool.
Only supports JSON as output format.
* size : (numeric) the number of transactions in the TX mempool
* bytes : (numeric) size of the TX mempool in bytes
* usage : (numeric) total TX mempool memory usage
`GET /rest/mempool/contents.json`
Returns transactions in the TX mempool.
Only supports JSON as output format.
Risks
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Running a web browser on the same node with a REST enabled bitcoind can be a risk. Accessing prepared XSS websites could read out tx/block data of your node by placing links like `<script src="http://127.0.0.1:8332/rest/tx/1234567890.json">` which might break the nodes privacy.